{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-204.1562","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 204.1562","heading":"CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.","body":"(a) The physician assistant board by rule shall adopt, monitor, and enforce a reporting program for the continuing medical education of license holders. The physician assistant board shall adopt and administer rules that:\n(1) establish the number of hours of continuing medical education the physician assistant board determines appropriate as a prerequisite to the renewal of a license under this chapter;\n(2) require at least one-half of the hours of continuing medical education established under Subdivision (1) to be approved by the physician assistant board; and\n(3) adopt a process to assess a license holder's participation in continuing medical education courses.\n(b) The physician assistant board may require that a specified number of continuing medical education hours be completed informally, including through self-study and self-directed education.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.19, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 204. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS","SUBCHAPTER D. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS, EXEMPTIONS, AND RENEWAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.204.htm#204.1562","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"abd1a7f3ffae09e191cc09d9d2bf6a897ea385c17e4fb9221193fcd3194dea11","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-204.1561","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-204.1563"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}