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Connecticut APRN continuing education requirements
50 hours
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 15, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 50 hours
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 5 pharmacology contact hours. 5 Pharmacotherapeutics
- Who it applies to
- All APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified as a separate APRN requirement
- Prescriptive authority
- None identified
- Who approves the course
- Connecticut Department of Public Health
- Accepted providers
- CE must meet APRN statutory requirements; specific national approval pathway not established in the APRN CE page
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 15, 2026
- Renewal period
- once every six years
- RN requirement
- No routine CE
- LPN / LVN requirement
- No routine CE
- Mandatory topics
- (1) screening for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, risk of suicide, depression and grief, and (2) suicide prevention training — two contact hours
- Required courses
- RN: 2 contact hours covering screening for conditions such as PTSD, suicide risk, depression and grief, and suicide-prevention training. LPN: Same 2-hour requirement. The requirement applies during the first renewal period and at least once every 6 years thereafter. (CT.gov) Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health.
- Good to know
- Connecticut does not impose a blanket 20/30-hour CE requirement for RN/LPN renewal. However, actively practicing RNs and LPNs must complete the specified training during the first renewal period and at least once every 6 years thereafter. Licensees must attest to completion and retain documentation for at least 3 years. (CT.gov) Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health.
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