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Maryland nursing CE renewal requirements
Maryland RNs renew every two years and must show continued competence. Continuing education is one way to meet it: 30 contact hours.
Maryland APRNs renew every two years and must show continued competence. Continuing education is one way to meet it: 30 contact hours.
✓ Verified October 8, 2026 against Maryland’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
- 30 contact hours or another competence option
- 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.
RNs
| Topic | Hours | How often | Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Implicit bias and structural racism trainingAll licensees: first renewal after 1 Apr 2026 (Ch. 478 of 2025); earlier implicit-bias-only training was required at first renewal after 1 Apr 2022 | — | Once | On top of the total |
APRNs (in addition to RN requirements)
| Topic | Hours | How often | Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prescribing and dispensing controlled dangerous substancesAPRNs with CDS/prescriptive authority | 2 | Once | On top of the total |
| DEA MATE Act substance use disorder trainingFirst DEA renewal after 27 Jun 2023 | 8 | Once | On top of the total |
RN renewal in detail
- 30 CEUs within 2 years, OR 1,000 practice hours within 5 years, OR a nursing degree within 5 years.
- Practice hours: 1000 within 60 months.
- When it expires: By the 28th of birth month; odd/even year by birth year.
APRN renewal in detail
- Same menu; plus one-time implicit bias and CDS training.
- APRNs must hold a current national certification.
- Practice hours: 1000 within 60 months.
- When it expires: By the 28th of birth month.
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 Maryland’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.