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Arizona Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) CE category requirements

How the conditional requirement breaks down by category for advanced practice registered nurses in Arizona, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Opioid-related, substance use disorder-related or addiction-related CE (APRNs holding an active DEA license)
3h

Arizona requires NO continuing education hours for APRN renewal (totalHours 0). Instead, renewal requires demonstration of continued competence: 960 practice hours in the past 5 years (as an APRN under A.R.S. section 32-1634.04 for CRNAs), OR completion of an advanced nursing degree or board-approved refresher course in the past 5 years, plus current national certification/recertification (A.A.C. R4-19-506). APRNs holding an active DEA license must additionally complete 3 hours of opioid-related, substance use disorder-related or addiction-related CE. 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: Arizona State Board of Nursing - Notice to Nurses and Employers: Licensure Renewal

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