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Alabama license renewal
Alabama nursing CE renewal requirements
Alabama RNs renew every two years and need 24 contact hours of continuing education each renewal.
Alabama APRNs renew every two years and need 24 contact hours of continuing education each renewal, including 6 contact hours of pharmacology.
✓ Verified October 8, 2026 against Alabama’s board of nursing, state rules and the Nurse Licensure Compact. Sources are listed below.
At a glance
- Renewal cycle
- Every two years
- RN continuing education
- 24 contact hours
- APRN continuing education
- 24 contact hours
- Nurse Licensure Compact
- Yes, a member state
- Reports to CE Broker
- No
Required topics
“Part of the total” hours count toward the overall requirement; “on top of the total” hours are extra.
RNs
| Topic | Hours | How often | Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board functions, Nurse Practice Act and professional conductNewly licensed nurses, before first renewal | 4 | Once | Part of the total |
APRNs (in addition to RN requirements)
| Topic | Hours | How often | Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacology specific to prescriptive practice areaCRNPs/CNMs with prescriptive authority; CRNAs; CNSs | 6 | Every renewal | Part of the total |
RN renewal in detail
- Flat 24 contact hours per license period.
- Your first renewal after licensure has a reduced or prorated requirement.
- When it expires: Dec 31 even years (single-state); odd years for multistate.
APRN renewal in detail
- Same 24 total as RN; 6 must be pharmacology.
- APRNs must hold a current national certification.
- Your first renewal after licensure has a reduced or prorated requirement.
- When it expires: Dec 31 even years.
Using HIVE Nurse for your hours
HIVE Nurse is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #50-57054). Boards differ on whether they accept CE from a provider approved by another state’s board, so check Alabama’s rules before you count a course.
The renewal checker builds your own list from these rules and can remind you before your license expires.
Sources
Rules change. Your board’s website is the final word.