Pennsylvania nursing CE requirements
Pennsylvania RN CE requirement: 30 contact hours every 2 years, including 2 hours of approved child abuse recognition and reporting training.
Last reviewed Jun 8, 2026 Next regulatory review Dec 8, 2026 Effective Jan 1, 2024
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Pennsylvania RN CE requirement: 30 contact hours every 2 years, including 2 hours of approved child abuse recognition and reporting training.
- Total hours
- 30
- Renewal cycle
- Every 2 years
- Pharmacology
- No separate requirement
Mandatory topics
Child Abuse Recognition & Reporting
2 hrsTake courseOpioid Prescribing / Pain Management (prescribers)
as requiredTake course
Special and one-time rules
- 2 of the 30 hours must cover child abuse recognition and reporting.
Courses that satisfy these requirements
Transmission-based precautions, PPE sequencing and sterile technique, structured for state infection-control mandates.
Assessment, multimodal analgesia, controlled-substance safeguards and tapering conversations that respect patients.
Indicators, documentation and reporting workflow for mandated reporters, structured for state training rules.
CSV/spreadsheet export; provider reporting for child abuse training
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See my reporting statusPlaceholder citation: 49 Pa. Code §21.132 (admin-managed field).
Summary pending detailed compliance review.
Pennsylvania State Board of NursingWe summarize board rules in plain language and date every review. Always confirm with the board before you renew.
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