New York CE Requirements for License Renewal

New-York.jpegAs a nurse in the state of New York, you are required to earn continuing education to renew your active license.

Renewal Requirements

RN

  • Every four years
    • Infection control coursework (if you did not graduate from a NYSED nursing program after September 1990)
  • One-time requirement
    • 2 hours on the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment (if you did not graduate from a NYSED nursing program in the last 4 years)
LPN
  • Every four years
    • Infection control coursework (if you did not graduate from a NYSED nursing program after September 1990)

Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists who prescribe controlled substances under a facility DEA registration number

  • Every 3 years
    • 3 hours on pain management, palliative care, and addiction

Visit the NYSED Office of the Professions: Nursing for more information on your renewal requirements.
 

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