Section 17-4906. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

 

4906.1Except as provided in § 4906.2, this section shall apply to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license for a term expiring December 31, 1992, and for subsequent terms.

 

4906.2This section does not apply to applicants for an initial license by examination, or reciprocity, nor does it apply to applicants for the first renewal of a license granted by examination.

 

4906.3A continuing education credit may be granted only for a program or activity approved by the Board in accordance with § 4907.

 

4906.4An applicant for renewal of a license to practice as a physician assistant shall submit proof pursuant to § 4906.7 of having completed during the two-year (2) period preceding the date the license expires approved continuing medical education as follows:

 

(a)Forty (40) hours of credit in continuing medical education meeting the requirements of Category 1, as specified in § 4907.2; and

 

(b)Sixty (60) hours of credit in continuing medical education meeting the requirements of either Category 1 or Category 2, as specified in § 4907.2 or § 4907.3.

 

4906.5An applicant for reactivation of an inactive license or reinstatement of a license to practice as a physician assistant shall submit proof pursuant to § 4906.7 of having completed during the two-year (2) period immediately preceding the date of application approved continuing medical education as follows:

 

(a)Forty (40) hours of credit in continuing medical education meeting the requirements of Category 1; and

 

(b)Sixty (60) hours of credit in continuing medical education meeting the requirements of either Category 1 or Category 2.

 

4906.6A physician assistant who is required to obtain continuing medical education credits pursuant to § 4906.4 or 4906.5 may, in lieu of meeting the requirements of those sections, furnish proof satisfactory to the Board that the physician assistant holds a current valid certificate from the NCCPA that entitles the physician assistant (under the by-laws of the NCCPA) to use the designation "Physician Assistant-Certified" or "PA-C."

 

4906.7An applicant under this section shall furnish proof of having completed required continuing education credits by submitting with the application the following information:

 

(a)The name of the program and its approval number;

 

(b)The dates on which the applicant attended the program or performed the activity;

 

(c)The hours of credit claimed; and

 

(d)Verification by the applicant of completion.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 8263, 8265 (December 8, 1989).