West Virginia Nurses CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
West Virginia 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 West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses and West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses accepts courses from any provider who is ANCC accredited.
NetCE is an approved provider of continuing education through CE Broker for RNs and APRNs, Provider #50-2405. NetCE will electronically report successful course completions to CE Broker.
Continuing Education Requirement
Attention West Virginia RNs and APRNs: Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order 10-20 on March 23, 2020, the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses will temporarily suspend rules in order to expedite licensure. For the duration of the State of Emergency, there will be a temporary suspension of the rule that requires a license to be renewed. As soon as the Governor lifts the State of Emergency, or there is notice that the suspension is ended, licensees will have to comply with the law and rule as originally passed by the legislature. The Board will notify all licensees at that time. As this information is subject to change, please check back regularly. For more information, please visit https://wvrnboard.wv.gov/Pages/COVID-19-Information.aspx.
NetCE is an approved provider through CE Broker for RNs and APRNs, Provider
#50-2405.
NetCE will electronically report successful course completions to CE
Broker.
RNs are required 12 contact hours each year, 2 of which must be related to mental health conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans. Licensees authorized to prescribe, dispense, and/or administer controlled substances are required 3 hours of drug diversion training at initial licensure, and 1 hour every renewal thereafter.
APRNs are required 24 contact hours each year, 12 of which must be in pharmacotherapeutics and 12 must be clinical management practice.
LPNs are required 24 contact hours every two years, 3 of which in chemical dependence/substance abuse disorders and 2 must be related to mental health conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans. One-time requirement of 2 contact hours in end-of-life care with pain management at initial renewal.
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For More Information
RNs and APRNs may contact the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses at (304) 744-0900, or visit their website at http://www.wvrnboard.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx. LPNs may contact the West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses at (304) 558-3572 or (877) 558-5767, or visit their website at http://www.lpnboard.state.wv.us/.
Additional information regarding your continuing education requirements may be found
at:
http://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/readfile.aspx?DocId=19131&Format=PDF -
RNs.
http://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/readfile.aspx?DocId=24785&Format=PDF -
APRNs.
http://www.lpnboard.statwv.us/10-06.PDF - LPNs.
