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West Virginia APRN continuing education requirements
24 hours
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 15, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- 24 hours
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 12 pharmacology contact hours. 12 Pharmacotherapeutics + 12 Clinical Management
- Who it applies to
- All APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified as a separate requirement
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified as a separate requirement
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes
- Who approves the course
- West Virginia RN Board
- Accepted providers
- Board-approved providers; ANCC, national APRN organizations, national/state nursing associations, any U.S. State Board of Nursing
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 21, 2026
- Renewal period
- per renewal cycle
- RN requirement
- 12 hrs plus applicable targeted requirements
- LPN / LVN requirement
- 24 hrs plus applicable practice/renewal requirements
- Mandatory topics
- Newly Licensed RNs: 3 contact hours of CE on safe prescribing and drug diversion, completed within 1 year of receiving your initial license. APRNs: 12 hours in pharmacotherapeutics (advanced pharmacology) and 12 hours in clinical management (assessment, diagnosis, planning, and evaluation). If you prescribe, administer, or dispense controlled substances: 3 hours in drug diversion, best-practice prescribing, and opioid antagonist training within 1 year of initial licensure.
- Required courses
- RN: 12 CE hours from a Board-approved provider. New RN: 3 hours of best prescribing and drug diversion CE within 1 year of initial licensure; a waiver may apply if the nurse did not handle controlled substances. (WV RN Board) LPN: The LPN requirements should be sourced from the West Virginia RN Board's LPN-specific renewal rules rather than automatically copying the RN 12-hour requirement. Source: West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses.
- Good to know
- RN: Current Board information confirms 12 CE hours per renewal cycle for established RNs. Newly licensed RNs have a special 3-hour best-prescribing/drug-diversion requirement within the first year. (WV RN Board)
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