If you hold a Kansas physician assistant license, the Kansas Board of Healing Arts requires 50 hours of CME for each annual renewal period — at least 20 Category 1, with up to 30 Category 2. The Board lets you renew on a 1-, 2-, or 3-year basis, with the requirement scaling accordingly. You must also complete 1 hour per year on pain management, appropriate opioid prescribing, or prescription drug monitoring program use. Below is the full breakdown of what you need, what counts, and when it is due.
50 hours / year
At least 20 Category 1, with up to 30 Category 2.
Pain / opioid / PDMP
1 hour per year on pain management, opioid prescribing, or PDMP use.
Flexible cycle
Renew on a 1-, 2-, or 3-year basis with requirements scaling.
Board of Healing Arts
PAs are regulated by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts.
How many CME hours Kansas PAs need
Kansas requires 50 hours of CME per annual renewal period for physician assistants — at least 20 Category 1, with up to 30 Category 2. Renewal may be 1, 2, or 3 years, with the hour total scaling accordingly.
Mandated subject requirements
- Pain / opioids / PDMP: 1 hour per year of the chosen cycle on acute or chronic pain management, appropriate opioid prescribing, or use of the prescription drug monitoring program.
Renewal cycle and deadlines
Kansas PAs may renew on a 1-, 2-, or 3-year basis. The 50-hours-per-year and 1-hour-per-year pain/opioid requirements scale with the length of the cycle you choose.
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- Pain Management / Opioid Prescribing / PDMP1 hr · annual
PAs must complete at least 1 hour per year of the chosen CE cycle on acute or chronic pain management, the appropriate prescribing of opioids, or use of the prescription drug monitoring program (so 2 hours for a 2-year cycle).
Always confirm with your licensing board
The Kansas Board of Healing Arts requires PAs to complete 50 hours of CME for each annual renewal period — at least 20 hours Category 1, with up to 30 hours Category 2. The Board allows licensees to renew on a 1-, 2-, or 3-year basis (the requirement scales accordingly). PAs must also complete 1 hour per year of the cycle on acute or chronic pain management, appropriate opioid prescribing, or use of the prescription drug monitoring program.
CME requirements change. Confirm current rules with the Kansas Board of Healing Arts before relying on these figures.
Source: Kansas Board of Healing Arts. Board website · Researched as of 2026-06-01 · CME rules change; this is administrative guidance, not legal or CME-accreditation advice.
Licensed in more than one state?
PA Licensure Compact: enacted but not yet active. Enacted by enough states and a commission is standing up, but NOT yet issuing the compact privilege — PAs still license state-by-state.
Each state license carries its own CME requirement and renewal date — if you hold more than one, you need a plan for each.
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Kansas Physician Assistant CME Requirements — Frequently Asked Questions
How many CME hours do Kansas PAs need?
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50 hours per year, at least 20 of which must be Category 1.
Does Kansas require opioid CME for PAs?
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Yes — 1 hour per year on pain management, opioid prescribing, or prescription drug monitoring program use.
Can Kansas PAs renew for multiple years at once?
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Yes — the Board of Healing Arts allows 1-, 2-, or 3-year renewals, with the CME requirement scaling accordingly.
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