North Dakota Advanced Practice Registered Nurses CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

North Dakota 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 North Dakota Board of Nursing accepts courses from any provider who is ANCC accredited.

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

Continuing Education Requirement

RNs and LPNs are required 12 contact hours every two years.

APRNs are required 12 contact hours every two years. APRNs authorized to prescribe are required an additional 15 contact hours in pharmacology. These contact hours may fulfill the nursing renewal continuing education requirement.

Beginning with DEA initial registrations or renewals starting June 27, 2023, all DEA-registered practitioners (with the exception of DVM-only license holders) are required 8 hours on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including the appropriate clinical use of all FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of a substance use disorder, one-time only.

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For More Information

Please contact the North Dakota Board of Nursing at (701) 328-9777, or visit their website at https://www.ndbon.org/.

Additional information regarding your continuing education requirements may be found at:
https://www.ndbon.org/Education/ContinuingEd/Renewal.asp - All Licensees.
https://www.ndbon.org/FAQ/RenewalRequirements.asp - Renewal FAQs for All Licensees.
https://www.ndbon.org/FAQ/Advanced%20Practice.asp - Renewal FAQs for APRNs with and without prescriptive authority.
https://www.legis.nd.gov/information/acdata/pdf/54-02-05.pdf - RNs and LPNs (Rule NDAC 54-02-05-08)
https://www.legis.nd.gov/information/acdata/pdf/54-05-03.1.pdf - APRNs with and without prescriptive authority (Rules NDAC 54-05-03.1-06 through -11)