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South Carolina Physician Assistants CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

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South Carolina Physician Assistants

In support of improving patient care, NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

As a jointly accredited provider, NetCE is authorized to award Category 1 CME Credit to physician assistants certified through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

The South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.

Continuing Education Requirement

PAs must maintain certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) every two years. All licensees who are authorized to prescribe controlled substances are required 4 hours of controlled substance education every renewal.

Beginning with DEA initial registrations or renewals starting June 27, 2023, all DEA-registered practitioners (with the exception of DVM-only license holders) are required 8 hours on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including the appropriate clinical use of all FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of a substance use disorder, one-time only.

All licensees are encouraged to complete domestic violence training as a part of their continuing education.

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For More Information

Please contact the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at (803) 896-4500, or refer to https://llr.sc.gov/med/PDF/Medical_CE_Reqs.pdf for additional information regarding your continuing education.

For additional information regarding NCCPA's continuing education requirement please access their website at https://www.nccpa.net/maintain-certification/continuing-medical-education/.