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Virginia Nurse Practitioner (APRN) CE category requirements

How the conditional requirement breaks down by category for nurse practitioner (np)s in Virginia, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

8 hours in pharmacology/pharmacotherapeutics per biennium for prescriptive-authority holders (conditional)
8h
Current national specialty certification (required for NPs first licensed on/after May 8, 2002)
0h
NPs licensed before May 8, 2002: current certification OR 40 CE hours in specialty areas (conditional)
40h

Virginia imposes no general NP/APRN CE-hour total; competency is demonstrated via current national certification (or, for pre-May 8, 2002 licensees, the 40-hour specialty alternative). Random audits: records retained 4 years and requested documents must be submitted within 30 days.

Official source: Virginia Department of Health Professions — Board of Nursing, Continued Competency (APRN)

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