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Louisiana nursing CE renewal requirements
Louisiana RNs renew every two years and must show continued competence. Continuing education is one way to meet it: 30 contact hours.
Louisiana APRNs renew every two years and need 12 contact hours of continuing education each renewal, including 12 contact hours of pharmacology.
✓ Verified October 8, 2026 against Louisiana’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
- 12 contact hours
- Nurse Licensure Compact
- Yes, a member state
- Reports to CE Broker
- Not confirmed
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacotherapeutics aligned to population focusAPRNs with prescriptive authority - 12 per biennium | 6 | Every year | Part of the total |
| Controlled substance prescribing / drug diversion / addiction treatment (board-approved course)APRNs approved for, or requesting, controlled substance prescriptive authority; course completed on/after 1 Jan 2018 | 3 | Once | Part of the total |
RN renewal in detail
- 30 board-approved CE contact hours, OR 900 verified practice hours.
- A current national certification can satisfy the requirement.
- Practice hours: 900 within 24 months.
- Your first renewal after licensure is exempt from the CE requirement.
- When it expires: Expires Jan 31; renewal window Oct 1-Dec 31.
APRN renewal in detail
- 6 contact hours pharmacotherapeutics ANNUALLY (12 per biennium) for prescriptive authority.
- APRNs must hold a current national certification.
- A current national certification can satisfy the requirement.
- When it expires: Expires Jan 31.
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 Louisiana’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.