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Arkansas APRN continuing education requirements
15 hours OR national certification/qualifying pathway
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 15, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 15 hours OR national certification/qualifying pathway
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 5 pharmacology contact hours. 5 Pharmacology if active prescriptive authority
- Who it applies to
- APRNs with active prescriptive authority
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified as a separate requirement
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes — APRNs with prescriptive authority
- Who approves the course
- Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN)
- Accepted providers
- ASBN-approved providers and Board-recognized/accredited organizations
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 15, 2026
- Renewal period
- bi-annual
- RN requirement
- 15 practice-focused CE OR national certification OR 1 college nursing credit
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 15 practice-focused CE OR national certification OR 1 college nursing credit
- Mandatory topics
- Advanced practice registered nurses with prescriptive authority: an additional five contact hours of pharmacotherapeutics related to their specialty certification.
- Required courses
- RN: 15 practice-focused contact hours OR qualifying national certification/recertification OR qualifying academic nursing course. LPN: Same alternatives. No specific mandatory subject is identified for standard RN/LPN renewal in the Board information. (Arkansas Department of Health) Source: Arkansas State Board of Nursing.
- Good to know
- Active RN/LPN licensees can satisfy continuing education/competency through one of several alternatives, rather than CE being the only pathway. The main CE pathway is 15 practice-focused contact hours. A nationally recognized certification/recertification or qualifying academic nursing course may also satisfy the requirement. (Arkansas Department of Health) Source: Arkansas State Board of Nursing.
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