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Alaska APRN continuing education requirements
30 CE hours as one competency option
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 15, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 30 CE hours as one competency option
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 30 pharmacology contact hours. None identified
- Who it applies to
- APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified
- Prescriptive authority
- None identified as a separate CE requirement
- Who approves the course
- Alaska Board of Nursing
- Accepted providers
- ANCC, ACCME, ACPE, NP certifying bodies, nurse anesthetist certifying bodies, or Board-approved sponsors
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 15, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Biennial renewal. (Alaska Commerce Department)
- RN requirement
- 30 CE OR 60 professional activity OR 320 practice hrs; 2 methods
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 30 CE OR 60 professional activity OR 320 practice hrs; 2 methods
- Mandatory topics
- 3 credit hours must be in ethics.
- Required courses
- RN: One option is 30 contact hours of continuing education. LPN: One option is 30 contact hours of continuing education. Other accepted options include 30 hours of uncompensated professional activities or 320 hours of nursing employment. (Alaska Commerce Department) Source: Alaska Board of Nursing.
- Good to know
- Alaska uses a continuing-competency system rather than a simple CE-only requirement. Before renewal, RN/LPN licensees must complete 2 of the accepted competency methods. The methods include CE, professional activities, and nursing employment. (Alaska Commerce Department) Source: Alaska Board of Nursing.
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