New York Nurses CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

New York 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 New York State Board of Nursing accepts courses from any provider who is ANCC accredited.

Continuing Education Requirement

Attention New York Healthcare Professionals: Every person who has previously undergone mandated child abuse training must complete an updated curriculum that includes adverse childhood experiences and trauma, implicit bias, and the identification of child abuse in a virtual setting. Training must be completed by April 1, 2025. Please access NetCE's approved updated training curriculum here.

The New York State Board of Nursing accepts NetCE courses.

RNs and NPs are required to complete coursework or training in Infection Control at initial licensure and every four years thereafter. In addition, there is a one-time requirement of 2 hours in Child Abuse Identification and Reporting.

LPNs are required to complete coursework or training in Infection Control at initial licensure and every four years thereafter.

NPs must also maintain national certification.

Licensees authorized to prescribe controlled substances are required to complete at least 3 hours of training in pain management, palliative care, and addiction every three years.

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.

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For More Information

Please contact the New York State Board of Nursing at (518) 474-3817, or visit their website at https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions-index/nursing.

Additional information regarding your continuing education requirements may be found at:
Mandatory child abuse training: https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/registered-professional-nursing/mandated-training/mandated-training-related-child-abuse.
Mandatory infection control training: https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/registered-professional-nursing/mandated-training-related-infection-control.
Mandatory prescriber education: https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/nurse-practitioners/mandatory-prescriber-education-nurse.