STATE BY STATE REQUIREMENT GUIDE
STATE
HOURS ALLOWED BY HOMESTUDY
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED
28
Texas
28 LVNs, RNs and APRNs are required to either maintain/re-new national certification or complete 20 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. Contact hours must include: ● Texas Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics – 2 contact hours every third 2-year renewal period. ● Older Adult/Geriatric Care – 2 contact hours every renewal period. Additional requirement for APRNs with prescriptive authority (for a total of 28 contact hours): ● Pharmacotherapeutics – 5 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. ● Prescribing Controlled Substances – 3 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. Recommended: ● Tick-borne diseases, diagnosis and treatment (hours unspecified). Additional requirement for emergency department nurses (LVNs, RNs and APRNs): ● Forensic Evidence Collection – 2 contact hours; 1-time requirement. For more information visit the Texas Board of Nursing website. 30 APRNs are required to maintain certification in specialty area of practice or if licensed prior to 7/1/92, must have practiced at least 400 hours in the last 2 years and have completed 30 contact hours of CE. Additional requirements for APRNs with prescriptive authority: ● Controlled Substances - 3.5 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. ● Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL) tutorial – 0.5 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. For more information visit the Utah Board of Nursing website.
30
Utah
0
Vermont
0
APRNs are required to maintain national certification. For more information visit the Vermont Board of Nursing website.
Up to 40
Virginia
Up to 40
APRN requirements: ● If initially licensed on or after May 8, 2002, required to maintain professional certification in area of specialty practice every 2-year renewal period. ● If licensed prior to May 8, 2002, required to maintain professional certification in area of specialty practice and complete 40 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. Contact hours must include: ○ Pharmacology – 8 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. Additional requirements for APRNs with prescriptive authority: ● Controlled Substances – 2 contact hours of Type 1 (CAT I) every 2-year renewal period. For more information visit the Virginia Board of Nursing website.
45
Washington
45 APRNs are required to complete 30 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. LPNs, RNs, and APRNs contact hours must include: ● Suicide Prevention - 6 contact hours; 1-time requirement. Additional requirement for APRNs with prescriptive authority: ● Advanced Pharmacology – Additional 15 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. For more information visit the Washington Board of Nursing website. 24 APRNs are required to complete 24 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. Contact hours must include: ● Pharmacotherapeutics – 12 contact hours every 2-year renewal period; 8 contact hours may be used for renewal/reinstatement of Limited Prescriptive Authority. ● Clinical Management of Patients – 12 contact hours every 2-year renewal period. For more information visit the West Virginia Board of Nursing website. 16 APRNs are required to complete 16 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period in clinical pharmacology or therapeutics relevant to area of practice, including at least 2 contact hours in Responsible Prescribing of Controlled Substances. For more information visit the Wisconsin Board of Nursing website.
24
West Virginia
16
Wisconsin
Up to 60
Wyoming
Up to 60
APRNs are required to maintain national licensure in specialty area of practice. ● If initially licensed prior to July 1, 2005 and has maintained continuous recognition, but is not nationally certified, must complete 60 contact hours of CE in specialty area of practice and complete 400 hours practicing as an APRN during the last 2 years. APRNs with prescriptive authority are required to complete 15 contact hours of CE every 2-year renewal period. Contact hours must include: ● Responsible Prescribing of Controlled Substances or Treatment of Substance Use Disorders - 3 contact hours every 2-year renewal. For more information visit the Wyoming Board of Nursing website.
NOTE: CE Rules can change. Always check your state board for the most up-to-date information.
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