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Oklahoma nursing CE renewal requirements
Oklahoma RNs renew every two years and must show continued competence. Continuing education is one way to meet it: 24 contact hours.
Oklahoma APRNs renew every two years and need 15 contact hours of continuing education each renewal, including 15 contact hours of pharmacology, plus 2 more contact hours on required topics.
✓ Verified October 8, 2026 against Oklahoma’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
- 24 contact hours or another competence option
- APRN continuing education
- 15 contact hours
- Nurse Licensure Compact
- Yes, a member state
- 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 / opioid educationAPRNs with active DEA registration | 2 | Every renewal | On top of the total |
| APRN pharmacotherapeuticsAPRNs with prescriptive authority (CNP/CNM/CNS with supervising physician); CRNAs need 8 units advanced anesthesia pharmacology instead; independent prescriptive authority holders need 40 hours Category I CME | 15 | Every renewal | Part of the total |
| Category I CME for independent prescriptive authorityAPRN-CNP/CNM/CNS holding independent prescriptive authority (HB 2298) | 40 | Every renewal | On top of the total |
RN renewal in detail
- 24 CE contact hours, OR 520 practice hours, OR national certification, OR refresher, OR 6 academic credits.
- A current national certification can satisfy the requirement.
- Practice hours: 520 within 24 months.
- When it expires: Last day of birth month, every 2 years (RN: even-numbered years).
APRN renewal in detail
- Prescriptive authority renewal: 15 contact hours (or 1 academic credit hour) pharmacotherapeutics in prior 2 years (CRNA: 8 units advanced pharmacology); independent prescriptive authority (HB 2298): 40 hours Category I CME; +2 hours pain mgmt or opioid use/addiction unless no DEA registration.
- APRNs must hold a current national certification.
- Your first renewal after licensure has a reduced or prorated requirement.
- When it expires: Concurrent with RN license (last day of birth month, every 2 years).
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 Oklahoma’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.