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Florida APRN continuing education requirements
24 hours + 3 APRN controlled-substance hours
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 14, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 24 hours + 3 APRN controlled-substance hours
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 3 Controlled-Substance hours
- Who it applies to
- All APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- Yes where prescribing requirements apply
- Pain and opioid content
- Yes, depending on applicable prescribing requirement
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes
- Who approves the course
- Florida Board of Nursing / Department of Health
- Accepted providers
- Florida Board-approved CE providers/courses; qualifying national/specialty pathways
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 20, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Every 2 years (biennial).
- RN requirement
- 24/2 yrs
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 24/2 yrs
- Mandatory topics
- Prevention of Medical Errors: 2 hours; Florida Laws & Rules: 2 hours; Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace: 2 hours, required every other renewal; Human Trafficking: 2 hours, required every renewal/biennium; Domestic Violence: 2 hours, required every third biennium
- Required courses
- RN/LPN: 24 total CE hours for standard renewal, including 16 general hours, plus required subjects. HIV/AIDS: 1 hour, one-time before first renewal. Human Trafficking: 2 hours. Medical Errors: 2 hours. Florida Laws & Rules: 2 hours. Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace: 2 hours. Domestic Violence: required every third biennium and is in addition to the 24 hours. (Florida Nursing) Source: Florida Board of Nursing.
- Good to know
- Florida uses CE Broker to track CE. General renewal normally requires 24 hours, but mandatory subject areas are included within/additional to the general requirement depending on the specific renewal cycle. Domestic Violence is required every third biennium and is in addition to the 24 hours. Nurses newly licensed by examination or endorsement have special first-renewal requirements and are exempt from the general CE hours for that first renewal. (Florida Nursing)
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