Wyoming Physician Assistant license renewal and CE requirements
Wyoming physician assistants must complete 60 CME credits of continuing education every three years to renew their license with the Wyoming Board of Medicine.
All physician assistant licenses must be renewed no later than December 31 of each calendar year, so the license runs on an annual calendar year term. Renewal is a signed renewal questionnaire and fee, or an online renewal form and fee, filed before the current license expires. A physician assistant who misses December 31 may still renew through March 31 by filing an application, the renewal fee and a license renewal grace period surcharge.
Summary
Wyoming physician assistants must complete 60 CME credits of continuing education every three years to renew their license with the Wyoming Board of Medicine. All physician assistant licenses must be renewed no later than December 31 of each calendar year, so the license runs on an annual calendar year term. Renewal is a signed renewal questionnaire and fee, or an online renewal form and fee, filed before the current license expires. A physician assistant who misses December 31 may still renew through March 31 by filing an application, the renewal fee and a license renewal grace period surcharge. The first renewal is exempt.
Wyoming Physician Assistant renewal and continuing education rules
"Not stated" means the board's pages and rules we read do not address it. We do not fill in typical values.
| Renewal cycle | Annual (12 months) |
|---|---|
| Renewal deadline | Same date for every licensee, 12/31 each cycle |
| Continuing education required | Yes |
| Hours per cycle | 60 CME creditsCounted over a three-year window, separate from the renewal cycle. |
| Self-study or online cap | No cap stated |
| Carryover to next cycle | Not stated |
| First renewal exempt | Yes |
| Other accepted activities | Continued participation in the NCCPA maintenance of certificate process, including completion of not less than 60 continuing medical education credits during the preceding three calendar years |
The renewal cycle and the continuing education cycle do not match in Wyoming. The license renews every year by December 31, but the continuing medical education requirement is measured over three years: not less than 60 hours of continuing medical education credits during the preceding three calendar years. That is why the continuing education cycle is recorded as 36 months against a 12 month renewal. Continued participation in the NCCPA maintenance of certificate process, itself including at least 60 credits over the preceding three calendar years, satisfies the requirement. Three groups are exempt: a physician assistant certified or recertified by the NCCPA within the past three years, one who has held a Wyoming physician assistant license for less than three years as of the renewal date, and one holding an inactive license; the board may also grant an exemption for circumstances beyond the licensee's control. Records must be kept for no less than four years and produced on request, and the board audits roughly ten percent of licensees each year, with documentation due within 45 days of an audit notice. The figure matches the physician requirement in this state, which is also 60 hours over three years under Chapter 3 Section 7 of the same board's rules.
Required CE topics for Wyoming physician assistants
The Wyoming Board of Medicine pages and rules we read do not mandate specific subject areas for this license type. Hours may be in any approved subject.
Documentation and audit
| Proof submitted at renewal | Yes |
|---|---|
| Keep records for | 4 years |
| Board audits compliance | Yes |
| Approved providers | The rule allows the 60 credits to be earned in a combination of qualifying activities and accepts the NCCPA maintenance of certificate process; the board separately states that it accepts courses from any ACCME accredited provider awarding AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. |
Common questions
- How many CE hours does a Wyoming PA need to renew?
- Wyoming physician assistants must complete 60 CME credits of continuing education every three years to renew their license with the Wyoming Board of Medicine. The renewal cycle and the continuing education cycle do not match in Wyoming. The license renews every year by December 31, but the continuing medical education requirement is measured over three years: not less than 60 hours of continuing medical education credits during the preceding three calendar years. That is why the continuing education cycle is recorded as 36 months against a 12 month renewal. Continued participation in the NCCPA maintenance of certificate process, itself including at least 60 credits over the preceding three calendar years, satisfies the requirement. Three groups are exempt: a physician assistant certified or recertified by the NCCPA within the past three years, one who has held a Wyoming physician assistant license for less than three years as of the renewal date, and one holding an inactive license; the board may also grant an exemption for circumstances beyond the licensee's control. Records must be kept for no less than four years and produced on request, and the board audits roughly ten percent of licensees each year, with documentation due within 45 days of an audit notice. The figure matches the physician requirement in this state, which is also 60 hours over three years under Chapter 3 Section 7 of the same board's rules.
- How often does a Wyoming PA license need to be renewed?
- Physician Assistant licenses in Wyoming renew every year. All physician assistant licenses must be renewed no later than December 31 of each calendar year, so the license runs on an annual calendar year term. Renewal is a signed renewal questionnaire and fee, or an online renewal form and fee, filed before the current license expires. A physician assistant who misses December 31 may still renew through March 31 by filing an application, the renewal fee and a license renewal grace period surcharge.
- Does Wyoming require specific CE topics for physician assistants?
- The Wyoming Board of Medicine does not list mandated subject areas for PA renewal on the pages we verified; the 60 CME credits may be in any approved subject.
- Do Wyoming physician assistants have to submit CE certificates at renewal?
- Proof of completion must be submitted with the renewal, the board audits a sample of renewals and asks for documentation, and records must be kept for 4 years. The rule allows the 60 credits to be earned in a combination of qualifying activities and accepts the NCCPA maintenance of certificate process; the board separately states that it accepts courses from any ACCME accredited provider awarding AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.
- Is the first Wyoming PA renewal exempt from CE?
- Yes. Wyoming does not require continuing education for a PA's first renewal.
Sources
Last verified September 8, 2026. Every value above was read from one of these.
- 052-5 Wyo. Code R. 5-21, Continuing medical education (physician assistants), effective August 1, 2025 (Cornell LII mirror)Third-party summary, accessed September 8, 2026
- 052-5 Wyo. Code R. 5-11, Term of license, renewal, duplicate and voluntary relinquishment (physician assistants), Cornell LII mirrorThird-party summary, accessed September 8, 2026
- 052-3 Wyo. Code R. 3-7, Continuing medical education (physicians), Cornell LII mirror, used for comparisonThird-party summary, accessed September 8, 2026
- Renew PA License, Wyoming Board of MedicineState board page, accessed September 8, 2026
- Rules and Regulations, Wyoming Board of MedicineState board page, accessed September 8, 2026
Wyoming regulates physician assistants through the Board of Medicine, with a physician assistant advisory council under Chapter 5 Section 5 of the board's rules rather than a separate physician assistant board. Every substantive figure here was read on the Cornell mirror of the board's rules because the board itself publishes its rules only as a downloadable document: its rules page offers a Google Drive link, marked as not the official version, and points to rules.wyo.gov for the official text, both of which the no download rule keeps out of scope. The board's own physician assistant renewal page was reachable but was showing only that the 2026 online renewal had closed and that a paper form was available during a grace period through March 31, 2026, with no requirement detail. Version note: the Cornell page for 5-21 was initially served in a variant labelled effective until August 1, 2025, and the current version carries the same 60 hour figure and three year window with an August 1, 2025 effective date. mandatory_topics is empty because none of the board rules read imposes a subject specific requirement on physician assistants. Third party continuing education vendors describe a one hour controlled substance prescribing requirement every two years for Wyoming physician assistants with prescriptive authority, effective July 1, 2019; no such provision was found in the board rule sections read, so it is not recorded, and it is worth checking against the full board rules PDF when someone can open one. Note the contrast with the state's nurse practitioners, who do have an explicit three hour controlled substance requirement on their renewal page.
Provided for general reference. Requirements change through legislative sessions and rulemaking, so confirm with the Wyoming Board of Medicine before relying on them for a renewal. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.