When do CME hours begin for NCCPA certification?

When do CME hours begin for NCCPA certification?

• A. date license was issued
• B. date certification was issued
• C. date of graduation
• D. date of first employment

Answer: (B)

CME hours begin when your NCCPA certification is issued. After you pass the PANCE and the certifying body grants you PA-C status, the CME maintenance clock starts. CME completed before certification—during school, residency, or training—does not count toward NCCPA maintenance. Licensure, graduation, or first employment are not the triggers for starting CME obligations because they relate to regulatory or educational milestones, not to the certified status that NCCPA manages.

CME hours begin when your NCCPA certification is issued. After you pass the PANCE and the certifying body grants you PA-C status, the CME maintenance clock starts. CME completed before certification—during school, residency, or training—does not count toward NCCPA maintenance. Licensure, graduation, or first employment are not the triggers for starting CME obligations because they relate to regulatory or educational milestones, not to the certified status that NCCPA manages.