Pennsylvania Nursing (RN) CE requirements
Registered Nurse — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.
Renewal: The Board assigns each RN one of four biennial expirations: April 30 or October 31 in even- or odd-numbered years.
Required categories
Details
Pennsylvania RNs need 30 Board-approved contact hours per biennium, including 2 hours on child abuse recognition and reporting. Beginning May 1, 2026, a 2-hour organ and tissue donation and recovery course applies per the final Act 90 rulemaking. First renewal after initial licensure is generally exempt from the 30-hour total but not the child-abuse training. LPNs materially differ: only 2 hours of child-abuse recognition and reporting per renewal cycle.
Official source: Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission - Final Annex 16A-5146 (Opioid and Organ Donation Education)
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