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New Mexico license renewal
New Mexico nursing CE renewal requirements
New Mexico RNs renew every two years and need 30 contact hours of continuing education each renewal.
New Mexico 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 New Mexico’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
- Required topics only
- Nurse Licensure Compact
- Yes, a member state
- Reports to CE Broker
- Yes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-cancer pain managementAPRNs with DEA registration at any time in the renewal period and licensure permitting opioid prescribing (16.12.9.10 NMAC; 16.12.2.12 J(2)(a)) | 5 | Every renewal | On top of the total |
| PharmacologyOnly CNPs without current national certification (by rule, only those NM-licensed on/before 2 Dec 1985); certified APRNs exempt | 10 | Every renewal | Part of the total |
RN renewal in detail
- 30 contact hours within the 24 months before expiration, OR current national specialty certification/recertification in lieu of the 30 hours (RN only; LPN must take CE).
- A current national certification can satisfy the requirement.
- Your first renewal after licensure has a reduced or prorated requirement.
- When it expires: Renew by end of renewal (birth) month every two years; initial license valid to last day of birth month after first anniversary.
APRN renewal in detail
- Current national APRN certification covers all CE (RN and APRN) except 5 hours non-cancer pain management every renewal if DEA-registered. Legacy non-certified CNPs (licensed before 2 Dec 1985) follow BON's 30 RN + 10 pharmacology + 5 practice + 5 pain/practice branch.
- APRNs must hold a current national certification.
- A current national certification can satisfy the requirement.
- When it expires: Same two-year birth-month cycle as the RN license; compact RNs' APRN license issued with same expiration as RN compact license.
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 Mexico’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 Mexico are being re-confirmed with the board. Check the source before you renew.
Rules change. Your board’s website is the final word.