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Indiana APRN continuing education requirements
30
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 13, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 30
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 8 pharmacology contact hours. 8 Pharmacology
- Who it applies to
- APRNs with prescriptive authority
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified as a separate content requirement
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes
- Who approves the course
- Indiana State Board of Nursing / PLA
- Accepted providers
- Nationally approved CE sponsors; U.S. Department of Education; Council on Post-Secondary Education; government agencies; accredited colleges; national APRN organizations; qualifying affiliated organizations
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 21, 2026
- Renewal period
- biennial
- RN requirement
- No routine CE
- LPN / LVN requirement
- No routine CE
- Mandatory topics
- None for RN/LPN
- Required courses
- RN: No required CE courses/hours. LPN: No required CE courses/hours. (Indiana Government) Source: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency.
- Good to know
- No CEU requirement for RN or LPN renewal. This is a very important distinction because Indiana does have separate CE requirements for some advanced-practice privileges. Those should not be applied to ordinary RN/LPN renewal. Source: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. (Indiana Government)
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