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California Nurse Practitioner (APRN) CE requirements

Nurse Practitioner (NP) — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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Renewal: NP certificates renew every two years; the initial license lasts two birthdays, expiring the last day of the month following the birth date.

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Required categories

Gerontology, care of the older patient, or end-of-life care — 6 of the RN's 30 hours, required only when more than 25% of the NP's patient or client population is 65 years or older (16 CCR §1456(c))
6h

Details

Reporting
Renewal via the BRN online renewal system; retain CE documentation for audit.

California imposes no NP-specific CE beyond the RN 30-hour requirement; the 6-hour gerontology provision is a conditional allocation within the RN 30 hours, not additional hours. National certification is not required for standard NP certificate renewal (103/104 independent-practice NPs maintain national certification separately under AB 890). The initial license lasts two birthdays, expiring the last day of the month following the birth date, then renews every two years.

Official source: California Board of Registered Nursing - Nurse Practitioner Practice

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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