|
STATE
|
Total
Continuing Ed
Hours Required |
TOTAL
ONLINE HOURS ACCEPTED |
Course
Accreditation Requirements |
Alabama
(334) 242-4060
Email: abn@abn.state.al.us
BON Continuing
Education LINK
|
24 hours every 2 years |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
Alaska
(907) 269-8161
license@commerce.state.ak.us
Continuing Education
Requirements
|
30 hours every 2 years |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
Arizona
(602)889-5150 |
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Arkansas
(501)686-2700
Continuing
Education Requirements
|
7/1/03-6/30/04, 8 contact hours will be required.
As of 7/1/04, 15 contact hours will be required.
|
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
|
California
(916) 322-3350
Continuing Education Requirements
|
30
hours every 2 years |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
If
CEU is taken IN the state of California, then the course must be
approved by CA.BON.
All other courses can be ANCC approved. |
Colorado
(303)894-2430 |
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Connecticut
(860)509-7624 |
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Delaware
(302) 744-4500
Continuing
Education Requirements
|
30 hours every 2 years |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
approved courses |
District
of Columbia (Washington, DC)
(202)724-4900
Board
of Nursing
|
24
contact hours every 2 years |
|
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
Florida
(850)245-4125
Continuing
Education Requirements
|
24 hours every 2 years
Plus 3 mandatory courses that are approved by Florida BON
--
2 hours - Domestic Violence
1 hour - HIV AIDS
2 hours - Prevention of Medical Errors
|
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
approved courses.
Mandatory courses must be approved by the Florida
State Board of Nursing |
Georgia
(478) 207-2440
|
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Guam
(671)735-7406/8 |
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Hawaii
(808)586-3000 |
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Idaho
(208)334-3110 |
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Illinois
(312)814-2715 |
NO
REQUIREMENTS
By 2012: RNs renewals require
20 hours every 2 years
By 2013: LPNs renewals require
20 hours every 2 years
Letter will be sent to all RNs & LPNs
regarding requirements |
|
|
Indiana
(317)234-2043 |
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Iowa
(515) 281-3255
ibon@idph.state.ia.us
Continuing
Education Requirements
|
36
hours every 3 years |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
approved courses OR Iowa BON approved courses. |
Kansas
(785) 296-4929
Continuing Education
Requirements
|
30
hours every 2 years |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
| Kentucky
(502)429-3300
Continuing Education Requirements
Content
Specific/ Mandatory Courses Link
http://www.kbn.ky.gov/ce/cecourses.htm |
Nurses
are required to earn 14 contact hours or the equivalent within
the yearly earning period of November 1 through October 31.
Mandatory courses:
2 hours - AIDS related
every 10 years --
Nov 1, 2002 - Nov 1, 2012
3 hours - Domestic Violence (nurses licensed
after 7/15/96 must complete within 3 years of licensure)
First time renewals exempt from CE requirement. |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
Louisiana RN
(225)755-7500
Continuing
Education Requirements
|
Based
upon employment:
Full time: 5 CE contact hours req'd
Part time: 10 CE contact hours req'd
Not employed (or work less than 160 hours): 15
CE contact hours required |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
Maine
(207)287-1133
|
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Maryland
(410)585-1900 |
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Massachusetts
1-800-414-0168
Continuing
Education Requirements
|
15
contact hours every 2 years
*First-time renewals exempt from CE |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
Michigan
(517) 335-0918
Continuing
Education Requirements
|
25
hours every 2 years
At least one (1) continuing education contact
hour in pain and pain symptom management in each
renewal period.
Pain
CEU may include, but are not limited to, courses in behavior management,
psychology of pain, pharmacology, behavior modification, stress
management, clinical applications, and drug interventions. |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
approved courses and courses approved by NAPNES.ORG
National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service,
Inc |
| Military
|
30
hours every 2 years |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
approved courses |
Minnesota
RN, LPN
(612) 617-2270
Continuing
Education Requirements
|
RN
24 hours every 2 years
LPN 12 hours every 2 years
No mandatory requirements |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
Mississippi
(601)944-4826
|
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Missouri
(573)751-0681 |
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Montana
(406)8412340 |
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Nebraska
(402) 471-4376
Continuing
Education Requirements
|
20
hours every 2 years
No more than 4 hours are
CPR or BLS classes |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
Nevada
RN
(702) 786-2778
Continuing
Education Requirements
|
30 hours every 2 years |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
New
Hampshire
(603) 271-2323
Continuing
Education Requirements
|
30
hours every 2 years
Workshops, conferences, lectures or other educational offers designed
to enhance nursing knowledge, judgment and skills also allowed. |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
approved courses |
New
Jersey
(973) 504-6430
Continuing
Education Requirements
|
30
hours every 2 years |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
New
Mexico
(505) 841-8340
Continuing Education
Requirements |
30
hours every 2 years
First time renewals exempt from CE requirement |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
New
York
(518) 474-3845
Education
Requirements
|
3
hours Infection Control
every 4 years
2 hours Child Abuse (1 time requirement)
No additional continuing educational hours required. |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
approved courses |
North
Carolina
(919)782-3211
See list of Approved Providers
|
30
hours every 2 years
See Continuing Competence Cycle |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC,
CCM and other State Board of Nursing approved
courses |
North
Dakota
(701)328-9777
Continuing
Education Requirements |
12
hours every 2 years |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
Ohio
(614) 466-3947
Continuing Education
Requirements
|
24
hours every 2 years
At least 1 contact hour must be related to Chapters 4723, 1-23
of the Ohio Nurse Practice Code
(Approved by Ohio BON approver.
First time renewals exempt from continuing education |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
Oklahoma
(405)962-1800
|
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Oregon
(971)673-0685
Continuing
Education Requirements
960
practice hours over 5 year period
required to renew RN license
|
Only
CEU Requirement (a 1-time requirement)): 7
hours of Pain Management Continuing Ed
1
of the 7 hours must be a 1 hour course provided by the
Oregon Pain Management Commission.
See following link for details:
Oregon
Board of Nursing
See: RH1610:
Chronic Pain: The Basics - 6 CEU hrs |
|
ANCC
approved courses |
Pennsylvania
(717) 783-7142
Email: st-nurse@state.pa.us
Continuing
Education Requirements
|
30
hours every 2 years |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
Rhode Island
(401)222-5700
Continuing
Education Requirements |
10
contact hours every 2 years |
|
ANCC
approved courses |
South Carolina
(803) 896-4550
Board of Nursing
Link
One of 4 conditions must be satisfied. Continuing Education is only
1 of the 4 options for renewal.
See Competency
Requirements
|
30
hours every 2 years |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
South
Dakota
(605)362-2760 |
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Tennessee
(615)532-5166
see website for continuing
competancy requirements |
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Texas
(512) 305-7400
Continuing
Education Requirements
|
20
hours every 2 years, including
2 hours Bioterrorism required
(See Bioterrism course on this website: BI1000) |
ALL
CEUS may be online
|
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
Utah
(801) 530-6628
Board of Nursing
LINK
|
One
of the following every 2 years req'd for license renewal:
1. 30 contact hours, OR
2. 200 practice hours and 15 contact hours, OR
3. 400 practice hours.
|
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC,
NSCBN, or Utah Board of Nursing approved courses |
Vermont
(802)828-2396
|
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Virginia
(804) 367-4400 |
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Virgin
Islands
(340)776-7397 |
15
hours every 2 years |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
Washington
(360)236-4700 |
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Washington,
DC
(202)724-4900
Board
of Nursing
LINK
|
24
contact hours every 2 years |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
West
Virginia RN, LPN
(304) 558-3596
Continuing
Education Requirements
|
12
contact hours per year |
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
Wisconsin
(608)266-0145 |
NO
REQUIREMENTS |
|
|
Wyoming
(307) 777-7601
Board of Nursing Link
|
One
of the following required:
1. 20 hours every 2 years OR
2. 500 clinical hours in 2 years OR
3. 1600 clinical hours in 5 years OR
4. Refresher program
|
ALL
CEUS may be online |
ANCC
and other
State Board of Nursing approved courses |
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