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Address: 770 Washington Ave., RSA Plaza, Suite 250 Montgomery, AL 36104-3808
Phone/Fax: 334.242.4060; 334.242.4360
Website: http://www.abn.state.al.us
CE Require-ments: All nurses: 24 contact hours are required for every 2-year renewal period. A maximum of 12 of those hours can be independent study; any number of the 24 hours can be attended continuing education activities. All 24 contact hours must be earned within the specified earning period: For RNs, it is October 1st through September 30th of even-numbered years; for LPNs, it is October 1st through September 30th of odd-numbered years. For the first license renewal period, nurses must earn an additional 4 hours of board-provided continuing education related to board functions, the Nurse Practice Act, regulations, professional conduct, and accountability. Also for the first renewal period, the CE requirement is prorated according to the month and year of original licensure. To see how many contact hours are required (in addition to the 4 board-provided hours), see the table at http://www.abn.state.al.us/main/ce/ProratedCE.htm. If 6 months or less remain before the next earning period at the point when the nurse is originally licensed, CE is not required until the next earning period.
Address: 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1500 Anchorage, AK 99501-3567
Phone/Fax: 907.269.8161; 907.269.8196
Website: http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pnur.htm
CE Require-ments: Within each 2-year period, nurses must complete two of the following: 30 contact hours of CE, 30 hours of participation in professional activities, and/or 320 hours of nursing employment. Note: In lieu of meeting the above requirements, licensees may qualify for alternative methods of continuing competency. All licenses and authorizations expire on November 30 (RNs) or September 30 (LPNs) of even-numbered years regardless of when first issued, except that new licenses issued within 90 days of the expiration date will be issued to the next biennium. RNs who receive their original license on or after December 1 of odd-numbered years and LPNs who receive their original license on or after October 1 of odd-numbered years are not required to provide proof of continuing competency for their first renewal.
Address: 4747 North 7th Street, Suite 200 Phoenix, AZ 85014-3655
Phone/Fax: 602.889.5150; 602.889.5155
Website: http://www.azbn.gov
CE Require-ments: None at this time. However, there is a practice requirement: The Board requires licensees to practice in some manner for at least 960 hours every 5 years, either as an employee or a volunteer, to renew or obtain licensure. This equates to 24 weeks of full-time practice every 5 years.
Address: University Tower Building, 1123 S. University Ave. Suite 800, Little Rock, AR 72204-1619
Phone/Fax: 501.686.2700; 501.686.2714
Website: http://www.arsbn.org
CE Require-ments: Nurses must earn 15 contact hours during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date. If the first renewal cycle is less than 24 months, there is no continuing education requirement for that first renewal period. (Licensees born in even-numbered years renew their licenses by the last day of their birth month in even-numbered years. Licensees born in odd-numbered years renew their licenses by the last day of their birth month in odd-numbered years.) Instead of earning 15 contact hours, nurses can fulfill the requirements by achieving a nationally recognized certification or recertification or by completing academic courses in nursing or in a related field.
Address: 1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite N217 Sacramento, CA 95834-1924
Phone/Fax: 916.322.3350; 916.574.8632
Website: http://www.rn.ca.gov
CE Require-ments: RNs must complete a minimum of 30 contact hours in every 2-year renewal period. Courses taken for college or university credit can be used for RN continuing education, with one quarter unit equal to 10 contact hours and one semester unit equal to 15 contact hours. For the first renewal period after licensure by examination, nurses are exempt from the CE requirement. Each 2-year renewal period ends on or before the last day of the month following the licensee’s birth month, beginning with the second birthday following the date on which the license was issued.
Address: 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 205 Sacramento, CA 95833-2945
Phone/Fax: 916.263.7800; 916.263.7855
Website: http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/osfacts.htm
CE Require-ments: After the first renewal, LVNs must complete 30 contact hours within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of renewal. Each 2-year renewal period ends on or before the last day of the month following the licensee’s birth month, beginning with the second birthday following the date on which the license was issued.
Address: 1560 Broadway, Suite 1350 Denver, CO 80202-5146
Phone/Fax: 303.894.2430; 303.894.2821
Website: http://www.dora.state.co.us/nursing
CE Require-ments: None at this time. Half of all RN licenses expire on September 30 of even-numbered years; the other half expire on September 30 of odd-numbered years. All LPN licenses expire on June 30 of even-numbered years.
Address: 410 Capitol Avenue, MS# 12 APP PO Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone/Fax: 860.509.7603; 860.509.8457
Website: http://www.state.ct.us/dph
CE Require-ments: None at this time. RN and LPN licenses issued by the Practitioner Licensing and Investigations Section of the Connecticut Department of Public Health expire in the first birth month following issuance and are renewable annually thereafter.
Address: 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Suite 203 Dover, DE 19904-2467
Phone/Fax: 302.739.4515; 302.739.2711
Website: http://www.professionallicensing.state.de.us/boards/nursing/
CE Require-ments: 30 contact hours are required for RNs and 24 for LPNs for each 2-year renewal period. There is also a practice requirement: All applicants must have practiced 1,000 hours in the past 5 years or 400 hours in the past 2 years or have completed a refresher course in the past 2 years. Applicants licensed by examination during the renewal cycle are exempt from the CE requirement for the first cycle. RN licenses are valid for 2 calendar years expiring each odd-numbered year on December 31. LPN licenses are valid for 2 calendar years expiring each even-numbered year on December 31.
Address: Health Professional Licensing Administration Department of Health 717 14 Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005-3212
Phone/Fax: 202.724.4900; 202.727.8241
Website: http://www.dchealth.dc.gov
CE Require-ments: RNs must earn 24 contact hours during each 2-year renewal period. RN licenses expire on June 30 of each even-numbered year. LPN licenses expire on June 30 of each odd-numbered year.
Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C02 Tallahassee, FL 32399-3250
Phone/Fax: 850.245.4125; 850.245.4172
Website: http://ww2.doh.state.fl.us/mqaservices/
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs must complete 25 hours of continuing education during each 2-year renewal period, including 2 hours on prevention of medical errors. HIV/AIDS is a one-time, 1-hour requirement to be completed prior to the first renewal. Domestic violence is a 2-hour requirement every third renewal. For example, if you renew your license on January 31, 2007, you are required to complete the Domestic Violence CE before the January 31, 2011, renewal. RN licenses expire on April 30 of odd-numbered years; LPN licenses expire on July 31 of odd-numbered years.
Address: 237 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA 31217-3858
Phone/Fax: 478.207.2440; 478.207.1354
Website: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/rn
CE Require-ments: None at this time. Licenses expire every two years.
Address: King Kalakaua Building 335 Merchant Street, Room 301 Honolulu, HI 96813-2921
Phone/Fax: 808.586.3000; 808.586.2689
Website: http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/nursing
CE Require-ments: None at this time. RN and LPN licenses expire on June 30 of odd-numbered years.
Address: 2280 North 8th Street, Suite 210 Boise, ID 83702-5897
Phone/Fax: 208.334.3110; 208.334.3262
Website: http://www2.state.id.us/ibn
CE Require-ments: None at this time. RN licenses expire on August 31 of odd-numbered years; LPN licenses expire on August 31 of even-numbered years.
Address: Division of Professional Regulation - LMU1 320 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor Springfield, IL 62701-1142
Phone/Fax: 217.785.0800; 217.782.7645
Website: http://www.dpr.state.il.us
CE Require-ments: None at this time. RN licenses expire on May 31 of even-numbered years; LPN licenses expire on January 31 of odd-numbered years.
Address: Professional Licensing Agency (Attn: Indiana State Board of Nursing) 402 West Washington Street, Room W072 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2298
Phone/Fax: 317.234.2043; 317.233.4236
Website: http://www.in.gov/pla/bandc/isbn/
CE Require-ments: None at this time. RN licenses expire on October 31 of odd-numbered years; LPN licenses expire on October 31 of even-numbered years.
Address: Riverpoint Business Park 400 SW 8th Street, Suite B Des Moines, IA 50309-4685
Phone/Fax: 515.281.3255; 515.281.4825
Website: http://www.state.ia.us/government/nursing
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs must complete 36 contact hours for license renewal. RN and LPN licenses expire every 3 years; renewal is due 30 days prior to the 15th of the licensee’s birth month. Also, any licensee who regularly examines, attends, counsels, or treats children or dependent adults in Iowa is required to complete 2 hours of training related to the identification and reporting of child/dependent adult abuse every 5 years.
Address: Landon State Office Building 900 SW Jackson Street, Suite 1051 Topeka, KS 66612-1230
Phone/Fax: 785.296.4929; 785.296.3929
Website: http://www.ksbn.org
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs must complete 30 contact hours within each 2-year renewal period. CE requirements are waived for those who are newly licensed by examination in Kansas seeking first renewal. The expiration date for each license is the last day of the month of the licensee’s birthday. The renewal date for each licensee whose year of birth is an odd-numbered year is in each odd-numbered year. The renewal date for each licensee whose year of birth is an even-numbered year is in each even-numbered year.
Address: 312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40222-4925
Phone/Fax: 502.429.3300; 502.429.3311
Website: http://www.kbn.ky.gov
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs must complete 14 contact hours per year, earned during November 1 through October 31 of a current licensure period. There are several alternatives to the 14-hour requirement, including national certification. In addition, nurses licensed in Kentucky have a one-time requirement to earn 3 contact hours of approved domestic violence CE within 3 years of initial licensure plus 2 hours of mandatory HIV/AIDS CE once every 10 years. Nurses must renew their license by October 31 of each year. All nurses are exempt from earning CE hours for their first Kentucky renewal.
Address: 5207 Essen Lane, Suite 6 Baton Rouge, LA 70809-3565
Phone/Fax: 225.763.3570; 225.763.3580
Website: http://www.lsbn.state.la.us
CE Require-ments: RNs employed full-time must complete 5 contact hours per year; those employed 160 or more hours per year must complete 10 contact hours. Those employed for less than 160 hours per year must complete 15 contact hours. Exceptions can be made for board-approved certifications. Each one-year licensure period begins February 1 and ends January 31.
Address: 3421 North Causeway Boulevard, Suite 505 Metairie, LA 70002-3715
Phone/Fax: 504.838.5791; 504.838.5279
Website: http://www.lsbpne.com
CE Require-ments: None at this time for LPNs. LPN licenses expire on January 31 of each year and must be renewed annually on or before that date.
Address: 161 Capitol Street Augusta, ME 04333-6232
Phone/Fax: 207.287.1133; 207.287.1149
Website: http://www.maine.gov/boardofnursing
CE Require-ments: None at this time. Licenses expire each year in the month of the licensee’s date of birth.
Address: 4140 Patterson Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215-2254
Phone/Fax: 410.585.1900; 410.358.3530
Website: http://www.mbon.org
CE Require-ments: None at this time. Licenses expire each year on the 28th day of the licensee’s birth month.
Address: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Health Professions Licensure 239 Causeway Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02114-2130
Phone/Fax: 617.973.0800 or 800.414.0168; 617.973.0984
Website: http://www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/rn
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs must earn 15 contact hours every 2 years. RN licenses expire on the licensee’s date of birth in even-numbered years; LPN licenses expire on the licensee’s date of birth in odd-numbered years. There is no CE requirement for the first renewal.
Address: 611 West Ottawa Street, 1st Floor Lansing, MI 48933-1070
Phone/Fax: 517.335.0918; 517.373.2179
Website: http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs must earn 25 contact hours every 2 years, including at least 1 contact hour in pain and pain symptom management during each renewal period. There are several alternatives to the 25-hour requirement, including national certification. Nursing licenses are renewed every 2 years by March 31. Continuing education is not required during the first licensure cycle.
Address: 2829 University Avenue SE, Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55414-3250
Phone/Fax: 612.617.2270; 612.617.2190
Website: http://www.nursingboard.state.mn.us
CE Require-ments: RNs must earn 24 contact hours during each 2-year renewal period; LPNs must earn 12 contact hours during each 2-year renewal period. Each 2-year period ends on the last day of the licensee’s birth month in even-numbered years if the licensee was born in an even-numbered year or in odd-numbered years if the licensee was born in an odd-numbered year.
Address: 1935 Lakeland Drive, Suite B Jackson, MS 39216-5014
Phone/Fax: 601.944.4826; 601.364.2352
Website: http://www.msbn.state.ms.us
CE Require-ments: None at this time. Nurses who have not practiced nursing in the past 5 years must demonstrate competency in one of several ways, one of which is earning 20 contact hours in the 2-year period preceding license renewal. RN licenses expire December 31 of even-numbered years; LPN licenses expire December 31 of odd-numbered years.
Address: 3605 Missouri Boulevard, PO Box 656 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656
Phone/Fax: 573.751.0681; 573.751.0075
Website: http://pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp
CE Require-ments: None at this time. Licenses expire every 2 years, for RNs on April 30 of odd-numbered years and for LPNs on May 31 of even-numbered years.
Address: 301 South Park Avenue, Room 430 Helena, MT 59601-6282
Phone/Fax: 406.841.2340; 406.841.2305
Website: http://mt.gov/dli/nur/
CE Require-ments: None at this time. Licenses expire every 2 years. RN licenses expire December 31 of odd-numbered years. LPN licenses expire December 31 of even-numbered years.
Address: HHS Regulation and Licensure Credentialing Division 301 Centennial Mall South, 3rd Floor Lincoln, NE 68509-2529
Phone/Fax: 402.471.4376; 402.471.1066
Website: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/nursing/rn-lpn/rn-lpn.htm
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs must earn 20 contact hours per 2-year renewal period. RN licenses expire on October 31 of each even-numbered year; LPN licenses expire on October 31 of each odd-numbered year.
Address: 5011 Meadowood Mall Way, Suite 201 Reno, NV 89502-6547
Phone/Fax: 888.590.6726; 775.688.2628
Website: http://www.nursingboard.state.nv.us
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs must earn 30 contact hours per 2-year renewal period, including a one-time requirement of 4 contact hours of bioterrorism content. Licenses expire in the licensee’s birth month every other year.
Address: 21 South Fruit Street, Suite 16 Concord, NH 03301-2428
Phone/Fax: 603.271.2323; 603.271.6605
Website: http://www.state.nh.us/nursing
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs must earn 30 contact hours per 2-year renewal period. Licenses must be renewed every 2 years, before midnight of the licensee’s date of birth.
Address: 124 Halsey Street Newark, NJ 07102-3017
Phone/Fax: 973.504.6430; 973.648.3481
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/nursing.htm
CE Require-ments: Beginning with 2008 renewals, RNs and LPNs will be required to have earned 30 contact hours during the previous 2-year renewal period.
Address: 6301 Indian School Road NE, Suite 710 Albuquerque, NM 87110-8188
Phone/Fax: 505.841.8340; 505.841.8347
Website: http://www.bon.state.nm.us
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs are required to complete 30 hours of approved CE within the 2 years immediately preceding license expiration
Address: Division of Professional Licensing Services Nurse Unit, 89 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12234-1000
Phone/Fax: 518.474.3817, ext. 280; 518.474.3398
Website: http://www.nysed.gov/prof/nurse.htm
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs must complete infection control training every 4 years. RNs must complete 2 hours of coursework or training in the identification and reporting of child abuse once.
Address: 3724 National Dr., Suite 201 Raleigh, NC 27612-4878
Phone/Fax: 919.782.3211; 919.781.9461
Website: http://www.ncbon.com/
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs must earn 30 contact hours during each 2-year renewal cycle. There are several alternatives to the 30-hour requirement, including national certification.
Address: 919 South 7 Street, Suite 504 Bismarck, ND 58504-5881
Phone/Fax: 701.328.9777; 701.328.9785
Website: http://www.ndbon.org
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs must earn 12 contact hours within each 2-year renewal period. For the first renewal period of nurses licensed by examination, there is no CE requirement. Nursing licenses are valid for 2 calendar years and must be renewed before December 31 of the second year and every 2 years thereafter.
Address: 17 South High Street, Suite 400 Columbus, OH 43215-7410
Phone/Fax: 614.466.3947; 614.466.0388
Website: http://www.nursing.ohio.gov
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs must earn 24 contact hours during every 2-year reporting period including 1 contact hour related to Chapter 4723, 1-23, of the Ohio nurse practice code and rules. For the first renewal period of nurses licensed by examination, there is no CE requirement. RN licenses expire on August 31 of odd-numbered years; LPN licenses expire on August 31 of even-numbered years.
Address: 2915 North Classen Boulevard, Suite 524 Oklahoma City, OK 73106-5458
Phone/Fax: 405.962.1800; 405.962.1821
Website: http://www.youroklahoma.com/nursing
CE Require-ments: None at this time. Licenses are renewed every 2 years.
Address: 800 Oregon Street NE, Suite 465 Portland, OR 97232-2162
Phone/Fax: 971.673.0685; 971.673.0684
Website: http://www.osbn.state.or.us
CE Require-ments: Nurses are required to earn 7 contact hours of pain management-related content once, including 1 hour provided by the Oregon Pain Management Commission. Nursing licenses expire on the licensee’s date of birth, in even-numbered years for those born in an even-numbered year and in odd-numbered years for those born in an odd-numbered year.
Address: 2601 North 3 Street Harrisburg, PA 17110-2056
Phone/Fax: 717.783.7142; 717.783.0822
Website: http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/
CE Require-ments: RNs will be required to earn 30 contact hours per 2-year license period, but the effective date has yet to be determined. RN licenses expire either on April 30 or October 31 every 2 years; LPN licenses expire on June 30 of even-numbered years.
Address: Office of Health Professionals Regulation 3 Capitol Hill, Room 105 Providence, RI 02908-5034
Phone/Fax: 401.222.5700; 401.222.3352
Website: http://www.health.ri.gov/hsr/professions/nurses.php
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs must earn 10 contact hours during every 2-year renewal cycle. Licenses are renewed every 2 years on odd- or even-numbered years depending on the licensee’s license number.
Address: 110 Centerview Drive, Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29210-8432
Phone/Fax: 803.896.4550; 803.896.4525
Website: http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/nursing
CE Require-ments: Nurses must complete 30 contact hours during every 2-year licensure period. Licenses expire on April 30 every 2 years.
Address: 4305 South Louise Avenue, Suite 201 Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3115
Phone/Fax: 605.362.2760; 605.362.2768
Website: http://www.state.sd.us/doh/nursing
CE Require-ments: None at this time. Licenses expire every 2 years on the licensee’s date of birth.
Address: 227 French Landing Drive, Suite 300 Nashville, TN 37228-1608
Phone/Fax: 615.532.3201; 615.741.7899
Website: http://www2.state.tn.us/health/Boards/Nursing/index.htm
CE Require-ments: None at this time. Licenses expire every 2 years on the last day of the licensee’s birth month.
Address: 333 Guadalupe Street, Suite 3-460 Austin, TX 78701-3944
Phone/Fax: 512.305.7400; 512.305.7401
Website: http://www.bne.state.tx.us
CE Require-ments: Nurses must earn 20 contact hours prior to renewing their license every 2 years. First-time licensees by examination and endorsement are exempt from this requirement for their first renewal. There is also a one-time requirement of 2 contact hours of bioterrorism content that must be completed prior to August 2007.
Address: 160 East 300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111-2305
Phone/Fax: 801.530.6628; 801.530.6511
Website: http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/nurse.aspx
CE Require-ments: RNs and LPNs must have practiced no less than 400 hours or have completed 30 contact hours or have practiced no less than 200 hours and completed 15 contact hours during the 2 years preceding renewal.
Address: 81 River Street Montpelier, VT 05602-3792
Phone/Fax: 802.828.2396; 802.828.2484
Website: http://www.vtprofessionals.org/opr1/nurses
CE Require-ments: None at this time. RN licenses expire on March 31 of odd-numbered years; LPN licenses expire on January 1 of even-numbered years.
Address: 6603 West Broad Street, 5th Floor Richmond, VA 23230-1712
Phone/Fax: 804.662.9909; 804.662.9512
Website: http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing/
CE Require-ments: None at this time. Licenses expire every 2 years.
Address: Washington State Department of Health 310 Israel Road Tumwater, WA 98501-5567
Phone/Fax: 360.236.4700; 360.236.4818
Website: https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/hpqa1/hps6/Nursing/default.htm
CE Require-ments: None at this time. RN and LPN licenses expire each year on the licensee’s date of birth.
Address: 101 Dee Dr., Suite 102 Charleston, WV 25311-1620
Phone/Fax: 304.558.3596; 304.558.3666
Website: http://www.wvrnboard.com
CE Require-ments: RNs must earn 30 contact hours every 2 years and report CE activities in odd-numbered years. RNs also have a one-time requirement to earn 2 contact hours in end-of-life care including pain management. Beginning Jan 1, 2008, RNs must earn 12 contact hours during each 1-year renewal period. RN licenses expire on December 31 each year.
Phone/Fax: 304.558.3572; 304.558.4367
Website: http://www.lpnboard.state.wv.us/
CE Require-ments: LPNs are required to complete 24 contact hours of continuing education and engage in 400 clock hours of LPN practice in each 2-year reporting period. Reporting is done in the even-numbered years. LPNs also have a one-time requirement to earn 2 contact hours in end-of-life care including pain management. LPN licenses expire on June 30 each year.
Address: 1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 112 Madison, WI 53703-3041
Phone/Fax: 608.266.0145; 608.261.7083
Website: http://www.drl.state.wi.us
CE Require-ments: None at this time. RN licenses expire February 28(29) in even-numbered years; LPN licenses expire April 30 of odd-numbered years.
Address: 1810 Pioneer Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82001-4407
Phone/Fax: 307.777.7601; 307.777.3519
Website: http://nursing.state.wy.us/
CE Require-ments: Nurses must have practiced at least 1,600 hours in the past 5 years or a minimum of 500 hours in the past 2 years. Those who have not done so can renew their license if they complete 20 contact hours in the past 2 years or take a refresher course. RN and LPN licenses expire on December 31 of even-numbered years.
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