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Georgia APRN continuing education requirements
No separate APRN CE-hour requirement identified
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- No separate APRN CE-hour requirement identified
- Renewal period
- Biennial
- Pharmacology
- None identified
- Who it applies to
- APRNs with delegated prescriptive authority
- Controlled substances / opioids
- Yes — depending on delegated prescribing authority
- Pain and opioid content
- Yes, where applicable
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes
- Who approves the course
- Georgia Board of Nursing
- Accepted providers
- Accepted providers recognized by national credentialing/certification bodies; examples include ANCC and other recognized specialty organizations
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Biennial renewal.
- RN requirement
- 30/2 yrs
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 30/2 yrs
- Mandatory topics
- RN: one of five continuing-competency options; LPN: 20 CE or accredited RN program
- Required courses
- RN: 30 CE hours is one approved pathway, but it is not the only pathway. LPN: 20 CE hours or qualifying academic study. CE providers must meet Georgia's accepted-provider requirements. (Georgia Secretary of State) Source: Georgia Board of Nursing / Georgia Secretary of State.
- Good to know
- Georgia uses a continuing-competency system. RN: One of five approved competency options may be used. One option is 30 CE hours; other options include national certification, academic study, or verification of competency with at least 500 practice hours. LPN: 20 CE hours or completion of an accredited academic program. (Georgia Rules and Regulations) Source: Georgia Board of Nursing / Georgia Secretary of State.
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