APRN Ebook Continuing Education

STATE BY STATE REQUIREMENT GUIDE

STATE

HOURS ALLOWED BY HOMESTUDY

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED

Florida

27 LPNs and RNs are required to complete 24 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. APRNs are required to complete 27 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. LPNs, RNs, and APRNs CE contact hours must include: ● Prevention of Medical Errors – 2 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. ● Florida Laws and Rules – 2 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. ● NEW Human Trafficking – 2 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. ● HIV/AIDS – 1 contact hour; 1-time requirement. ● Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace: ○ LPNs and RNs - 2 contact hours every other renewal (the license will include 27 contact hours during the renewal period when taken). ○ APRNs - 2 contact hours every other renewal (the license will include 30 contact hours during the renewal period when taken). ● Domestic Violence: ○ LPNs and RNs: 2 contact hours every 3rd renewal (the license will include 26 contact hours during the renewal period when taken). ○ APRNs: 2 contact hours every 3rd renewal (the license will include 29 contact hours during the renewal period when taken). Additional requirement for APRNs with prescriptive authority: ● Safe and Effective Prescription of Controlled Substances – 3 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. For more information visit the Florida Board of Nursing website. 30 RNs and APRNs are required to complete 30 contact hours of CE. 2-year renewal period. For more information visit the Georgia Board of Nursing website. 30 APRNs are required to maintain national certification and complete 30 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period.

Georgia

Hawaii

Additional requirement for APRNs with prescriptive authority: ● Pharmacology – 8 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. For more information visit the Hawaii Board of Nursing website. APRNs must maintain national certification. For more information visit the Idaho Board of Nursing website.

Idaho

Illinois

80 APRNs are required to complete 80 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. Contact hours must include: ● Pharmacology – 20 contact hours every 2-year renewal period to include 10 contact hours in Controlled Substances. ● Sexual Harassment Prevention - 1 hour ● Implicit Bias Training - 1 hour ● DCFS Mandated Reporter Training - 1 hour within 3 months of initial licensure and at least every 3 years thereafter ● Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care of Individuals with Alzheimer disease and other dementias - 1 hour, if licensee provides provides health care services to patients 26 years of age and older For more information visit the Illinois Board of Nursing website. 30 APRNs are required to maintain national certification and complete 30 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. Additional requirement for APRNs with prescriptive authority: ● Pharmacology – 8 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. ● Opioid Abuse - 2 contact hours for APRNs who have controlled substance registration. For more information visit the Indiana Board of Nursing website. 36 ARNPs are required to complete 36 contact hours of CE and maintain certification in specialty area of practice. 3-year renewal period. ● Every 5 years the renewal requires 2 contact hours of CE for Identification and Reporting of Child/Dependent Adult Abuse (must be a state-approved course). 30 LPNs, RNs, and APRNs are required to complete 30 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. For more information visit the Kansas Board of Nursing website. 14 LPNs, RNs, and APRNs are required to complete 14 contact hours of CE annually. Contact hours must include: ● Domestic Violence – 3 contact hours; 1-time requirement. ● Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma – 1.5 contact hours; 1-time requirement. ● Suicide Prevention - 2 hours, 1-time requirement within 3 years of initial license ● Implicit Bias - 1.5 hours, 1-time requirement within 3 years of initial license Requirements every renewal period for APRNs with prescriptive authority: ● Pharmacology - 5 contact hours ● Pharmacology and either pain management or addiction disorders - 1.5 of the 5 pharmacology hours for APRNs with CAPA-CS. ● Addiction Disorders - 4 hours, which must include 1.5 hours in addiction disorders and pharmacology, for APRNs with DEA-X registration. These hours can be applied to the 5 hour pharmacology requirement. For more information visit the Kentucky Board of Nursing website. 30 RNs are required 30 hours of CE OR 900 practice hours every 2-year renewal period. APRNs meet the CE requirement through maintaining a national board certification. ● Prescribing Opioids - 2 hours for ARNPs who prescribe. For more information visit the Iowa Board of Nursing website.

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Additional requirement for APRNs with prescriptive authority: ● Pharmacology – 12 contact hours every renewal period. For more information visit the Louisiana Board of Nursing website.

NOTE: CE Rules can change. Always check your state board for the most up-to-date information.