State Nursing CE Requirements
NURSING CE REQUIREMENTS BY STATE
Comprehensive Guide for RNs, NPs/APRNs & LPNs
Last Updated: September 2025 | Source: State Nursing Boards
STATE | RN LICENSE RENEWAL | NP/APRN REQUIREMENTS | LPN REQUIREMENTS |
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ALABAMA |
24 CE hours every 2 years
Renewal: Sept 1 - Dec 31 (even years)
|
24 CE hours including 6 hours in pharmacology
|
24 CE hours every 2 years
|
ALASKA |
2 of 3 required:
|
30 CE hours including:
|
2 of 3 required: 30 CE hours, OR 30 hours activities, OR 320 hours employment
|
ARIZONA |
✓ No CE Required
|
If less than 960 hours practice in past 5 years:
3 hours opioid/addiction CE (if DEA licensed)
|
✓ No CE Required
|
ARKANSAS |
15 CE hours every 2 years
|
15 CE hours every 2 years
+ 5 hours pharmacotherapeutics (if prescriptive authority)
|
15 CE hours every 2 years
|
CALIFORNIA |
30 CE hours every 2 years
Renewal: Last day of month following birth month
|
30 CE hours every 2 years
+ 3 hours Schedule II controlled substances (if prescriptive authority)
CNMs: 2 hours Schedule II + neonatal abstinence syndrome
|
30 CE hours every 2 years
|
COLORADO |
✓ No CE Required
|
2 hours substance use prevention training
(if opioid prescriptive authority, since Oct 2022)
|
✓ No CE Required
|
CONNECTICUT |
2 CE hours every 6 years in PTSD/suicide screening & prevention
(since Jan 2022)
|
50 CE hours related to practice area every 2 years
|
2 CE hours every 6 years in PTSD/suicide screening & prevention
|
DELAWARE |
30 CE hours every 2 years
+ 3 hours substance abuse
|
2 hours controlled substances prescribing or chronic pain
(if prescriptive authority)
|
24 CE hours every 2 years
+ 3 hours substance abuse
|
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
24 CE hours every 2 years including:
|
24 CE hours including:
|
18 CE hours including:
|
FLORIDA |
16 CE hours + state mandates:
Renewal: April 30 or July 31 (cohort system)
|
Same as RN requirements
+ 3 hours controlled substances prescribing (if authorized)
|
|
GEORGIA |
30 CE hours every 2 years
|
30 CE hours every 2 years
|
20 CE hours every 2 years
|
HAWAII |
30 CE hours or 9 other options every 2 years
|
30 CE hours including:
|
30 CE hours or 9 other options
|
IDAHO |
15 CE hours every 2 years
|
30 CE hours every 2 years
+ 10 hours pharmacology (if prescriptive authority)
|
15 CE hours every 2 years
|
ILLINOIS |
20 CE hours every 2 years
Renewal: May 31 (even years)
|
80 CE hours every 2 years:
Schedule II prescribers: 3 hours pharmacology annually
|
20 CE hours every 2 years
|
INDIANA |
✓ No CE Required
|
30 CE hours every 2 years
+ 8 hours pharmacology (if prescriptive authority)
|
✓ No CE Required
|
IOWA |
36 CE hours every 3 years
+ Dependent Adult Abuse Training
+ DS 169 Child Abuse Training
|
36 CE hours + current certification
2 hours child/adult abuse (if treating)
2 hours opioid prescribing (if prescribed during cycle)
|
36 CE hours every 3 years
2 hours abuse training (if treating children/adults)
|
KANSAS |
30 CE hours every 2 years
|
30 CE hours every 2 years
|
30 CE hours every 2 years
|
KENTUCKY |
14 CE hours every year
|
14 CE hours annually
+ 5 hours pharmacology
|
14 CE hours every year
|
LOUISIANA |
30 CE hours OR 900 practice hours every 2 years
|
30 CE hours annually
+ 6 hours pharmacotherapeutics (if prescriptive authority)
|
✓ No CE Required
|
MAINE |
✓ No CE Required
|
50 CE hours every 2 years
+ 3 hours opioid prescribing (if prescriptive authority)
|
✓ No CE Required
|
MARYLAND |
One of the following:
|
✓ No CE Required
Must maintain national certification
|
Same as RN requirements
|
MASSACHUSETTS |
15 CE hours every 2 years
Renewal: Birthday (even years)
|
15 CE hours every 2 years
+ Maintain national certification
|
15 CE hours every 2 years
Renewal: Birthday (odd years)
|
MICHIGAN |
25 CE hours every 2 years including:
Renewal: March 31 (even years)
|
Same as RN requirements
|
Same as RN requirements
|
MINNESOTA |
24 CE hours every 2 years
|
24 CE hours every 2 years
+ Maintain APRN certification
|
12 CE hours every 2 years
|
MISSISSIPPI |
✓ No CE Required
20 hours if out of practice > 5 years
|
5 CE hours controlled substances
+ Maintain national certification
|
✓ No CE Required
20 hours if out of practice > 5 years
|
MISSOURI |
✓ No CE Required
|
Must maintain Missouri Board Documents of Recognition
|
✓ No CE Required
|
MONTANA |
✓ No CE Required
|
Must maintain national certification
|
✓ No CE Required
|
Important: Always verify current requirements with your state board of nursing. Requirements may change and additional mandates may apply.