Relias Academy offers convenient online courses for licensed professionals, paraprofessionals, and lifelong learners. Information on course requirements by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure are below, as well as a list of approved and accredited courses.
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Expiration- Due On
- Mar 31
- Due Every
- 2 years
- Due Based On
- Every 2 Years
| Accepted CEUsACCME-Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, AMA- American Medical Association | Hours |
Required Topics | Hours | Frequency |
|---|
| Opioids and Controlled Substances If the licensee is authorized to prescribe or administer controlled substances, for each
two (2) year continuing education cycle, the licensee shall complete, as part of the required
100 continuing education hours, a minimum of seven and one-half (7.5) hours of boardapproved continuing education relating to:
(a) Controlled substance diversion;
(b) Pain management;
(c) Addiction disorders;
(d) The use of KASPER; or
(e) Any combination of two (2) or more of these subjects. | 7.5 | 2 years |
| Addiction/Substance Use/Tobacco Cessation If the licensee is authorized to prescribe or administer Buprenorphine-Mono-Product or Buprenorphine-Combined-with-Naloxone, the licensee shall complete, as part of the required 100 continuing education hours, a minimum of twelve (12) hours of board-approved continuing education relating to addiction medicine for each two (2) year continuing education cycle. | 12 | 2 years |
| HIV/AIDS Continuing education related to human immunodeficiency virus and acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome. Each licensee shall complete at least one (1) hour of continuing
education regarding the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome within the first two (2) years of initial licensure or prior to the expiration of first
renewal cycle after the promulgation of this administrative regulation. These hours shall be
counted toward the 100 continuing education hours required in Section 2 of this administrative
regulation. | 1 | |
| Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma As a part of the continuing education requirements that the board adopts to ensure continuing competency of present and future licensees the board shall ensure that physician's assistants shall demonstrate completion of a one-time training course of one and one-half (1.5) hours of training covering the prevention and recognition of pediatric abusive head trauma, as defined in KRS 620.020. The one and one-half (1.5) hours of continuing education required under this section shall be included in the current number of required continuing education hours | 1.5 | |
| Category A/Category I/Content Area I During each of those two-year cycles, you must earn and log at least 100 CME credits, including at least 50 Category 1 CME credits. The remaining 50 credits can be Category 1, Category 2 or a combination of both.
There are too many courses in this category to list | 50 | 2 years |
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