Utah Physician Assistants CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

Utah 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 Utah Department of Commerce Division of Occupational & Professional Licensure accepts courses from any provider who is ACCME-accredited and awards AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.

Continuing Education Requirement

PAs are required 40 hours every two years, 34 of which must be Category 1, or must maintain certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

Controlled substance prescribers are required at least 3.5 hours in controlled substance prescribing every renewal, and the 30-minute (.5 hr) UT DOPL online tutorial and test as described in section 58-37f-402.* Beginning with the licensing period that starts after January 1, 2024, as a condition precedent for license renewal, each controlled substance prescriber is required at least 3.5 continuing education hours in an SBIRT-training class, one-time only, which will meet the ongoing controlled substance prescribers requirement for the licensing period in which it was completed.**

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.

* The online tutorial and test may only be offered by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing. Access the training here: https://dopl.utah.gov/csd/index.html.

** NetCE does not offer a course to fulfill this requirement.

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Please contact the Utah Department of Commerce Division of Occupational & Professional Licensure at (801) 530-6628 or (866) 275-3675, or refer to https://dopl.utah.gov/pa/ for additional information regarding your continuing education.