NP · CRNA · CNM · CNS
Arizona APRN continuing education requirements
No fixed APRN CE hours identified
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- No fixed APRN CE hours identified
- Renewal period
- RN/national-certification expiration
- Pharmacology
- 45 pharmacology contact hours. 3 hours opioid/SUD/addiction CE if active DEA license
- Who it applies to
- NP, CNM and CNS seeking prescribing/dispensing authority
- Controlled substances / opioids
- Yes
- Pain and opioid content
- Yes — opioid-related content qualifies
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes — Schedule II/controlled-substance authority
- Who approves the course
- Arizona State Board of Nursing (AZBN)
- Accepted providers
- Accredited conferences, classes, mediated or self-study
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Every 4 years, renewal due April 1. (Arizona Department of Administration)
- RN requirement
- No routine CE
- LPN / LVN requirement
- No routine CE
- Required courses
- RN: No mandatory CE-hour requirement. LPN: No mandatory CE-hour requirement. The renewal requirement is based on the qualifying practice/education/refresher-course alternatives above. (Arizona Department of Administration) Source: Arizona State Board of Nursing.
- Good to know
- No fixed CE-hour requirement. Instead, the nurse must meet one of four practice/competency conditions: 960 hours of nursing practice in the previous 5 years; graduation from a nursing program within 5 years; completion of an approved refresher course within 5 years; or obtaining an advanced nursing degree within 5 years. (Arizona Department of Administration) Source: Arizona State Board of Nursing.
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