Continuing education requirements for:Illinois Physician Associate (PA) (PA)

General CE Requirements

• Total Credits: 33

• Frequency: Every 2 years

Specialty Requirements

• Child Abuse Identification and Reporting

  • Total Credits: 1

  • Frequency: Every 6 years

  • Conditions:

    • Required of PAs who work with patients 18 years of age or younger.

• Implicit Bias

  • Total Credits: 1

  • Frequency: Every 2 years

• Advanced Pharmacology

  • Total Credits: 10

  • Frequency: Every 2 years

  • Conditions:

    • Required of PAs with Schedule II authority.

• Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Training

  • Total Credits: 1

  • Frequency: Every 6 years

  • Conditions:

    • Required of PAs who provide care to patients 26 years of age and older.

• Cultural Competency

  • Total Credits: 1

  • Frequency: Every 6 years

• Sexual Harassment Prevention

  • Total Credits: 1

  • Frequency: Every 2 years

• Opiate Prescribing

  • Total Credits: 1

  • Frequency: Every 2 years

  • Conditions:

    • Required of PAs with prescriptive authority.