Arkansas Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) CE requirements

Renewal: Arkansas APRN licenses renew biennially; the renewal period opens September 1 and closes December 31 of the renewal year.

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Arkansas APRNs must complete 15 practice-focused contact hours per biennium; alternatively, holding current national certification/recertification or completing academic coursework satisfies the continuing competency requirement (ASBN continuing education rules; Act 86 of 2001). APRNs with prescriptive authority must additionally complete 5 contact hours of pharmacotherapeutics in their area of certification each biennium, 2 of which must cover professional boundaries and Arkansas APRN prescribing rules and laws via the mandatory ASBN course (ASBN Rules, 17 C.A.R section 123-207(h)). National track (all states): NBCRNA Continued Professional Certification (CPC), now branded MAC (Maintaining Anesthesia Certification), requires 60 Class A (MAC Ed, assessed/prior-approved CE) + 40 Class B (MAC Dev, professional development) credits per 4-year cycle, plus quarterly MAC Check knowledge checks and 2-year check-ins. Excess Class A credits may count toward Class B. A practicing CRNA must satisfy BOTH the NBCRNA program and the state license requirement above. Sources: https://www.aana.com/ce/maintaining-anesthesia-certification-resources/ and https://www.nbcrna.com/docs/default-source/continued-certification/cpc-toolkit/20160414_cpc_brochure.pdf

Official source: Arkansas State Board of Nursing (Dept. of Health) - APRN Renewals