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New Hampshire license renewal
New Hampshire nursing CE renewal requirements
New Hampshire RNs renew every two years and need 30 contact hours of continuing education each renewal.
New Hampshire APRNs renew every two years and need 60 contact hours of continuing education each renewal, including 5 contact hours of pharmacology.
✓ Verified October 8, 2026 against New Hampshire’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
- APRN continuing education
- 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacology appropriate to the specialtyAll APRNs | 5 | Every renewal | Part of the total |
RN renewal in detail
- 30 contact hours per cycle.
- A current national certification can satisfy the requirement.
- Practice hours: 400 within 48 months.
- When it expires: Biennial; renewal due by midnight on licensee's birthday in the renewal year.
APRN renewal in detail
- 60 total = 30 RN-level + 30 APRN-specific (20 of those specialty, 5 pharmacology).
- APRNs must hold a current national certification.
- Practice hours: 400 within 48 months.
- Your first renewal after licensure has a reduced or prorated requirement.
- When it expires: Biennial; renewal due by licensee's birthday in the renewal year.
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 New Hampshire’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 New Hampshire are being re-confirmed with the board. Check the source before you renew.
Rules change. Your board’s website is the final word.