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At-a-Glance: License Renewal Requirements for Alabama Nurses
- LPNs: 24 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- RNs: 24 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- APNs: 24 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
After you complete each course, Elite Healthcare will report your hours electronically to CEBroker within one business day. CEBroker is the official CE tracking system for your state licensing board.
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In More Detail: License Renewal Requirements for Alabama Nurses
For 1st time renewals:
- 4 contact hours of Board Functions, the Nurse Practice Act, Regulations, Professional Conduct, and Accountability.
For APNs with prescriptive authority:
- 6 contact hours of Pharmacology every 2-year renewal period.
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At-a-Glance: License Renewal Requirements for California Nurses
- LPNs: 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- RNs: 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- APNs: 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
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In More Detail: License Renewal Requirements for California Nurses
For 1st time renewals following the issuance of a license:
- Continuing education hours are not required this renewal period. After this renewal period, 30 contact hours of CE are required for every 2-year renewal period.
For APNs with prescriptive authority:
- Furnish Schedule II Controlled Substances (pharmacology covering the drugs or devices to be furnished or ordered) by completion of a 2-hour BRN-approved course. CME category I is acceptable to meet CE requirements.
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[[endif]] [[if('%VarField9%'=='Massachusetts')]]
At-a-Glance: License Renewal Requirements for Massachusetts Nurses
- LPNs: 15 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- RNs: 15 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- APNs: 15 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
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In More Detail: License Renewal Requirements for Massachusetts Nurses
LPNs
- Depending on your personal situation:
- One-time requirement for a course on domestic and sexual violence available at no cost is available on the state board website
- One-time requirement for a course on training and education in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
RNs
- Depending on your personal situation:
- One-time requirement for a course on domestic and sexual violence available at no cost is available on the state board website
- One-time requirement for a course on training and education in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
APNs without prescriptive authority
- Depending on your personal situation:
- One-time requirement for a course on domestic and sexual violence available at no cost is available on the state board website
- One-time requirement for a course on training and education in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
APNs with prescriptive authority
- Must complete education relative to:
- Effective pain management
- risks of abuse and addiction associated with opioid medication
- Identification of patients at risk for substance use disorders
- Counseling patients about the side effects, addictive nature and proper storage and disposal of prescription medications
- Appropriate prescription quantities for prescription medications that have an increased risk of abuse
- Opioid antagonists, overdose prevention treatments and instances in which a patient may be advised on both the use of and ways to access opioid antagonists and overdose prevention treatments
- Depending on your personal situation
- One-time requirement for a course on domestic and sexual violence available at no cost is available on the state board website
- One-time requirement for a course on training and education in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
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At-a-Glance: License Renewal Requirements for Michigan Nurses
- LPNs: 25 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- RNs: 25 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- APNs: 25 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
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In More Detail: License Renewal Requirements for Michigan Nurses
LPNs
- Mandatory Hours: 2
- 2 contact hours of Pain and Symptom Management
- Elective Hours: 23
- Depending on your personal situation:
- One-time requirement of a Human Trafficking course
RNs
- Mandatory Hours: 2
- 2 contact hours of Pain and Symptom Management
- Elective Hours: 23
- Depending on your personal situation:
- One-time requirement of a Human Trafficking course
APNs
- Mandatory Hours: 2
- 2 contact hours of Pain and Symptom Management
- Elective Hours: 23
- Depending on your personal situation
- One-time requirement of a Human Trafficking course
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[[endif]] [[if('%VarField9%'=='Ohio')]]
At-a-Glance: License Renewal Requirements for Ohio Nurses
- LPNs: 24 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- RNs: 24 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- APNs: 24 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
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In More Detail: License Renewal Requirements for Ohio Nurses
LPNs
- Mandatory Hours: 1
- 1 contact hour of Ohio Laws and Rules
- Elective Hours: 23
- Depending on your personal situation:
- 2 contact hours of the Nurse Practice Act is required for the 1st renewal period
- Nurses licensed in Ohio by reciprocity for less than or equal to one year prior to the first Ohio license renewal must complete at least 12 contact hours, rather than 24 contact hours.
RNs
- Mandatory Hours: 1
- 1 contact hour of Ohio Laws and Rules
- Elective Hours: 23
- Depending on your personal situation:
- 2 contact hours of the Nurse Practice Act is required for the 1st renewal period
- Nurses licensed in Ohio by reciprocity for less than or equal to one year prior to the first Ohio license renewal must complete at least 12 contact hours, rather than 24 contact hours.
APNs
- Mandatory Hours: 13
- 12 contact hours of Pharmacology
- 1 contact hour of Ohio Laws and Rules
- Elective Hours: 11
- Depending on your personal situation
- 2 contact hours of the Nurse Practice Act is required for the 1st renewal period
- APNs WITHOUT previous prescriptive authority must complete the RN requirements for re-licensure plus a 1-time requirement equal to a total of 45 contact hours in Advanced Pharmacology.
*For an APRN-CNP, APRN-CNS, or APRN-CNM, at least 12 of the 24 contact hours must include CE in advanced pharmacology (Section 4723.24 (C), ORC). The 24 hours of CE required to renew each APRN license are in addition to the 24 hours of CE required to renew the RN license.
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[[endif]] [[if('%VarField9%'=='Pennsylvania')]]
At-a-Glance: License Renewal Requirements for Pennsylvania Nurses
- LPNs: 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- RNs: 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- APNs: 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
All of the required hours can be taken via home study or internet.
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In More Detail: License Renewal Requirements for Pennsylvania Nurses
Mandatory Subject: Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting
- Prior to your first renewal, 3 contact hours are required.
- After your first renewal period, 2 contact hours are required every 2-year renewal period.
For APNs with prescriptive authority:
- 4 contact hours of Pain Management, Identification of Addiction, Practices Prescribing and/or Dispensing Opioids are required each 2-year renewal period.
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[[endif]] [[if('%VarField9%'=='South Carolina')]]
At-a-Glance: License Renewal Requirements for South Carolina Nurses
- LPNs: 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- RNs: 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- APNs: 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
After you complete each course, Elite Healthcare will report your hours electronically to CEBroker within one business day. CEBroker is the official CE tracking system for your state licensing board.
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[[endif]] [[if('%VarField9%'=='Texas')]]
At-a-Glance: License Renewal Requirements for Texas Nurses
- LVNs: 20 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- RNs: 20 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- APNs: 20 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
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In More Detail: License Renewal Requirements for Texas Nurses
LVNs
- Mandatory Hours: 2
- 2 contact hours of Older Adult/Geriatric Care
- Elective Hours: 18
- Depending on your personal situation:
- Every third 2-year renewal cycle:
- 2 contact hours of Texas Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics
- Emergency Department LVNs:
- One-time requirement of 2 contact hours in Forensic Evidence Collection.
RNs
- Mandatory Hours: 2
- 2 contact hours of Older Adult/Geriatric Care
- Elective Hours: 18
- Depending on your personal situation:
- Every third 2-year renewal cycle:
- 2 contact hours of Texas Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics
- Emergency Department LVNs:
- One-time requirement of 2 contact hours in Forensic Evidence Collection.
APNs without prescriptive authority
- Mandatory Hours: 2
- 2 contact hours of Older Adult/Geriatric Care
- Elective Hours: 18
- Depending on your personal situation:
- Every third 2-year renewal cycle:
- 2 contact hours of Texas Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics
- Emergency Department APNs:
- One-time requirement of 2 contact hours in Forensic Evidence Collection.
APNs with presciptive authority
- Mandatory Hours: 10
- 2 contact hours of Older Adult/Geriatric Care
- 5 contact hours of Pharmacotherapeutics
- 3 contact hours of Prescribing Controlled Substances
- Elective Hours: 14
- Depending on your personal situation:
- Every third 2-year renewal cycle:
- 2 contact hours of Texas Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics
- Emergency Department APNs:
- One-time requirement of 2 contact hours in Forensic Evidence Collection.
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[[endif]] [[if('%VarField9%'=='West Virginia')]]
At-a-Glance: License Renewal Requirements for West Virginia Nurses
- LPNs: 24 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
- RNs: 12 hours of continuing education every year for license renewal
- APNs: 24 hours of continuing education every 2 years for license renewal
After you complete each course, Elite Healthcare will report your hours electronically to CEBroker within one business day. CEBroker is the official CE tracking system for your state licensing board.
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In More Detail: License Renewal Requirements for West Virginia Nurses
LPNs
- Mandatory Hours: 5
- 2 contact hours of Mental Health Conditions Common to Veterans and Their Family Members
- 3 contact hours of Dependency/Substance Use Disorders
- Elective Hours: 19
- Depending on your personal situation:
- One-time requirement of 2 contact hours in End-of-Life Care
RNs
- Mandatory Hours: 2
- 2 contact hours of Mental Health Conditions Common to Veterans and Their Family Members
- Elective Hours: 10
- RNs prescribing, administering or dispensing controlled substances:
- For 1st renewal, 3 contact hours of Drug Diversion and Safe Prescribing Practices are required
- After 1st renewal, 1 contact hour of Drug Diversion and Safe Prescribing Practices is required
APNs
- Mandatory Hours: 24
- 12 contact hours of Pharmacotherapeutics
- 8 of those contact hours may be used for renewal/reinstatement of Limited Prescriptive Authority
- 12 contact hours of Clinical Management of Patients
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