PA Certification Maintenance With NCCPA

Track your NCCPA certification cycle, because the credits and the deadline both come from it.

What NCCPA asks of you

NCCPA says PAs must earn 100 continuing medical education (CME) credits and submit a certification maintenance fee by December 31 of their certification expiration year. It also says PAs must pass the recertifying exam, either PANRE or PANRE-LA, by the end of the 10th year of their certification maintenance cycle.

Read it as three tasks. Earn the credits, pay the fee by the deadline, and pass the exam inside the cycle.

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Background on continuing medical education

Wikipedia has a general page on continuing medical education.

What to check for New Jersey

If you practice near Morristown, New Jersey, read the state rule titled Scope of practice next to your NCCPA record. Then put December 31 of your expiration year on your calendar.