Continuing education requirements for:Florida Physician Assistant (PA)

General CE Requirements

• Total Credits: 92

• Frequency: Every 2 years

Specialty Requirements

• HIV/AIDS

  • Total Credits: 1

  • Frequency: One Time

  • Conditions:

    • First renewal only

• Controlled Substance Prescribing

  • Total Credits: 3

  • Frequency: Every 2 years

  • Conditions:

    • Applies to PAs with prescriptive authority. Florida requires PAs with prescriptive authority to complete at least 10 hours of CME relevant to their supervising physician’s specialty. These hours may include the controlled substance requirement and count toward the total CME requirement.

• Prevention of Medical Errors

  • Total Credits: 2

  • Frequency: Every 2 years

• Domestic Violence

  • Total Credits: 2

  • Frequency: Every 6 years