Alaska CE Requirements for License Renewal
As a nurse in the state of Alaska, you are required to earn continuing education to renew your active license. Please visit the Alaska Board of Nursing website for further information and updates. Thank you.
Renewal Requirements
RN
- Every two years
- 30 contact hours of continuing education (certified by ANCC, ANA, AMA, a nurse practitioner or nurse anesthetist certifying body or approved by another Board of Nursing)
- No more than 10 contact hours may be earned through in-service nursing education offered by a licensed health care facility; continuing education must be earned in one of the following areas: nursing practice areas & special health care problems; biological, physical, or behavioral sciences, legal or ethical aspects of health care; management or administration of health care personnel & patient care or subjects approved by the board that are required as part of a formal nursing program but that are more advanced than those completed for original licensure.
LPN
- Every two years
- 30 contact hours of continuing education (certified by ANCC, ANA, AMA, a nurse practitioner or nurse anesthetist certifying body or approved by another Board of Nursing).
- No more than 10 contact hours may be earned through in-service nursing education offered by a licensed health care facility; continuing education must be earned in one of the following areas: nursing practice areas & special health care problems; biological, physical, or behavioral sciences, legal or ethical aspects of health care; management or administration of health care personnel & patient care or subjects approved by the board that are required as part of a formal nursing program but that are more advanced than those completed for original licensure.
Advanced Practice
- Every two years
- At least 60 contact hours of continuing education, including 15 contact hours of education in advanced pharmacology and clinical management of drug therapy for prescriptive authority.
***If you hold a current DEA registration, 2 hours of education in pain management and opioid use and addiction in the two year renewal period is required. ***
Meet your license renewal requirements
NCPD Acute Pain Management for People with Opioid Use Disorder
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1.5 contact hours
NCPD Opioid Use Disorder: Pathophysiology, Assessment and Effective Interventions
AJN, American Journal of Nursing,1.5 contact hours
Additional CE Resources
Visit the
Alaska Board of Nursing for more information on your CE requirements.
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