What are California's State CE Requirements?

Licensed Vocational Nurses

• LVNs are required to complete 30 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years.

Registered Nurses

• RNs are required to complete 30 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years.
• • 1 hour of implicit bias training, one-time only, within the first two years of licensure. This is the only continuing education required for the first license renewal after taking the national licensing exam.
  • Newly Licensed RNs are exempt from the 30 contact hour requirement, with the exception of the 1 contact hour implicit bias training that is to be completed within their first two years of licensure, per Bill AB1407 Chapter 445

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

• APRNs are required to complete 30 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years.
• APRNs who provide primary care to a patient population 25% or more of which is 65+ years of age shall certify that they have completed at least 20% of all mandatory CE hours in the field of gerontology, the special care needs of patients with dementia, or the care of older patients every two years.
• APRNs with prescriptive authority are required to complete 3 contact hours on Schedule II controlled substances, and the risks of addiction
• Certified Nurse Midwives are required to complete 2 contact hours on Schedule II controlled substances and neonatal abstinence syndrome
  
  • Newly licensed APRNs are exempt from the 30 contact hour requirement, with the exception of the 1 contact hour implicit bias training that is to be completed within their first two years of licensure per Bill AB1407 Chapter 445

If you are an RN or LVN, a one-time payment of $49.99 includes unlimited access to all of Nursing CE Central's RN / LVN course offerings for an entire year. This means you can take as many courses as you need to renew your California RN / LVN license, and you have the freedom to take even more courses to further expand your knowledge. We've even created the California Renewal Bundle (included with enrollment), which contains all 30 contact hours in one convenient bundle.

If you are ready to begin your continuing education for your California RN/ LVN license renewal, click here to enroll now!

If you are an APRN, a one-time payment of $149.99 includes unlimited access to all of Nursing CE Central's APRN and RN / LVN course offerings for an entire year. This means you can take as many courses as you need to renew your California APRN license, and you have the freedom to take even more courses to further expand your knowledge. We've even created the California APRN Bundle (included with enrollment), which contains all 30 contact hours in one convenient bundle.

If you are ready to begin your continuing education for your California APRN license renewal, click here to enroll now!

Nursing CE Central is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as well as directly by the California Board of Registered Nursing. The California Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians also honors and accepts both our CA BRN and our ANCC accreditations.

If you are ready to begin your continuing education for your California license renewal, click here to enroll now!

For information on Nursing CE Central's accreditation(s) for your state, click here.

For further information on your renewal requirements, click here for a link to the California Board of Registered Nursing website