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District of Columbia Nurse Practitioner (APRN) CE requirements

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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Renewal: Licenses issued or renewed on or after June 16, 2024 expire in the licensee's birth month (transition away from the former June-30-even-year fixed date).

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Required categories

LGBTQ topics — 2 hours (within the 15 pharmacology hours; DC Health 2026 RN_APRN Renewal Notice)
2h
Pharmacology — 15 hours within the 24-hour CE requirement (APRN tier), which must include 2 hours on LGBTQ topics and 2.5 hours on public-health-priority topics (DC Health 2026 RN_APRN Renewal Notice)
15h
Public-health-priority topics — 2.5 hours (within the 15 pharmacology hours; DC Health 2026 RN_APRN Renewal Notice)
2.5h

Details

APRN renewal: 24 hours of CE per 2-year cycle, including 15 hours of pharmacology, which must include 2 hours on LGBTQ topics and 2.5 hours on public-health-priority topics (DC Health 2026 RN_APRN Renewal Notice). CE window for the current cycle: 7/1/2024–6/30/2026. Licenses issued or renewed on or after 6/16/2024 transitioned to birth-month expiry, away from the former June-30-even-year fixed date.

Official source: DC Health — 2026 RN_APRN Renewal Notice

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