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Florida Nurse Practitioner (APRN) CE requirements

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

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3CE hours every 2 yearsVerify with board

Renewal: Renewal deadlines are assigned by group: Group 1 - April 30, 2028; Group 2 - July 31, 2028; Group 3 - April 30, 2027.

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Required categories

Autonomous APRN only — 10 additional hours of graduate-level NP courses or CME under Rule 64B9-4.020(4), FAC
10h
Safe and Effective Prescription of Controlled Substances — 3 hours every biennium
3h

Details

Reporting
CE reported through CE Broker; renewal via the Florida Board of Nursing online system.

Renewal deadlines are assigned by group: Group 1 — April 30, 2028; Group 2 — July 31, 2028; Group 3 — April 30, 2027. An APRN need not separately renew the Florida RN license (it renews automatically with the APRN license). The extra 10 hours apply only to Autonomous APRNs (in addition to the 3-hour controlled-substances course) and may include pharmacology, differential diagnosis, and related graduate-level coursework.

Official source: Florida Board of Nursing - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Renewal

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

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