NP & PA Requirements By State

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For Physician Assistants

State
# of PAs
PA CME Requirements
Alabama
1,209

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance /Pharmacology- 2 hours

Alaska
673

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

Arizona
3,728

40 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 3 hours

Arkansas
635

40 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

California
13,068

50 hours / 2 years

Colorado
4,537

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

Connecticut
2,999

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 1 hour

Delaware
487

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

Florida
11,011

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 3 hours
Medical Error Prevention – 2 hours
Domestic Violence – 2 hours

Georgia
4,727

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 3 hours

Hawaii
478

50 hours / 2 years

Idaho
1,458

50 hours / 2 years

Illinois
4,444

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 3 hours

Indiana
2,253

50 hours / 2 years

Iowa
1,400

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

Kansas
1,368

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

Kentucky
1,782

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 7 hours

Louisiana
1,572

50 hours / 2 years

Maine
1,045

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 3 hours

Maryland
3,638

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 8 hours

Massachusetts
4,550

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 4 hours

Michigan
6,645

50 hours / 2 years

Minnesota
3,588

50 hours / 2 years

Mississippi
369

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 5 hours

Missouri
1,620

50 hours / 2 years

Montana
885

50 hours / 2 years

Nebraska
1,468

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 3 hours

Nevada
1,233

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

New Hampshire
1,072

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

North Carolina
8,561

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

North Dakota
390

50 hours / 2 years

New Jersey
4,319

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 1 hour

New Mexico
917

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 3 hours

New York
15,449

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 3 hours

Ohio
4,895

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 12 hours

Oklahoma
1,890

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

Oregon
2,328

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

Pennsylvania
10,999

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

Rhode Island
603

50 hours / 2 years

South Carolina
2,507

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 4 hours

South Dakota
695

50 hours / 2 years

Tennessee
3,006

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

Texas
11,008

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

Utah
2,067

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 4 hours

Vermont
437

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

Virginia
4,536

50 hours / 2 years

Washington
3,968

50 hours / 2 years

West Virginia
1,084

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 3 hours

Wisconsin
3,491

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 2 hours

Wyoming
296

50 hours / 2 years
Controlled Substance/Pharmacology – 1 hour

Totals
167,388

For Nurse Practitioners

State
# of NPs
NP CE Requirements
Alabama
4,785

24 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 6 hours

Alaska
729

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 15 hours

Arizona
3,744

30 hours / 2 years

Arkansas
3,445

30 hours / 2 years

California
27,060

30 hours / 2 years
3 hours controlled substances
8 hours opioid training

Colorado
5,006

30 hours / 2 years

Connecticut
4,885

50 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 5 hours
HIV – 1 hour
Risk Management – 1 hour
Sexual Assault – 1 hour
Domestic Violence – 1 hour
Substance Abuse – 1 hour
Cultural Competency – 1 hour

Delaware
738

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 2 hours

Florida
32,058

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 3 hours
HIV – 2 hour
Risk Management – 1 hour
Sexual Assault – 1 hour
Domestic Violence – 2 hour
Substance Abuse – 2 hour
Cultural Competency – 1 hour
Human Trafficking – 2 hours
Medical Error Prevention – 2 hours

Georgia
10,474

30 hours / 2 years

Hawaii
368

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 8 hours

Idaho
1,432

30 hours / 2 years

Illinois
9,062

50 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 20 hours

Indiana
3,446

50 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 30 hours

Iowa
3,111

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 3 hours

Kansas
2,126

30 hours / 2 years

Kentucky
5,765

19 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 5 hours

Louisiana
2,124

30 hours / 2 years

Maine
1,770

50 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 3 hours

Maryland
6,640

30 hours / 2 years

Massachusetts
10,254

15 hours / 2 years
Domestic Violence – 1 hour

Michigan
9,304

25 hours / 2 years

Minnesota
5,257

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 2 hours

Mississippi
4,130

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 3 hours

Missouri
7,289

30 hours / 2 years

Montana
1,091

24 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 12 hours

Nebraska
2,179

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 3 hours

Nevada
2,188

45 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 2 hours

New Hampshire
1,281

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 5 hours

North Carolina
4,627

50 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 2 hours

North Dakota
634

27 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 15 hours

New Jersey
10,394

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 1 hours

New Mexico
1,913

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 5 hours

New York
11,112

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 3 hours

Ohio
12,861

34 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 12 hours

Oklahoma
2,674

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 15 hours

Oregon
2,249

30 hours / 2 years

Pennsylvania
7,985

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 16 hours

Rhode Island
1,328

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 5 hours

South Carolina
1,868

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 20 hours

South Dakota
1,022

30 hours / 2 years

Tennessee
11,642

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 2 hours

Texas
22,245

25 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 5 hours

Utah
1,268

34 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 4 hours

Vermont
734

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 2 hours

Virginia
9,115

38 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 8 hours

Washington
2,982

45 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 15 hours

West Virginia
2,094

24 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 12 hours

Wisconsin
2,849

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 16 hours

Wyoming
264

30 hours / 2 years
Pharmacology – 3 hours

Totals
283,601

PA Data Sources

NETCE.com – Physician Assistants CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
NCCPA.net – Statistical Profile of Board Certified PAs – Annual Report
We’ve made every effort to ensure this information is accurate, each viewer is responsible for verifying their own state’s requirements.

NP Data Sources

NETCE.com – Nursing CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
KFF.org – Total Number of Nurse Practitioners
We’ve made every effort to ensure this information is accurate, each viewer is responsible for verifying their own state’s requirements.

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