STATE BY STATE REQUIREMENT GUIDE
STATE
HOURS ALLOWED BY HOMESTUDY
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED
5
New York
5 APRNs must maintain national certification and complete state requirements each renewal period. Contact hours must include:
● Child Abuse – 2 contact hours; 1-time requirement for initial renewal. ● Infection Control – 3 contact hours every 4-year renewal period. For more information visit the New York Board of Nursing website.
50
North Carolina
50 APRNs are required to complete 50 contact hours of CE every annual renewal period. Contact hours must include: ● Safe Prescribing Practices – 1 contact hour every annual renewal period. ● A minimum of 20 hours must be in the advanced practice nursing population of the role For more information visit the North Carolina Board of Nursing website. 27 APRNs are required to complete 12 contact hours of CE plus 15 contact hours of Pharmacotherapy every 2-year renewal period. For more information visit the North Dakota Board of Nursing website. 48 APRNs are required to complete 24 hours of CE for each APRN license held in addition to the 24 hours of CE required to renew the RN license. Contact hours must include: APRNs without previous prescriptive authority are required to complete the RN requirements for re-licensure plus a one-time requirement equal to a total of 45 contact hours in advanced pharmacology. For more information visit the Ohio Board of Nursing website. ● Pharmacology – 12 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. ● Ohio Laws and Rules – 1 contact hour every renewal period. 36 APRNs are required to maintain national certification every 2-year renewal period. Additional requirement for APRNs with prescriptive authority: ● Pharmacotherapeutics, Clinical Application and Use of Pharmacological Agents, and the Restoration and Maintenance of Health – 15 contact hours of CE or 1 academic credit hour every 2-year renewal period. ● Pain Management or Opioid Use or Addiction - 2 hours every renewal period. For more information visit the Oklahoma Board of Nursing website. 45 APRNs are required to maintain national certification congruent with license type and specialty. For those APRN-NPs initially licensed prior to January 1, 2011, a minimum of 45 hours of CE is required. Contact hours must include: ● Oregon Pain Management Commission Module - 1 hour every renewal. ● Cultural Competency - 2 hours every renewal. Additional requirement for APRNs with prescriptive authority: ● Advanced Pharmacology - 15 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. For more information visit the Oregon Board of Nursing website. 30 RNs and APRNs - CRNPs are required to complete 30 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. Contact hours must include: ● Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting - 3 contact hours (initially) and 2 contact hours thereafter every 2-year renewal period. Additional APRN - CRNP requirements: ● Pain Management, the Identification of Addiction or in the Practices of Prescribing or Dispensing Opioids – 4 contact hours every renewal period. For more information visit the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing website. 10 LPNs, RNs, and APRNs are required to complete 10 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. Contact hours must include: ● Substance Abuse - 2 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. Additional requirement for APRNs with prescriptive authority: ● Pharmacology of Psychotropic Drugs – 30 contact hours every 6-year renewal period. For more information visit the Rhode Island Board of Nursing website. 30 LPNs, RNs and APRNs are required to complete 30 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. For more information visit the South Carolina Board of Nursing website. 0 LPNs, RNs and APRNs - No CE requirements at this time. 2-year renewal period. For more information visit the South Dakota Board of Nursing website. 2 APRNs are required to maintain national certification and complete 2 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. Contact hours must include: ● Controlled Substances and Prescribing Practices – 2 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. For more information visit the Tennessee Board of Nursing website.
27
North Dakota
48
Ohio
36
Oklahoma
45
Oregon
30
Pennsylvania
10
Rhode Island
30
South Carolina
0
South Dakota
2
Tennessee
NOTE: CE Rules can change. Always check your state board for the most up-to-date information.
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