APRN continuing education requirements, state by state
Nurse practitioners, CRNAs, CNMs and clinical nurse specialists usually need extra hours on top of the RN renewal — most often pharmacology. Pick your state to see the exact rule, who approves the course, and which of our courses count.
Alabama APRN CE
24 hours
6 pharmacology hours
Alaska APRN CE
30 CE hours as one competency option
30 pharmacology hours
American Samoa APRN CE
None identified
Pharmacology rules apply
Arizona APRN CE
No fixed APRN CE hours identified
45 pharmacology hours
Arkansas APRN CE
15 hours OR national certification/qualifying pathway
5 pharmacology hours
California APRN CE
30 hours through RN renewal
Pharmacology rules apply
Colorado APRN CE
No additional state APRN CE requirement
Pharmacology rules apply
Connecticut APRN CE
50 hours
5 pharmacology hours
Delaware APRN CE
30 RN CE hours
Pharmacology rules apply
Florida APRN CE
24 hours + 3 APRN controlled-substance hours
Pharmacology rules apply
Georgia APRN CE
No separate APRN CE-hour requirement identified
Pharmacology rules apply
Guam APRN CE
30 hours
5 pharmacology hours
Hawaii APRN CE
30
8 pharmacology hours
Idaho APRN CE
30
Pharmacology rules apply
Illinois APRN CE
80
20 pharmacology hours
Indiana APRN CE
30
8 pharmacology hours
Iowa APRN CE
None identified as a separate APRN-specific CE total in the source reviewed
Pharmacology rules apply
Kansas APRN CE
30
Pharmacology rules apply
Kentucky APRN CE
14 RN CE hours may be satisfied through national APRN certification
5 pharmacology hours
Louisiana APRN CE
30 if not meeting renewal by national certification/commensurate route
6 pharmacology hours
Maine APRN CE
50
15 pharmacology hours
Maryland APRN CE
30 CEUs
Pharmacology rules apply
Massachusetts APRN CE
15 hours
Pharmacology rules apply
Michigan APRN CE
25 hours
Pharmacology rules apply
Minnesota APRN CE
No additional APRN CE requirement
Pharmacology rules apply
Mississippi APRN CE
None identified as a general APRN CE-hour total
5 pharmacology hours
Missouri APRN CE
None identified for nationally certified APRNs; 60 contact hours for qualifying non-certified APRNs
Pharmacology rules apply
Montana APRN CE
No state CE requirement
12 pharmacology hours
Nebraska APRN CE
None identified as a fixed APRN CE total
10 pharmacology hours
Nevada APRN CE
45 hours
Pharmacology rules apply
New Hampshire APRN CE
60 hours total
Pharmacology rules apply
New Jersey APRN CE
30 hours
6 pharmacology hours
New Mexico APRN CE
30 hours OR current national APRN certification
5 pharmacology hours
New York APRN CE
None identified as a general APRN CE-hour requirement
Pharmacology rules apply
North Carolina APRN CE
50 hours OR current national certification
1 pharmacology hours
North Dakota APRN CE
12 hours
15 pharmacology hours
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) APRN CE
None identified
Pharmacology rules apply
Ohio APRN CE
24 hours
12 pharmacology hours
Oklahoma APRN CE
24 hours OR another continuing-qualification pathway
15 pharmacology hours
Oregon APRN CE
Current requirement: no fixed APRN CE total
Pharmacology rules apply
Pennsylvania APRN CE
30 hours
Pharmacology rules apply
Puerto Rico APRN CE
50 hours
Pharmacology rules apply
Rhode Island APRN CE
10 hours
Pharmacology rules apply
South Carolina APRN CE
30 RN CE hours / continuing competency pathway
Pharmacology rules apply
South Dakota APRN CE
None identified as a separate APRN CE-hour requirement
Pharmacology rules apply
Tennessee APRN CE
10 CE hours as one RN competency option
2 pharmacology hours
Texas APRN CE
20 hours
5 pharmacology hours
U.S. Virgin Islands APRN CE
30 hours
Pharmacology rules apply
Utah APRN CE
None identified for currently certified APRNs
Pharmacology rules apply
Vermont APRN CE
20 hours OR active practice/national certification pathway
Pharmacology rules apply
Virginia APRN CE
None identified for APRNs licensed on/after May 8, 2002 if current national certification is maintained
8 pharmacology hours
Washington APRN CE
30 hours
15 pharmacology hours
West Virginia APRN CE
24 hours
12 pharmacology hours
Wisconsin APRN CE
16 hours
16 pharmacology hours
Wyoming APRN CE
None identified as a separate APRN CE-hour requirement
3 pharmacology hours
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