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.
In addition to our ANCC accreditation, NetCE is an approved provider through the District of Columbia Health Professional Licensing Administration Board of Nursing, CE Broker Provider #50-2405. NetCE will electronically report successful course completions to CE Broker.
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Continuing Education Requirement
RNs and APRNs: Required 24 contact hours every two year licensing period, 3 of which must be in HIV/AIDS; APRNs must also complete 15 of the 24 hours in pharmacology. As a condition of license renewal, registration, or certification, licensees are required to complete 2 hours of instruction in cultural competency focusing on patients who identify as LGBTQ.
LPNs: Required 18 contact hours every two year licensing period, 3 of which must be in HIV/AIDS. As a condition of license renewal, registration, or certification, licensees are required to complete 2 hours of instruction in cultural competency focusing on patients who identify as LGBTQ.
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.
