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Registered NursesFor Registered NursesStateAlabamaRenewalin 2016?RenewalDateY9/1/2016Is CERequired?How Many Hours of CE Required?Y24 Contact Hours Every 2 Years.Y30 contact hours, OR 30 hours professional nursingactivities, OR 320 hours nursing employment.Renewal Link: l Link: h.aspx?mode ProfArizonaYEvery 5 yearsNN/AY15 contact hours every two years, or certification orrecertification during the renewal period by a nationalcertifying body, or completion of a recognized academiccourse in nursing or a related field.Renewal Link: https://www.azbn.gov/Default.aspxArkansasYThe last dayof your birthmonth.Renewal Link: https://www.ark.org/nurse renew/index.php/renewal/startCaliforniaYThe last dayof the monthfollowingyour birthdate.Y30 HoursRenewal .do;jsessionid 2016NN/ARenewal Link: pxConnecticutYAnnuallyNN/ARenewal Link: http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a 3121&q 443448DelawareNFebruary 28,May 31, orSeptember30 of oddyears.Y30 contact hours every 2 years.Three (3) of the 30 hours must be in the area of substanceabuse.Renewal Link: nt.shtmlDistrict ofColumbiaY6/30/2016YRenewal Link: https://app.hpla.doh.dc.gov/mylicense/24 contact hours (including 15 contact hours inpharmacology).3 contact hours on HIV/AIDS is required, beginning withthe 2016 renewal.
Registered NursesFor Registered NursesStateFloridaRenewalin 2016?YRenewalDateIs CERequired?Every 2 YearsYHow Many Hours of CE Required?24 hours of appropriate continuing education (CE) duringeach renewal period, including two (2) hours relating toprevention of medical errors. In addition to these 24 hoursof general CE, each RN must complete two (2) hours ofdomestic violence CE every third renewal for a total of 26hours. For initial licensure, RNs must complete one (1) hourof HIV/AIDS (one time requirement) and a two (2) hourcourse relating to prevention of medical errors.Renewal Link: vices/index?page renewGeorgiaYEvery 2 YearsYCompletion of twenty (20) continuing education hours by aBoard approved provider [O.C.G.A. §43- 26-39(b.1)(1)]. Or,Completion of an accredited academic program of study inregistered professional nursing, as recognized by the board.[O.C.G.A. §43-26-39(b.1)(2)].Renewal Link: rchResults.aspx?process RENHawaiiNEvery OddNumberedYearNN/ARenewal Link: 1/2017NN/ARenewal Link: px?Agency 426&AgencyLinkID 4IllinoisY5/31/2016Y20 hours of approved continuing education per 2 yearlicense renewal cycle. All CE must be completed in the 24months preceding expiration of the license.Renewal Link: naN10/31/2017Renewal Link: http://www.in.gov/pla/3277.htmNN/A
Registered NursesFor Registered NursesStateIowaUp forrenewalin 2016YRenewalDateIs CERequired?Every 3 YearsYHow Many Hours of CE Required?36 contact hours; For renewal of a license that has beenissued for less than three years, the requirement is 24contact hours. For reactivation from an inactive status, therequirement is 12 contact hours that are not more than 12months old at the time the credit is submitted forreactivation For renewal of a license that has been issuedfor less than three years, the requirement is 24 contacthours or 2.4 CEUs. It is also required that RNs and LPNs whoregularly examine, attend, counsel or treat dependentadults or children in Iowa complete training related to theidentification and reporting of child/dependent adult abuse.The licensee is required to complete at least two hours oftraining every five years. The Mandatory Abuse Coursetaken to meet this requirement MUST be a course that hasbeen approved by the Public Health Abuse EducationReview Panel.Renewal Link: https://nursing.iowa.gov/online-servicesKansasYThe last dayof the monthyou wereborn.Y0 contact hours every 2 years. There is no maximum on thenumber of independent study hours that can be obtained.Y14 contact hours of CE required annually for RN relicensureRenewal Link: https://egov.ksbn.ks.gov/egov/KentuckyYEvery 2 YearsRenewal Link: 1/2016Y5 contact hours (full-time nursing practice), 10 contacthours (part-time nursing practice),or 15 contact hours (not employed or worked less than 160hours).NN/ARenewal Link: http://www.lsbn.state.la.us/MaineYEvery 2 YearsRenewal Link: newals/index.htmMarylandYBiennialNNo CE required, but an approved refresher course isneeded.Renewal Link: aspx
Registered NursesFor Registered NursesStateMassachusettsRenewalin 2016?RenewalDateYOn yourbirthday inevennumberedyears.Is CERequired?YHow Many Hours of CE Required?15 contact hours every 2 years.Renewal Link: 0Enterprise/MichiganYBiennialYAll Michigan licensed nurses must complete 25 hours ofboard approved continuing education, with at least onehour in pain and symptom management, within the twoyears immediately preceding the expiration date of theirlicense.Y24 contact hours every 2 years.Renewal Link: Renewal Link: ult.aspx?tabindex 0&tabid 41MississippiYBiennialNN/ARenewal Link: 0/2017NN/ARenewal Link: nial.Nov. 1 - Dec.31Y24 contact hours during the two year renewal period.Renewal Link: http://bsd.dli.mt.gov/license/bsd boards/nur board/board page.aspNebraskaY10/31/2016Y20 contact hours of continuing education within the past 2years. Must be related to the practice of nursing. At least 10of the 20 hours must be formally peer reviewed andapproved continuing education. Up to 4 hours may be CPRor BLS courses.Y30 hours of nursing-related continuing education in theprevious 24 months, and must have completed the staterequired bioterrorism course.Renewal Link: irthday.Renewal Link: enewal.asp
Registered NursesFor Registered NursesStateNewHampshireRenewalin 2016?RenewalDateYBiennial,beforemidnight ofher/hisbirthday.Is CERequired?YHow Many Hours of CE Required?30 contact hours in 2 years immediately preceding licenseapplication including workshops, conferences, lectures orother education offerings designed to enhance nursingknowledge, judgment, and skills. There is no limit to thenumber of contact hours that can be completed throughindependent studyRenewal Link: ew JerseyY5/31/2016Y30 contact hours of continuing professional education everytwo years.Renewal Link: fault.aspxNew MexicoYBiennialY30 hours of approved CE within the 24 months immediatelypreceding expiration of license.Renewal Link: https://www.bon.state.nm.us/lookup.htmlNew YorkYEvery 4 YearsY3 contact hours infection control every 4 years; 2 contacthours child abuse (one time requirement for initial license);Programs must be from an approved provider.Renewal Link: arolinaYAt midnighton the lastday of yourbirth month.YOne of the following is required: 1) National certification orre-certification by a national credentialing body recognizedby the Board. 2) 30 contact hours of continued education. 3)Completion of a Board approved refresher course. 4)Completion of a minimum of two semester hours of postlicensure academic education related to nursing practice. -OR--15 contact hours of continued education and one of thefollowing: 1) Completion of a nursing project as principalinvestigator or co-investigator to include statement ofproblem, project objectives, methods, date of completionand summary of findings. 2) Authoring or co-authoring anursing related article, paper, book or book chapter. 3)Developing and conducting a nursing continuing educationpresentation or presentations totaling a minimum of fivecontact hours, including program brochure or course syllabi,objectives, date and location of presentation, andapproximate number of attendees. 4) 640 hours of activepractice within previous 2 years.Renewal Link: lreinstatement-licensure-by-renewal-rnlpn
Registered NursesFor Registered NursesStateRenewalin 2016?RenewalDateIs CERequired?How Many Hours of CE Required?12 contact hours of continuing education. All CE requiredfor license renewal may be obtained online. If you recentlyreceived your first license in North Dakota and took anexamination to receive it, and this is your first renewal ofNorth DakotaYAnnuallyYthat nursing license, you are NOT REQUIRED to havecompleted CE courses. If you received your first license inNorth Dakota by endorsement from another state in theyear you are renewing, you must complete 6 contact hoursfor renewal of your nursing license.Renewal Link: https://www.ndbon.org/verify renew/selection renew.asp(24) contact hours of continuing education during eachlicensure period. At least one (1) of the required contacthours must be related to Chapter 4723 of the Ohio nursepractice code and rules (Category A). The RN licensureperiod is two (2) years from September 1 of odd numberedOhioN8/31/2017Yyears through August 31 of the following odd numberedyear. To be licensed by endorsement, an RN mustcomplete two (2) contact hours of continuing educationdirectly related to Chapter 4723, ORC and the rules of theBoard (Category A).Renewal Link: on 86Meet one of five options for renewal within the two yearsprior to the date of expiration of the license. One of theoptions is to verify the completion of at least twenty-four(24) contact hours of continuing education applicable tonursing practice. Because at least one of the five optionsOklahomaYAnnuallyYmust have been completed within the two years prior tothe date of expiration of the license, RNs should begintheir efforts to meet the continuing qualificationsrequirements twenty-four months prior to the expirationdate of their licenses in 2014. Visit Oklahoma PracticeNews for complete details.Renewal Link: https://www.ok.gov/nursing/verify/index.phpSeven hours of pain management-related CE. One hourmust be a course to be provided by the Oregon PainManagement Commission. The remaining six hours can beOregonYYyour choice of pain management topics. Once thisrequirement is fulfilled, there is no additional CErequirements for renewal.Renewal Link: Help.aspxEvery two yearsand expire atmidnight theday before yourbirthday.
Registered NursesFor Registered NursesStatePennsylvaniaRenewalin 2016?NRenewalDate10/31/2017Is CERequired?YHow Many Hours of CE Required?30 hours of Board approved CE during biennial renewalperiods. If the expiration date on your RN license is April31, 2015 then you must complete 30 hours of Boardapproved CE from 5/1/13 through 4/30/2015.Renewal Link: https://www.dossurvey.state.pa.us/Login.aspxRhode IslandYBiennialY10 contact hours every 2 years. Online courses areacceptable.Renewal Link:http://sos.ri.gov/rules/index.php?KEYWORD &AGENCY 108&SORT score&ORDER desc&DOSEARCH 1&page result search&ADVANCED At least one of the following requirements during thelicensure period: 1) Completion of thirty contact hoursfrom a continuing education provider recognized by theboard 2) Maintenance of certification or re-certification bySoutha national certifying body recognized by the board 3)YEvery 2 yearsYCarolinaCompletion of an academic program of study in nursing ora related field recognized by the board; OR 4) Verificationof competency and the number of hours practiced asevidenced by employer certification on a form approved bythe BoardRenewal Link: http://llr.sc.gov/index.asp?file inc/Boards.htmSouth DakotaYAnnuallyNN/ANContinuing Education for relicensure is not mandatory inTennessee. However, mandatory continuing competency isrequired in Tennessee. In order to maintain continuedcompetence, the board requires the nurse to havepracticed in nursing in the last five (5) years andadditionally, the Board sets out standards of competenceand requirements to maintain competence.Renewal Link: ewal Link: jsessionid BD6BC2B4AFACB94371E242F0968631E5.portalprod7
Registered NursesFor Registered NursesStateTexasRenewalin 2016?YRenewalDateBiennialIs CERequired?YHow Many Hours of CE Required?20 contact hours every two years in their area of practice.CE content areas specified in the Texas nurse practice actinclude: Two contact hours related to forensic evidencecollection for any RN practicing in an emergency roomsetting (one-time requirement). Two contact hours relatedto older adults and geriatric populations for RNs workingwith this population. Content related to tick-bornediseases for RNs working with this population. Two contacthours of continuing education relating to nursingjurisprudence and nursing ethics before the end of everythird two-year licensing periodAdvanced Practice Nurses.In addition to the 20 contact hours of continuing educationin the advanced practice role and population focus area orrenewal of the certification as specified, an APRN who hasPrescriptive Authority must also complete at least fiveadditional contact hours in pharmacotherapeutics withinthe preceding two years.Renewal Link: erUtahN1/31/2017Y30 contact hours, OR 200 practice hours and 15 contacthours, OR 400 practice hours.Renewal Link: 2017NNo CE Required. However, the rule states the following:Continuing Education - The Board expects each licensee toassume individual responsibility for maintaining andimproving competencies in current knowledge, skills, andabilities relevant to the individual's area of practice.Renewal Link: sing/vermont-nursing-license/
Registered NursesFor Registered NursesStateVirginiaRenewalin 2016?YRenewalDate8/31/2016Is CERequired?YHow Many Hours of CE Required?Complete at least one of the following: Current specialtycertification by a national certifying organization, asdefined in 18VAC90-20-10.Completion of a minimum of three credit hours of postlicensure academic education relevant to nursing practice,offered by a regionally-accredited college or university.A board-approved refresher course in nursing.Completion of nursing-related, evidence-based practiceproject or research study.Completion of publication as the author or co-authorduring a renewal cycle.Teaching a nursing-related course resulting in no less thanthree semester hours of college credit or specialtycertification.Teaching nursing-related continuing education courses forup to 30 contact hours.15 contact hours of workshops, seminars, conferences orcourses relevant to the practice of nursing and 640 hoursof active practice as a nurse.30 contact hours of workshops, seminars, conferences orcourses relevant to the practice of nursing.Renewal Link: o.aspWashingtonYExpires atmidnight onyourexpirationdate.Y45 Continuing Hours; Conventional classroom educationWorkshopsOn-line educationSubmission of professional articlesSelf-studyOn the job learning pertaining to current practiceCorrespondence coursesRenewal s/RenewalsOnline
Registered NursesFor Registered NursesStateWest VirginiaRenewalin 2016?YRenewalDate10/31/2016Is CERequired?YRenewal Link: https://apps.wv.gov/Nursing/RNSearch/How Many Hours of CE Required?Complete 2 contact hours of continuing education inmental health conditions common to veterans and familymembers of veterans to include screening for conditionssuch as post-traumatic stress disorder, risk of suicide,depression and grief, and prevention of suicide. Thisrequirement must be completed by October 31, 2015 andmay be counted as part of the current 12-hour annual CErequirement. After the first two-hour course, RNs mustcomplete two hours of continuing education in in mentalhealth conditions common to veterans and familymembers as part of the current 12-hour annual CErequirement and must be completed on or before October31 of each year.Course Specific Requirement – RNs must initially complete3 contact hours of continuing education in drug diversiontraining and best practice prescribing of controlledsubstances. This requirement must be completed byOctober 31, 2015 and may be counted as part of thecurrent 12-hour annual CE requirement. After the firstthree-hour course, RNs must complete one hour ofcontinuing education in drug diversion training and bestpractice prescribing of controlled substances as part of thecurrent 12-hour annual CE requirement.Completion of the 12 contact hours of CE requiredannually for RN relicensure may be accomplished by:1) Completing 12 contact hours of CE from an approved CEprovider; OR2) Completing 6 contact hours of CE from an approved CEprovider which may include 2 contact hours of self-studyand one of the following completed during the reportingperiod: A. National certification initially earned or in effectthe entire reporting period; B. Completion of a nursingresearch project as principal investigator, co-investigatoror project director; C. Published a nursing related article ina national nursing or healthcare journal; E. Participated asa clinical preceptor for at least one student or one newemployee undergoing orientation and have one hundredtwenty hours of one-on-one relationship as a clinicalpreceptor during the reporting period; G. Completion of anapproved nursing refresher or re-entry course.
Registered NursesFor Registered NursesStateWisconsinRenewalin 2016?YRenewalDate2/29/2016Is CERequired?NHow Many Hours of CE Required?N/ARenewal Link: /31/2016Y20 contact hours in the last 2 years OR Combination ofNursing practice and contact hours OR Minimum 1600hours in Nursing practice in the last 5 years OR Minimum500 hours in Nursing practice in the last 2 years OR PassingNCLEX within the last 5 years OR National certification inspecialty area in last 5 years OR Completion of arefresher/orientation program in the last 5 yearsRenewal Link: spx
following: 1) Completion of a nursing project as principal investigator or co-investigator to include statement of problem, project objectives, methods, date of completion and summary of findings. 2) Authoring or co-authoring a nursing related article, paper, book or book chapter. 3) Developing and c
