NP · CRNA · CNM · CNS
Kansas APRN continuing education requirements
30
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 11, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 30
- 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
- Yes
- Who approves the course
- Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN)
- Accepted providers
- KSBN-approved long-term providers and programs approved through KSBN
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 11, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Biennial. The expiration date falls on the last day of the licensee's birth month; odd/even birth years determine the renewal year. (Kansas Department of Revenue)
- RN requirement
- 30/2 yrs
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 30/2 yrs
- Mandatory topics
- No general mandatory topic identified
- Required courses
- RN: 30 approved CNE contact hours. LPN: 30 approved CNE contact hours. No specific mandatory course topic is identified for the standard RN/LPN CNE requirement. CNE must be from an accepted provider. (Kansas Department of Revenue) Source: Kansas State Board of Nursing.
- Good to know
- 30 approved CNE contact hours are required during the most recent licensing period. There is an exception for licenses expiring within 30 months following initial licensure examination and for licenses expiring within the first 9 months following reinstatement or endorsement. (Kansas Department of Revenue)
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