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Illinois APRN continuing education requirements
80
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 11, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 80
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 20 pharmacology contact hours. None identified in the APRN CE requirement found
- Who it applies to
- All APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- Yes
- Pain and opioid content
- Yes — 10 of the 20 hours must be opioid prescribing or substance-abuse education
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes, through prescriptive-practice content
- Who approves the course
- Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation / Board of Nursing
- Accepted providers
- Educational institutions, hospitals, specialty associations, facilities and other organizations approved to offer CE under Illinois law/rules
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 11, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Every 2 years.
- RN requirement
- 20/2 yrs
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 20/2 yrs
- Mandatory topics
- 1 hr sexual harassment; 1 hr implicit bias; 1 hr Alzheimer's/dementia
- Required courses
- RN: 20 CE hours. Mandatory topics include 1 hour sexual-harassment prevention, 1 hour implicit-bias awareness, and 1 hour Alzheimer's/dementia training. The Alzheimer's course is generally repeated once every 6 years; sexual-harassment and implicit-bias requirements apply as specified by Illinois law. LPN: 20 CE hours, including the applicable mandatory Illinois topics. Illinois law specifically establishes 20 hours and 1 hour implicit bias for LPNs. (Illinois General Assembly) Source: Illinois General Assembly / Illinois Administrative Code.
- Good to know
- Illinois requires 20 CE hours per 2-year renewal period for RN/LPN. Mandatory-topic requirements apply within the overall CE framework. Illinois has also changed how statutorily mandated topics are distributed across renewal periods beginning in 2025. Source: Illinois statutes/rules. (Illinois General Assembly)
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