Dist. Columbia Advanced Practice Registered Nurses CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

Dist. Columbia Nurses

In support of improving patient care, NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The District of Columbia Health Professional Licensing Administration Board of Nursing accepts courses from any provider who is ANCC accredited.

Continuing Education Requirement

NetCE is an approved provider through CE Broker, Provider #50-2405. 
NetCE will electronically report successful course completions to CE Broker.

RNs are required 24 contact hours every two years, 3 of which must be in HIV/AIDS and 2 of which must be in cultural competency focusing on patients who identify as LGBTQ.

APRNs are required 24 contact hours every two years, 15 of which must be in pharmacology, 3 of which must be in HIV/AIDS and 2 of which must be in cultural competency focusing on patients who identify as LGBTQ.

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LPNs are required 18 contact hours every two years, 3 of which must be in HIV/AIDS and 2 of which must be in cultural competency focusing on patients who identify as LGBTQ.

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All Accreditations and Approvals
License Renewal Instructions

All licensees must complete 10% of the total hours required for renewal on topics designated by the Director of the DOH as a public health priority. RNs and APRNs must complete 2.4 hours and LPNs must complete 1.8 hours.
Current topics include:

• Responsible opioid prescribing and effective pain management;
• Nutrition and obesity prevention;
• Identifying and reporting abuse (child and adult), neglect (child and adult), human trafficking, and domestic violence;
• Sexual health (including sexual history, discussing sexual experiences, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS, HPV vaccines, connections to cancer, latent tuberculosis, safe sex, and birth control);
• Ethics and appropriate patient interactions (including boundaries, patient privacy, and telehealth communication);
• Smoking, vaping, and tobacco (including dangers, smoking cessation, and non-smoke tobacco products);
• Preparing patients for an emergency and handling vulnerable populations in an emergency;
• Identifying impairment (physical or mental) in patients and providers (including complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act);
• Vaccinations (including legal requirements and appropriate exemptions); and
• Implicit bias, cultural competence, and Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in health care.

For More Information

Please contact the District of Columbia Health Professional Licensing Administration Board of Nursing at (202) 442-4845 or (877) 672-2174, or visit their website at https://doh.dc.gov/lpn-application-package.

Additional information regarding your continuing education requirements may be found at:
http://doh.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/registered_nursing.pdf - RNs and APRNs.
http://doh.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/nurse_practitioner.pdf - APRN Pharmacology.
http://doh.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/Nursing_Licensed_Practical_Nurses.pdf - LPNs.