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West Virginia license renewal
West Virginia nursing CE renewal requirements
West Virginia RNs renew every two years and need 12 contact hours of continuing education each renewal.
West Virginia APRNs renew every two years and need 24 contact hours of continuing education each renewal, including 12 contact hours of pharmacology.
✓ Verified October 8, 2026 against West Virginia’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
- 12 contact hours
- APRN continuing education
- 24 contact hours
- 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.
RNs
| Topic | Hours | How often | Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe prescribing and drug diversion (incl. opioid antagonist training)Newly licensed RNs - within 1 year of initial license (W. Va. Code 30-1-7a(b)) | 3 | Once | On top of the total |
APRNs (in addition to RN requirements)
| Topic | Hours | How often | Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacotherapeutics (advanced pharmacology)All APRNs | 12 | Every renewal | Part of the total |
| Drug diversion, best-practice prescribing and opioid antagonist trainingAPRNs who prescribe, administer or dispense controlled substances - within 1 year of initial license; waiver available if none prescribed | 3 | Once | Part of the total |
RN renewal in detail
- 12 contact hours per reporting period; hours cannot carry forward.
- Your first renewal after licensure has a reduced or prorated requirement.
- When it expires: June 30 of EVEN years.
APRN renewal in detail
- 24 contact hours per 2-years APRN period (1 July odd years - 30 June next odd years): 12 pharmacotherapeutics + 12 clinical management; controlled-substance prescribers: one-time 3 hours drug diversion/best-practice prescribing/opioid antagonist within 1 years of initial license.
- APRNs must hold a current national certification.
- When it expires: June 30 of ODD years - a DIFFERENT cycle year from the RN 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 West Virginia’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 West Virginia are being re-confirmed with the board. Check the source before you renew.
Rules change. Your board’s website is the final word.