South Dakota Nursing CE Courses
Last updated Mar 1, 2026
South Dakota Nursing Continuing Education Requirements
RN Requirements
- No fixed CE-hour requirement
- RN/
- Continuing competency requirements apply; no blanket CE-hour requirement identified
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What the board publishes
Verified Sep 14, 2026
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Every 2 years.
- RN requirement
- No fixed CE-hour requirement; continuing competency/practice requirements
- LPN / LVN requirement
- No fixed CE-hour requirement; continuing competency/practice requirements
- Mandatory topics
- Continuing competency requirements apply; no blanket CE-hour requirement identified
- Required courses
- RN/LPN: CE requirements apply according to the South Dakota Board's current renewal/continuing-competency rules. Action: Verify the exact current CE-hour requirement and any mandatory topics on the Board's renewal page before publishing the final Fast CE comparison. Source: South Dakota Board of Nursing.
- Good to know
- South Dakota requires continuing education for renewal, but the requirement is based on the nurse's practice/CE status and Board rules, rather than simply assuming a universal number of hours from older Fast CE information. The Board should be used as the controlling source.
APRN, NP, CRNA and CNM requirements
Verified Sep 14, 2026
- Advanced practice CE
- None identified as a separate APRN CE-hour requirement
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- None identified
- Who it applies to
- APRNs
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified
- Prescriptive authority
- None identified as a separate CE requirement
- Who approves the course
- South Dakota Board of Nursing
- Accepted providers
- None identified
Source citation pending admin review (placeholder). Reviewed Mar 1, 2026. User self-report (confirm with Board)
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