Structured licensing dataNursing Continuing Education Requirements by Jurisdiction
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ALCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: Alabama nurses generally complete 24 CE hours per license period. APRNs need 6 pharmacology hours. Newly licensed or credential-specific records may use the official CE proration chart.
- Check the ABN CE record in My Profile before renewal.
- APRN renewal includes 6 pharmacology hours.
- Use the official proration chart for newly issued licenses or partial periods.
- Do not duplicate CE entries that an ABN-approved provider reports electronically.
Verified July 28, 2026
AKNon-compact jurisdiction
Requirement: Complete two of three: 30 contact hours, 30 hours of uncompensated professional activities, or 320 hours of nursing employment.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
ASNon-compact jurisdiction
Requirement: A stable blanket CE total was not identified; request credential-specific requirements in writing.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
AZCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: Meet one of the Board’s current continuing-competence pathways for renewal.
- Recent nursing practice, refresher education, degree completion or other accepted evidence can satisfy the rule depending on circumstances.
- Use the current renewal page for the exact pathway and evidence.
Verified July 27, 2026
ARNLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: LPN, RN and APRN renewal generally requires 15 contact hours during each two-year cycle, or another accepted competency option described by the Board.
- Use Board-accepted providers or alternatives.
- Keep completion documentation available for audit.
- Credential-specific requirements can apply in addition to the general nursing requirement.
Verified July 27, 2026
CANon-compact jurisdiction
Requirement: 30 contact hours every two years for active RN renewal.
- Use a California BRN-approved continuing education provider.
- Keep completion records for the period required by the Board.
- Additional certificate-specific requirements may apply.
Verified July 27, 2026
COCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: Colorado does not impose a general continuing-education requirement for routine RN or LPN renewal. Advanced-practice nurses must still maintain applicable certification and prescriptive-authority requirements.
- No generic RN/LPN CE-hour total for renewal.
- Maintain national certification where required for advanced practice.
- Review current Board notices before each renewal.
Verified July 28, 2026
CTNLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: Actively practicing RNs and LPNs renewing after January 1, 2022 complete two contact hours once every six years on PTSD, suicide risk, depression/grief and suicide prevention; APRNs have separate 50-hour requirements in the preceding 24 months.
- RN/LPN six-year behavioral-health and suicide-prevention topic requirement.
- APRN pharmacotherapeutics and specified subject requirements.
- Keep course evidence for any audit or renewal review.
Verified July 27, 2026
DENLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: For a full two-year period, RNs complete 30 CE hours and LPNs complete 24 CE hours.
- At least three hours related to substance abuse.
- At least one hour related to child abuse, exploitation, trafficking, domestic violence or reporting obligations.
- Meet practice-hour or refresher requirements described by the Board.
Verified July 27, 2026
DCNon-compact jurisdiction
Requirement: Transition terms may receive CE prorating; mandatory LGBTQ cultural-competency and public-health-priority components remain.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
FLCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: The standard RN framework totals 24 hours per biennium, with required subject areas and additional periodic courses.
- 16 general hours.
- 2 hours prevention of medical errors.
- 2 hours Florida laws and rules.
- 2 hours recognizing impairment every other renewal.
- 2 hours human trafficking each biennium.
- Domestic violence and HIV/AIDS apply on their stated schedules.
Verified July 27, 2026
GACompact jurisdiction
Requirement: Georgia requires continuing competency for biennial renewal and uses CE Broker to track evidence.
- Choose an approved continuing competency option for the credential.
- Report required education through CE Broker.
- Retain documentation for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
GUNLC enacted — implementation pending
Requirement: RN/LPN/APRN: 30 CE hours; APRN prescribers include 5 pharmacology hours; CNA: 15 hours.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
HINon-compact jurisdiction
Requirement: Complete one Board-approved continuing-competence learning activity and retain evidence for random audit.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
IDNLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: Idaho uses continued-competence requirements under current Board rules. Because licensure cycles are transitioning in 2026, confirm the exact accepted activities and cycle in the current rules and renewal instructions.
- Use the current DOPL Board rules, not an archived summary.
- Retain evidence of any activity used for continued competence.
- APRN maintenance can include credential-specific requirements.
Verified July 27, 2026
ILNon-compact jurisdiction
Requirement: Use the Nurse Practice Act and rules for profession-specific hours and complete all applicable statewide mandates.
- One hour of sexual harassment prevention each renewal cycle.
- Implicit bias training for healthcare professionals with CE requirements.
- Alzheimer’s/dementia and cultural competency training when the statutory schedule and practice conditions apply.
- Mandated reporter training or attestation as applicable.
Verified July 27, 2026
INCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: Indiana does not require a generic CE-hour total for routine RN or LPN renewal. An APRN with prescriptive authority must meet applicable pharmacology and continuing-education requirements.
- No general RN/LPN CE hours for routine renewal.
- APRN prescriptive authority: confirm the current 30-hour requirement and pharmacology component.
- Maintain national certification when required.
Verified July 27, 2026
IANLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: 36 continuing-education hours during each three-year renewal cycle.
- Use accepted nursing continuing-education activities.
- Maintain records for four years.
- ARNP requirements may include national certification maintenance in addition to state renewal.
Verified July 27, 2026
KSNLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: 30 approved continuing nursing education hours for active RN/LPN renewal.
- Use KSBN-approved or accepted CNE.
- Track completion through the system directed by KSBN.
- Retain records for audit and credential-specific review.
Verified July 27, 2026
KYCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: RN and LPN licensees must complete an approved continuing-competence option each annual period; the standard route is 14 contact hours.
- Complete the selected Board-approved competence option.
- Meet any mandatory Kentucky content that applies to the period or credential.
- Use approved providers and retain certificates.
Verified July 27, 2026
LACompact jurisdiction
Requirement: For RN renewal, Louisiana recognizes 30 approved continuing-education contact hours or 900 employer-verified nursing practice hours during the two-year licensure period.
- Choose and document the applicable CE or practice-hour pathway.
- APRN licensees must also maintain required national certification and role-specific conditions.
- Use official Board guidance for accepted documentation.
Verified July 27, 2026
MENLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: The Board’s general renewal FAQ does not state a routine RN/LPN contact-hour total. APRNs generally complete 50 contact hours during the two-year approval period, with role and pharmacology conditions.
- Maintain national certification where required.
- Follow APRN role-specific and pharmacology conditions.
- Retain completion evidence for the Board’s audit process.
Verified July 27, 2026
MDNLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: RN/LPN renewal eligibility is based on 1,000 active-practice hours in the preceding five years or an approved refresher course; complete any current credential-specific mandated training.
- Active-practice or refresher-course eligibility.
- Any current Board-mandated training displayed for the credential.
- APRN certification and specialty requirements where applicable.
Verified July 28, 2026
MANLC enacted — implementation pending
Requirement: All Massachusetts nurses must complete 15 contact hours during each renewal time frame.
- Course content must satisfy Board laws and regulations.
- Comply with mandatory abuse-reporting and professional-conduct obligations.
- Retain completion records in case of audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
MINon-compact jurisdiction
Requirement: RN and LPN renewal requires 25 hours of continuing education per two-year cycle, including at least two hours in pain and symptom management.
- At least 2 hours in pain and symptom management.
- Do not earn more than 12 hours in a 24-hour period.
- Meet any human-trafficking, implicit-bias or other separate training obligations that apply under current Michigan rules.
Verified July 28, 2026
MNNon-compact jurisdiction
Requirement: RNs complete 24 continuing-education hours during a 24-month cycle; LPNs complete 12 hours during a 24-month cycle.
- Use activities accepted by the Minnesota Board.
- Retain documentation for two years after the renewal in which it was used.
- APRN national certification and specialty requirements are separate.
Verified July 28, 2026
MSNLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: RNs generally need 20 contact hours when out of practice for more than five years. LPNs and APRNs are subject to their own renewal, endorsement and specialty requirements.
- Use accepted nursing-related education.
- APRN controlled-substance or specialty obligations may apply.
- Do not assume one credential’s CE rule applies to another.
Verified July 27, 2026
MONLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: The general Missouri RN/LPN renewal page does not state a routine CE-hour total. Follow current MOPRO prompts, Board rules and any APRN or specialty maintenance requirements.
- APRN maintenance and national certification are separate.
- Follow any current mandatory training displayed by the Board or portal.
- Keep evidence for credential-specific requirements.
Verified July 28, 2026
MTCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: The former general RN/LPN/APRN CE requirement was repealed effective November 18, 2023; individual credential conditions still control.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
NENLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: Nebraska requires one of its continued-competency pathways. A common RN/LPN route is at least 500 hours of practice during the preceding five years and 20 hours of approved nursing CE.
- Use Board-recognized nursing education.
- Alternative routes can include recent graduation, refresher education or a waiver.
- Keep practice and CE documentation available.
Verified July 27, 2026
NVNon-compact jurisdiction
Requirement: Renewing RNs and LPNs complete 30 hours of nursing-related continuing education during the renewal period.
- Complete the one-time four-hour bioterrorism course if not already satisfied.
- Complete cultural-competency or other Nevada-required education when applicable.
- Practice-setting requirements may add courses, including certain HIV-related training.
Verified July 28, 2026
NHCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: RN/LPN renewal, endorsement or reinstatement generally requires 30 contact hours.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
NJNLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: New Jersey nurses complete 30 contact hours during each biennial renewal period.
- One contact hour must address prescription opioid drugs, including alternatives and safe prescribing topics.
- Up to 15 eligible contact hours may carry over.
- Keep certificates for at least five years.
Verified July 27, 2026
NMCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: Generally 30 contact hours per renewal period or a qualifying specialty-recertification pathway.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
NYNon-compact jurisdiction
Requirement: No general RN CE-hour total is listed for routine registration renewal; profession-specific mandatory training still applies.
- Infection control and barrier precautions every four years unless exempt.
- Child abuse identification and reporting coursework as required or exempted.
Verified July 28, 2026
NCCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: Complete one of eight approved learning options during the preceding renewal cycle.
- 15 contact hours plus 640 hours of active practice, or
- 30 contact hours, or
- National certification, refresher course, academic education, project, publication or presentation options described by the Board.
Verified July 27, 2026
NDCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: RN/LPN: 12 contact hours every two years; APRN prescriptive authority: 15 pharmacotherapy hours.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
MPNon-compact jurisdiction
Requirement: Follow the current credential-specific total; all licensees must complete current substance-use-disorder education.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
OHCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: Credential-specific CE requirements apply; complete them in the reporting period stated by the Board.
- At least the required Category A component for applicable nurse renewals.
- Additional APRN requirements based on certification and prescribing authority.
- Use the current Board page because reporting-period rules are changing for the 2027 cycle.
Verified July 28, 2026
OKNLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: Oklahoma renewal requires one Board-recognized continuing qualification. Options include practice, 24 contact hours, academic credit, a refresher course or national certification, subject to the current guideline.
- Choose one complete qualifying pathway.
- Maintain documents supporting that pathway.
- APRN national certification and prescriptive authority have additional rules.
Verified July 27, 2026
ORNon-compact jurisdiction
Requirement: For 2026–2027 LPN/RN/APRN renewal, complete the one-hour Oregon pain-management module within 36 months and two hours of cultural-competency education within 48 months.
- Oregon Pain Management Commission module.
- Two hours of cultural competency.
- Beginning January 1, 2028, LPN/RN renewal adds 20 general CE hours.
Verified July 27, 2026
PACompact jurisdiction
Requirement: Requirements vary by credential and include mandated topic training.
- Mandated child abuse reporter training.
- Organ and tissue donation and recovery education where applicable.
- Opioid education and CRNP prescriptive-authority requirements where applicable.
Verified July 28, 2026
PRNon-compact jurisdiction
Requirement: Credential-specific CE totals apply; current official forms and regulations control.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
RICompact jurisdiction
Requirement: 10 CE hours per two-year cycle, including the current substance-related education specified by the Department.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
SCNLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: Meet one Board-recognized continued-competency pathway; one common option is 30 contact hours during the licensing period.
- Use an accepted course or alternative pathway.
- Retain certificates or evidence supporting the chosen pathway.
- Check APRN credential-specific requirements separately.
Verified July 28, 2026
SDCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: No blanket RN/LPN CE-hour total is stated here without a current Board source; follow credential-specific attestations and APRN requirements.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
TNCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: RN and LPN licensees must maintain evidence of two approved continued-competence activities during the renewal cycle. One listed option is 10 continuing-education contact hours.
- Select two activities from the current Board list.
- A 10-contact-hour CE activity counts as one option.
- Other options can include practice, certification, academic work, teaching, publication or quality-improvement activities.
Verified July 27, 2026
TXCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: 20 contact hours in the area of practice during the licensing period, or an approved national certification, with applicable targeted requirements.
- Nursing jurisprudence and ethics at the interval set by Board rule.
- Practice-specific requirements may include forensic evidence collection or older adult care.
- APRNs with prescriptive authority have additional pharmacotherapeutics requirements.
Verified July 27, 2026
VINLC enacted — implementation pending
Requirement: Complete two of three competence categories; the CE option is 15 hours RN/LPN and 30 hours APRN.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
UTNLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: During the preceding two years, complete 400 practice hours, or 200 practice hours plus 15 approved CE hours, or 30 approved CE hours.
- Complete one approved online suicide-prevention training.
- Maintain evidence for the selected practice/CE option.
- APRN and controlled-substance renewals have separate requirements.
Verified July 27, 2026
VTCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: Follow the current credential-specific practice or education pathway rather than assuming one blanket total.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
VACompact jurisdiction
Requirement: Virginia requires one accepted continued-competency option for biennial renewal. Options include 30 CE hours or 15 CE hours plus 640 hours of active practice, along with certification, academic, refresher, research, publication and teaching pathways.
- Complete one full Board-approved pathway.
- First renewal after initial licensure is generally exempt.
- Retain evidence for the Board’s audit process.
Verified July 27, 2026
WACompact jurisdiction
Requirement: Washington requires continuing competency for nursing renewal. Current RN materials include 8 hours of continuing education annually plus an active-practice requirement defined by the Board.
- Complete the annual CE component.
- Meet the applicable active-practice requirement for the credential and status.
- Review any separate ARNP or specialty requirements.
Verified July 27, 2026
WVCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: RN generally 12 hours per renewal; LPN 24 hours every two years plus specified topic and practice requirements.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
WINLC member jurisdiction
Requirement: DSPS does not publish a routine general CE contact-hour total for standard RN or LPN renewal. Advanced-practice prescriber and specialty credentials have separate education rules.
- Complete any profession-specific workforce survey.
- Maintain national certification or pharmacology education where an advanced-practice credential requires it.
- Follow future APRN rules only from their effective date.
Verified July 27, 2026
WYCompact jurisdiction
Requirement: Meet one pathway: 400 practice hours, 40 CE hours, NCLEX, refresher course or advanced nursing degree.
- Use the credential-specific official instructions.
- Complete any mandatory topic or practice pathway.
- Retain supporting evidence for audit.
Verified July 27, 2026
