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Alaska license renewal
Alaska nursing CE renewal requirements
Alaska RNs renew every two years and must show continued competence. Continuing education is one way to meet it: 30 contact hours.
Alaska APRNs renew every two years. There is no general CE hour minimum, only the specific topics the state requires, listed below.
✓ Verified October 8, 2026 against Alaska’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
- 30 contact hours or another competence option
- APRN continuing education
- Required topics only
- Nurse Licensure Compact
- Passed, not yet in effect
- 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.
APRNs (in addition to RN requirements)
| Topic | Hours | How often | Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain management and opioid use and addictionAPRNs holding a federal DEA registration | 2 | Every renewal | On top of the total |
RN renewal in detail
- Must satisfy TWO of three: 30 CE contact hours, or 30 hours uncompensated professional activities, or 320 hours RN employment (alternatives: board-approved refresher, NCLEX, or 6+ academic credits).
- Practice hours: 320 within 24 months.
- Your first renewal after licensure has a reduced or prorated requirement.
- When it expires: Nov 30 of even years (Dec 1 - Nov 30 cycle).
APRN renewal in detail
- No board-set APRN CE total: current national certification (incl. the certifying body's CE) must be shown at renewal; 2 hours pain management/opioid use & addiction if DEA-registered. RN 2-of-3 continued competency still applies to the RN license.
- APRNs must hold a current national certification.
- A current national certification can satisfy the requirement.
- When it expires: Nov 30 of even years (renews with the RN license).
Using HIVE Nurse for your hours
Alaska does not count CPR or BLS toward CE; ACLS and PALS count.
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 Alaska’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
Some details for Alaska are being re-confirmed with the board. Check the source before you renew.
Rules change. Your board’s website is the final word.