NP · CRNA · CNM · CNS
Maine APRN continuing education requirements
50
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 50
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 15 pharmacology contact hours. 15 Pharmacology if required based on prescribing history
- Who it applies to
- APRNs; opioid requirement applies to prescriptive-authority APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- Yes
- Pain and opioid content
- Yes — specifically opioid prescribing
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes
- Who approves the course
- Maine State Board of Nursing / qualifying APRN certification and CE pathway
- Accepted providers
- Board-recognized/qualifying CE relevant to APRN specialty
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Every 2 years. Maine statutes establish a 2-year license period, with expiration tied to the licensee's birth anniversary. (Maine State Legislature)
- RN requirement
- No routine CE
- LPN / LVN requirement
- No routine CE
- Mandatory topics
- No general mandatory CE topic identified
- Required courses
- RN: No general mandatory CE-hour requirement. LPN: No general mandatory CE-hour requirement. No specific general renewal course should be presented as mandatory without a separate Board requirement. Source: Maine State Board of Nursing / Maine statutes.
- Good to know
- Maine does not have a general fixed CE-hour requirement for ordinary RN/LPN renewal. Renewal is based primarily on maintaining the license and meeting the applicable Board requirements. Source: Maine State Board of Nursing / Maine statutes. (Maine State Legislature)
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