Maryland Nurses CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
Maryland Nurses
In
support of improving patient care, NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to
provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The Maryland Board of Nursing accepts courses from any provider who is ANCC accredited.
Continuing Education Requirement
The Maryland Board of Nursing accepts NetCE courses.
RNs and LPNs are required to complete one of the following for license renewal:
- 1,000 hours of active nursing practice within the 5 previous years; or
- Board-approved nursing education program within the 5 previous years; or
- 30 CEUs within the 2 years immediately preceding renewal.
RN-FNEs (Forensic Nurse Examiners) are required 16 hours in forensic science or forensic nursing every two years.
APRNs are required to maintain current and provide proof of national certification.
APRNs applying or renewing registration to dispense or prescribe controlled dangerous substances (CDS) from the Office of Controlled Substances Administration (OCSA) are required 2 hours one-time only on the prescribing or dispensing of controlled dangerous substances.
Beginning with DEA initial registrations or renewals starting June 27, 2023, all DEA-registered practitioners (with the exception of DVM-only license holders) are required 8 hours on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including the appropriate clinical use of all FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of a substance use disorder, one-time only.
For first renewal on or after 4/1/2022, all health care practitioners are required to complete an implicit bias training program, one-time only.
Pediatric Trauma Center Program Managers (TPM-RN) are required 16 hours of trauma-related continuing education annually, half of which over a 2-year period shall be obtained outside the hospital and be recognized by a national accrediting body. Nursing Service staff are also required trauma-related continuing education; 8 hours annually for Emergency and Critical Care nurses, and 4 hours every year for nurses providing pediatric trauma care in other clinical areas.
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For More Information
Please contact the Maryland Board of Nursing at (410) 585-1900 or (888) 202-9861, or visit their website at https://mbon.maryland.gov/.
Additional information regarding your continuing education requirements may be found
at:
https://dsd.maryland.gov/regulations/Pages/10.27.01.13.aspx - RNs &
LPNs.
https://dsd.maryland.gov/regulations/Pages/10.27.21.07.aspx -
RN-FNEs.
https://dsd.maryland.gov/regulations/Pages/10.27.12.07.aspx - APRNs.