21 NCAC 32S .0216. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

(a)  A physician assistant must complete at least 100 hours of continuing medical education (CME) every two years, at least 40 hours of which must be American Academy of Physician Assistants Category I CME.  CME documentation must be available for inspection by the board or its agent upon request.  The two year period shall run from the physician assistant's birthday, beginning in the year 1999, or the first birthday following initial licensure, whichever occurs later.

(b)  A physician assistant who possesses a current certification with the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) will be deemed in compliance with the requirement of Paragraph (a) of this Rule.  The physician assistant must attest on his or her annual renewal that he or she is currently certified by the NCCPA.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-5.1(a)(3) and (10); 90-9.3; 90-18(c)(13); 90-18.1;

Eff. September 1, 2009;

Amended Eff. November 1, 2010.