Massachusetts CE Requirements for License Renewal
As a nurse in the state of Massachusetts, you are required to earn continuing education to renew your active license.
Renewal Requirements
RN
- Every two years
- 15 hours of continuing education
- Initial training and education in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease and dementia (one-time course, no specified number of hours). Licensees applying to renew a license must complete the course by November 7, 2022
- Domestic and Sexual Violence Training (Chapter 260) course provided by Massachusetts State.
LPN
- Every two years
- 15 hours of continuing education
- Initial training and education in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease and dementia (one-time course, no specified number of hours). Licensees applying to renew a license must complete the course by November 7, 2022
- Domestic and Sexual Violence Training (Chapter 260) course provided by Massachusetts State.
Advanced Practice
- Every two years
- 15 hours of continuing education in the advanced practice nurse role
- Initial training and education in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease and dementia (one-time course, no specified number of hours). Licensees applying to renew a license must complete the course by November 7, 2022
- Domestic and Sexual Violence Training (Chapter 260) course provided by Massachusetts State.
Meet your license renewal requirements
NCPD Advance Care Planning and Anticipatory Decision Making in Patients with Alzheimer Disease
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, 1.0 contact hour
NCPD Acute Care for Patients with Dementia
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1.5 contact hours
NCPD When Alzheimer Disease Strikes Early
Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!, 2.0 contact hours
NCPD The Long Journey of Alzheimer's Disease
Journal of Christian Nursing, 2.0 contact hours
Additional CE Resources
Visit the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing for more information on your renewal requirements.
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