- Board of Registration of Physician Assistants
Issued on December 8, 2016
MARYLOU SUDDERS
Secretary
MONICA BHAREL, MD, MPH Commissioner
CHARLES D. BAKER
Governor
KARYN E. POLITO
Lieutenant Governor
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Department of Public Health
Bureau of Health Professions Licensure
Board of Registration of Physician Assistants
239 Causeway Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02114
Tel: (617) 973-0806
Fax: (617) 973-0980
TTY: (617) 973-0988
THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
ADVISORY ON PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT MANDATORY CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Due to changes in the law, physician assistants are required to obtain continuing medical education (CME) in particular subject matters as a condition of licensure. For those physician assistants who prescribe controlled substances, pursuant to M.G.L.c. 94C §18, physician assistants must complete CMEs in the following topics:
- Effective pain management;
- The risks of abuse and addiction associated with opioid medication;
- Identification of patients at risk for substance use disorders;
- Counseling patients about the side effects, addictive nature and proper storage and disposal of prescription medications;
- Appropriate prescription quantities for prescription medications that have an increased risk of abuse; and
- Opioid antagonists, overdose prevention treatments and instances in which a patient may be advised on both the use of and ways to access opioid antagonists and overdose prevention treatments.