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Minnesota PA Licensing

NEW APPLICANT Minnesota PA License

Applicants / Minnesota Board of Medical Practice (mn.gov)

RENEW Minnesota PA License

Renew Your License / Minnesota Board of Medical Practice (mn.gov)

Additional licensing requirements and resources:

Continuing Education

Each licensed PA must obtain 50 contact hours of Category 1 CME every two years or meet standards through current National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants certifications as a condition of licensure renewal.  Newly licensed PAs commence their two-year cycle on July 1st immediately following the date license was granted.

Category 1 CME

Category 1 CME consists of clinical and professional educational activities that serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills and professional performance that a PA uses to provide services for patients, the public and the profession.

The content of Category 1 CME is the body of knowledge and skills generally recognized and accepted by the profession as within the basic medical sciences, the discipline of clinical medicine and the provision of health care to the public.

NCCPA Logging

NCCPA is the only certifying organization for PAs in the United States.

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To learn about recertification options, how to regain certification and more view

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Visit www.nccpa.net to log your certification record.