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Maine Nurse Practitioner (APRN) CE requirements

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

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50CE hours every 2 yearsVerify with board

Renewal: APRN licenses expire on the licensee's birthday every two years (biennial, birthday-based).

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Required categories

Category I continuing education (minimum)
30h
Category II continuing education (maximum 20 of the 50)
20h
Prescribing of opioid medication, Category I (APRNs with prescriptive authority; Chapter 21, Sec. 5)
3h
Pharmacology (conditional — if the APRN has not prescribed since initial Maine licensure, 15 CEUs in the prior 24 months)
15h

Details

Reporting
Attestation at renewal; board audit of CE records.

Core figures from the official Maine Board of Nursing APRN FAQ and the Chapter 21 rule (opioid CE). Direct load of the FAQ page was rate-limited at research time, so the official URL is cited with load verification unavailable. Birthday-based biennial deadline per Board renewal guidance — the specific day equals the licensee's birthday, encoded as null. APRNs must maintain an active Maine RN license (no RN CE required) and current national certification (pre-1993 licensure exception). The 50-hour CE requirement is APRN-specific and must be at APRN level in the licensed practice area. First renewal before holding the APRN license for a full two years is exempt. Multiple specialties do not require doubling if the same content applies to both.

Official source: Maine Board of Nursing - APRN FAQs

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

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