RN (Registered Nurse) CE Requirements by State
Continuing education requirements for registered nurses, state by state — hours, renewal cycles, and official board sources.
Alabama24 hrs · Every 2 yearsAlaska30 hrs · Every 2 yearsArizona25 hrs · Every 4 yearsArkansas15 hrs · Every 2 yearsCalifornia30 hrs · Every 2 yearsColorado25 hrs · Every 2 yearsConnecticut2 hrs · Every 6 yearsDelaware30 hrs · Every 2 yearsDistrict of Columbia24 hrs · Every 2 yearsFlorida24 hrs · Every 2 yearsGeorgia30 hrs · Every 2 yearsHawaii25 hrs · Every 2 yearsIdaho25 hrs · Every 2 yearsIllinois20 hrs · Every 2 yearsIndiana25 hrs · Every 2 yearsIowa36 hrs · Every 3 yearsKansas30 hrs · Every 2 yearsKentucky14 hrs · Every yearLouisiana30 hrs · Every 2 yearsMaine25 hrs · Every 2 yearsMaryland30 hrs · Every 2 yearsMassachusetts15 hrs · Every 2 yearsMichigan25 hrs · Every 2 yearsMinnesota24 hrs · Every 2 yearsMississippi25 hrs · Every 2 yearsMissouri25 hrs · Every 2 yearsMontana25 hrs · Every 2 yearsNebraska20 hrs · Every 2 yearsNevada30 hrs · Every 2 yearsNew Hampshire30 hrs · Every 2 yearsNew Jersey30 hrs · Every 2 yearsNew Mexico30 hrs · Every 2 yearsNew York24 hrs · Every 3 yearsNorth Carolina15 hrs · Every 2 yearsNorth Dakota12 hrs · Every 2 yearsOhio24 hrs · Every 2 yearsOklahoma24 hrs · Every 2 yearsOregon25 hrs · Every 2 yearsPennsylvania30 hrs · Every 2 yearsRhode Island10 hrs · Every 2 yearsSouth Carolina30 hrs · Every 2 yearsSouth Dakota25 hrs · Every 2 yearsTennessee10 hrs · Every 2 yearsTexas20 hrs · Every 2 yearsUtah30 hrs · Every 2 yearsVermont20 hrs · Every 2 yearsVirginia30 hrs · Every 2 yearsWashington8 hrs · Every yearWest Virginia12 hrs · Every 2 yearsWisconsin25 hrs · Every 2 yearsWyoming25 hrs · Every 2 years