Arkansas CE Requirements for License Renewal
As a nurse in the state of Arkansas, you are required to earn continuing education to renew your active license. All of our CE activities are accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). To assist you in meeting your state’s continuing education requirements, we have added links to related topics. Please ensure that any activity meets the requirements of your state board of nursing.
Renewal Requirements
RN
- Every two years
- 15 practice focused contact hours from a nationally recognized or state continuing education approval body recognized by the ASBN
LPN
- Every two years
- 15 practice focused contact hours from a nationally recognized or state continuing education approval body recognized by the ASBN
Advanced Practice
- Advanced practice registered nurses with prescriptive authority must complete an additional 5 contact hours of pharmacotherapeutics related to specialty certification.
- All APRNs issued a certificate of prescriptive authority after December 31, 2015, shall obtain a minimum of three (3) hours of prescribing education which includes information on maintaining professional boundaries and the prescribing rules, regulations, and laws that apply to APRNs in the state within two (2) years of issuance of the prescriptive authority certificate. In order to meet this requirement, you will need to complete two courses, Advanced Practice Nursing in Arkansas (2 contact hours) and Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse (1 contact hour). The link to these MANDATORY courses is located on the ASBN website at www.arsbn.org.
- APRNs with prescriptive authority shall complete five (5) contact hours of pharmacotherapeutics continuing education in the APRN’s area of certification each biennium prior to license renewal. Two (2) of the prescribing hours must contain information related to maintaining professional boundaries and the prescribing rules, regulations, and laws that apply to APRNs in Arkansas. In order to meet this requirement, you will need to complete the course Advanced Practice Nursing in Arkansas (2 contact hours). This must be completed prior to the renewal of your license.
Visit the Arkansas State Board of Nursing for more information on your renewal requirements.
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