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Colorado APRN continuing education requirements
No additional state APRN CE requirement
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- No additional state APRN CE requirement
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- None identified
- Who it applies to
- APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified
- Prescriptive authority
- None identified
- Who approves the course
- Colorado Board of Nursing / Division of Professions and Occupations
- Accepted providers
- None identified
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN: Renewal cycle is generally every 2 years; expiration depends on issuance date. LPN: Renewal follows its assigned renewal cycle. (CDP&A)
- RN requirement
- No routine CE
- LPN / LVN requirement
- No routine CE
- Mandatory topics
- None for routine RN/LPN renewal
- Required courses
- RN: No required CE courses/hours for normal renewal. LPN: No required CE courses/hours for normal renewal. Reinstatement/reactivation: a Board-recognized refresher course may be required to demonstrate competency in applicable circumstances. (CDP&A) Source: Colorado Board of Nursing.
- Good to know
- No CE hours are currently required for RN or LPN renewal. Colorado specifically states that continuing education hours are not currently required for RN or Practical Nurse renewal. Continued competency can become relevant for reinstatement/reactivation when the nurse has not worked on an active Colorado license during the previous 2 years. (CDP&A) Source: Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations / Board of Nursing.
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