| Alabama |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?24/ year |
| Distance Learning? |
| Specific Courses Required?4 hours Alabama Board Courses |
| Board Website Link http://www.abn.alabama.gov |
| Notes |
| Arizona |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? No |
| How much and how often?N/A |
| Distance Learning? |
| Specific Courses Required?N/A |
| Board Website Link http://www.azbn.gov/ |
| Notes |
| Arkansas |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?15/2 |
| Distance Learning?No Restrictions |
| Specific Courses Required?3 hours ethics |
| Board Website Link http://www.arsbn.org/licensing |
| Notes |
| California |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?30 / 2 years *** |
| Distance Learning?No Restrictions |
| Specific Courses Required?Click here for acceptable courses. |
| Board Website Link http://www.rn.ca.gov/ |
| Notes |
| Delaware |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?30 / 2 years |
| Distance Learning?No Restrictions |
| Specific Courses Required?Three (3) of the 30 hours must be in the area of substance abuse |
| Board Website Link https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/ |
| Notes |
| Hawaii |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? No |
| How much and how often?N/A |
| Distance Learning? |
| Specific Courses Required?N/A |
| Board Website Link http://hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl/boards/nursing |
| Notes |
| Idaho |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? No |
| How much and how often?NA |
| Distance Learning? |
| Specific Courses Required?NA |
| Board Website Link http://ibn.idaho.gov/ |
| Notes |
| Indiana |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? No |
| How much and how often?N/A |
| Distance Learning?N/A |
| Specific Courses Required?N/A |
| Board Website Link http://www.in.gov/pla/nursing.htm |
| Notes |
| Iowa |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?36/3 |
| Distance Learning? |
| Specific Courses Required?Approved courses and videos |
| Board Website Link http://www.state.ia.us/nursing/continuing_ed/basic_requirement.html |
| Notes RNs and LPNs: For renewal of a three year license, the requirement is 36 contact hours; For renewal of a license that has been issued for less than three years, the requirement is 24 contact hours. For reactivation from an inactive status, the requirement is 12 contact hours that are not more than 12 months old at the time the credit is submitted for reactivation For renewal of a license that has been issued for less than three years, the requirement is 24 contact hours or 2.4 CEUs. It is also required that RNs and LPNs who regularly examine, attend, counsel or treat dependent adults or children in Iowa complete training related to the identification and reporting of child/dependent adult abuse. The licensee is required to complete at least two hours of training every five years. The Mandatory Abuse Course taken to meet this requirement MUST be a course that has been approved by the Public Health Abuse Education Review Panel |
| Kansas |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?30 hrs/2 yrs |
| Distance Learning?No Restrictions |
| Specific Courses Required?Not specified |
| Board Website Link www.ksbn.org |
| Notes |
| Kentucky |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?14/ year |
| Distance Learning? |
| Specific Courses Required?2 hours HIV, domestic violence |
| Board Website Link http://kbn.ky.gov/ce/ |
| Notes |
| Lousiana |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?The annual continuing education requirement is based on employment: 5 contact hours (full-time nursing practice), 10 contact hours (part-time nursing practice), or 15 contact hours (not employed or worked less than 160 hours) |
| Distance Learning?No Restrictions |
| Specific Courses Required?None specified |
| Board Website Link http://www.lsbn.state.la.us/ |
| Notes |
| Maine |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? No |
| How much and how often?N/A |
| Distance Learning?N/A |
| Specific Courses Required?N/A |
| Board Website Link http://www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/ |
| Notes |
| Maryland |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? No |
| How much and how often?N/A |
| Distance Learning? |
| Specific Courses Required?Not specified |
| Board Website Link http://www.mbon.org/Pages/default.aspx |
| Notes |
| Mississippi |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? No |
| How much and how often?NA |
| Distance Learning? |
| Specific Courses Required?NA |
| Board Website Link www.msbn.ms.gov/
|
| Notes |
| Missouri |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? No |
| How much and how often?N/A |
| Distance Learning? |
| Specific Courses Required?N/A |
| Board Website Link http://pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp |
| Notes |
| Nevada |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?30 hrs/2 years |
| Distance Learning?No Restrictions |
| Specific Courses Required?Bioterrorism course |
| Board Website Link http://www.nursingboard.state.nv.us |
| Notes |
| New Hampshire |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?30/2, 12/1 |
| Distance Learning?No Restrictions |
| Specific Courses Required?If ANRP- 30 hours for RN licensure, 30 additional hours specific to the area of advanced practice specialization, 5 of which must be related to pharmacology. Current certification in specialty will meet requirements for 30 continuing education hours for RN licensure. |
| Board Website Link https://www.oplc.nh.gov/nursing/ |
| Notes |
| New Jersey |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?30/2 |
| Distance Learning?No Restrictions |
| Specific Courses Required?Didactic, 1 ce organ and tissue donation, and clinical education |
| Board Website Link http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/Pages/default.aspx |
| Notes |
| New York |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? NO |
| How much and how often?N/A |
| Distance Learning?N/A |
| Specific Courses Required?N/A |
| Board Website Link http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/ |
| Notes |
| North Carolina |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?30/2 see column I |
| Distance Learning?No Restrictions |
| Specific Courses Required?Self-assessment dependent |
| Board Website Link http://www.ncnurses.org/education/ncna-provided-ce.dot |
| Notes |
| Ohio |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often? 24 / 2 years |
| Distance Learning?No Restrictions |
| Specific Courses Required?none specified |
| Board Website Link http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/ |
| Notes |
| Oklahoma |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?24/2 |
| Distance Learning?No Restrictions |
| Specific Courses Required?not specified |
| Board Website Link http://www.state.ok.us/nursing/ |
| Notes |
| Oregon |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?One time course |
| Distance Learning?No Restrictions |
| Specific Courses Required?See comment in column G |
| Board Website Link http://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Pages/rn-lpnlicensure.aspx |
| Notes |
| Rhode Island |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?10 / year |
| Distance Learning?No Restrictions |
| Specific Courses Required?varies |
| Board Website Link http://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=231 |
| Notes |
| South Dakota |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? No |
| How much and how often?N/A |
| Distance Learning? |
| Specific Courses Required?N/A |
| Board Website Link http://doh.sd.gov/Boards/nursing/FAQ.aspx |
| Notes |
| Tennessee |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? No |
| How much and how often?NA |
| Distance Learning? |
| Specific Courses Required?NA |
| Board Website Link https://www.tn.gov/health/ |
| Notes |
| Texas |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?20 hrs/2 yrs |
| Distance Learning?Not restricted |
| Specific Courses Required?Forensic Evidence Collection if practicing in ER. |
| Board Website Link http://www.bne.state.tx.us/ |
| Notes |
| Vermont |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? No |
| How much and how often?NA |
| Distance Learning? |
| Specific Courses Required?NA |
| Board Website Link https://www.ncsbn.org/Vermont.htm |
| Notes |
| Virginia |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?15 / year |
| Distance Learning? |
| Specific Courses Required?varies |
| Board Website Link https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing/ |
| Notes |
| Wyoming |
| Discipline Nursing |
| Do They Need Continuing Education? Yes |
| How much and how often?20 hrs/2 yrs |
| Distance Learning? |
| Specific Courses Required?Not specified |
| Board Website Link http://nursing.state.wy.us/ |
| Notes |
