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South Dakota license renewal
South Dakota nursing CE renewal requirements
South Dakota RNs renew every two years. There is no general CE hour requirement; continued competence is shown through nursing practice hours.
South Dakota 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 South Dakota’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
- Practice hours, no CE
- APRN continuing education
- Required topics only
- Nurse Licensure Compact
- Yes, a member state
- Reports to CE Broker
- No
Required topics
South Dakota has no topic-specific CE requirements for RNs or APRNs.
RN renewal in detail
- No CE mandate. Verify 140 nursing employment hours in any 12-month period in the preceding 6 years, OR 480 hours in preceding 6 years, OR Board-approved refresher course.
- Practice hours: 140 within 12 months.
- When it expires: On the nurse's birthday.
APRN renewal in detail
- Maintain national certification; the certifying body sets any CE requirement, not the Board.
- APRNs must hold a current national certification.
- When it expires: On the nurse's birthday.
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 South Dakota’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 South Dakota are being re-confirmed with the board. Check the source before you renew.
Rules change. Your board’s website is the final word.