Illinois Advanced Practice Registered Nurses CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
Illinois 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 Illinois Department of Professional Regulation Board of Nursing accepts courses from any provider who is ANCC accredited.
Continuing Education Requirement
The Illinois Department of Professional Regulation Board of Nursing accepts NetCE courses.
RNs, LPNs are required 20 contact hours every two years.
APNs are required 50 contact hours every two years. Licensees with prescriptive authority shall complete 3 hours on safe opioid prescribing practices every two years. Licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense Schedule II controlled substances are required 10 (5 hours annually) of the 50 contact hours to be in pharmacology.
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For More Information
Please contact the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation Board of Nursing at (800) 560-6420, or visit their website at http://www.idfpr.com/profs/Nursing.asp.
Additional information regarding your continuing education requirements may be found
at:
http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068013000A01300R.html -
RNs, LPNs, and APNs.
http://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/072005700K303.05.htm - APNs with
Schedule II controlled substances prescriptive or dispensing authority.
