NP · CRNA · CNM · CNS
Vermont APRN continuing education requirements
20 hours OR active practice/national certification pathway
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 20 hours OR active practice/national certification pathway
- 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 as a separate CE requirement
- Who approves the course
- Vermont Board of Nursing / Office of Professional Regulation
- Accepted providers
- None identified
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Every 2 years.
- RN requirement
- Continuing competency options; 20 CE is one option
- LPN / LVN requirement
- Continuing competency options
- Mandatory topics
- Continuing competency/CE requirements apply; verify any profession-specific requirements
- Required courses
- RN/LPN: Required continuing-competency/CE activities depend on the applicable Vermont renewal pathway. Action: Verify the current Board's exact CE-hour and mandatory-topic requirements before listing a Fast CE course as required. Source: Vermont Board of Nursing.
- Good to know
- Vermont requires nurses to satisfy continuing-competency requirements for renewal. The Board's requirements should be followed rather than assuming the same CE requirement applies to every license status.
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