Ohio Advanced Practice Registered Nurses CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

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

Continuing Education Requirement

Attention Ohio Nurses: House Bill HB 404, effective November 22, 2020, authorizes the Board to extend the expiration dates of certain licenses to July 1, 2021. Licensed Practical Nurses renewal periods fall between March 9, 2020 - April 1, 2021, HB 404 extended the renewal deadline to July 1, 2021 and must be renewed or it will lapse on July 2, 2021. For more information, please visit: https://nursing.ohio.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/HB-404-Extensions.pdf.

The Ohio Board of Nursing accepts NetCE courses.

RNs and LPNs are required 24 contact hours every two years, 1 of which must be directly related to the laws and rules of the Ohio Nurse Practice Act (Category A).

APRNs CE contact hours must be obtained between November 1, 2019 and October 31, 2021 in order to renew your APRN license by October 31, 2021. Starting November 1, 2019, APRNs must complete 24 hours of CE for each APRN license. For an APRN-CNP, APRN-CNS, or APRN-CNM, at least 12 or those hours must include CE in advanced pharmacology (Section 4723.24 (C), ORC). The 24 hours of CE required to renew each APRN license are in addition to the 24 hours of CE required to renew the RN license.

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For More Information

Please contact the Ohio Board of Nursing at (614) 466-3947, or visit their website at http://www.nursing.ohio.gov.

Additional information regarding your continuing education requirements may be found at:
http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/4723-14-03v1 - RNs and LPNs.
https://nursing.ohio.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/OhioBoardCE.pdf - RN and LPN CE FAQs.
http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/4723-8 - APRNs
http://nursing.ohio.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/OhioBoardCEforAPRNs1.0.pdf - APRN CE FAQs.