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Pennsylvania Professional License Requirements
The Pennsylvania State Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine require all physicians (MD/DO) maintaining a current license to complete one-hundred (100) credits of continuing medical education during the current licensure cycle, unless exempt. For MDs at least twenty (20) of these credits shall be AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ and for DOs at least twenty (20) of these credits shall be AOA Category 1. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL DEA ONE-TIME MATE REQUIREMENT (NEW) Effective June 27, 2023 , renewing DEA-registered practitioners must complete eight (8) hours of one-time training on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or substance use disorders.
MANDATORY CME REQUIREMENTS
CHILD ABUSE Act 31 of 2014 states that all health-related licensees applying for the renewal of a license are required to complete at least two (2) hours of Board-approved continuing education in child abuse recognition and reporting requirements
as a condition of renewal. OPIOID EDUCATION
According to 9.1(a)(2) of ABC-MAP, in order for physicians (MD/DO), physician assistants (PA), and nurse- midwives with prescriptive authority to renew their license or prescriptive authority approval for the next renewal period, prescribers with a DEA registration must complete at least two (2) hours of continuing education in pain management or the identification of addiction or the practices of prescribing or dispensing of opioids. The continuing education requirements of ABC-MAP will count towards the total number of continuing education credits required for renewal. PATIENT SAFETY The Pennsylvania State Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine require at least twelve (12) credit hours to be completed in the area of patient safety/risk management .
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LICENSE RENEWAL
State Board of Medicine 2525 N 7th Street Harrisburg, PA 17110
DEADLINE:
DEADLINE:
P: (717) 783 -1400 F: (717) 787-7769 State Board of Osteopathic Medicine 2525 N 7th Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 P: (717) 783 -4858 F: (717) 787-7769
DO 10/31/2024
MD & PA 12/31/2024
Disclaimer: The above information is provided by InforMed and is intended to summarize state CE/CME license requirements for informational purposes only. This is not intended as a comprehensive statement of the law on this topic, nor to be relied upon as authoritative. All information should be verified independently.
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