Florida Nursing Professionals CE Requirements

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EXPIRATION	ACCEPTED CEUs	HOURS
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
EXPIRATION
Due Date Apr 30 Due Every 2 years Due Based On Even Years Group 1 – current license will expire at midnight, Eastern Time	ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center, FL-RN - Florida Board of Registered Nursing	Hours Required 30 Max Online Hours 30
Due Date Jul 31 Due Every 2 years Due Based On Even Years Group 2 – current license will expire at midnight, Eastern Time
Due Date Apr 30 Due Every 2 years Due Based On Odd Years Group 3 – current license will expire at midnight, Eastern Time
ACCEPTED CEUs
ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center, FL-RN - Florida Board of Registered Nursing
HOURS
Hours Required 30 Max Online Hours 30

REQUIRED TOPICS	HOURS	FREQUENCY
REQUIRED TOPICS
Domestic Violence/Dependent Abuse Must be board approved. Domestic Violence is required every third biennium and the hours are in addition to the 24 hours required for renewal.	2	6 years
HOURS 2	FREQUENCY 6 years
General Education There are too many RL modules meeting the following definition to list separately. Must be approved by a state or national organization empowered to accredit nursing continuing education. The biennium in which the Florida Laws and Rules course is due your general hours will total 20	16	2 years
HOURS 16	FREQUENCY 2 years
HIV/AIDS One-Time Requirement: Must be board approved. Each person shall be required by the appropriate board to complete no later than upon first renewal a continuing educational course, approved by the board, on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome as part of biennial relicensure or recertification. The course shall consist of education on the modes of transmission, infection control procedures, clinical management, and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Such course shall include information on current Florida law on acquired immune deficiency syndrome and its impact on testing, confidentiality of test results, treatment of patients, and any protocols and procedures applicable to human immunodeficiency virus counseling and testing, reporting, the offering of HIV testing to pregnant women. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0400-0499/0456/Sections/0456.033.html	1	0 years
HOURS 1	FREQUENCY 0 years
Human Trafficking For biennial renewal on or after January 1, 2019, a two hour course on human trafficking, and each biennium thereafter;	2	2 years
HOURS 2	FREQUENCY 2 years
Nursing Practice Act/ Rules Florida Laws and Rules will be due beginning with the biennium expiring 2015. See course REL-SC-0-FL-AOFBONNP, An Overview of the Florida Board of Nursing and Nursing Practice. Each 2 hour laws and rules course composed of current content on Chapters 456 and 464 of the Florida Statutes and the rules in Title 64B9 of the Florida Administrative Code is approved by the Board.	2	2 years
HOURS 2	FREQUENCY 2 years
Opioids and Controlled Substances Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNP) certified under S. 464.012, F.S. All ARNPs must now complete at least three (3) hours of continuing education on the safe and effective prescription of controlled substances for each biennial renewal.	3	2 years
HOURS 3	FREQUENCY 2 years
Patient Safety/Medical Errors and Prevention Must be board approved. Medical Errors Prevention Shall include at a minimum the following subject areas: (a) Factors that impact the occurrence of medical errors, (b) Recognizing error-prone situations, (c) Processes to improve patient outcomes, (d) Responsibilities for reporting, (e) Safety needs of special populations, (f) Public education.	2	2 years
HOURS 2	FREQUENCY 2 years
Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace The new 2 CE requirement for the Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace course becomes effective August 1, 2017, then every other biennium thereafter. The first group of nursing professionals to see this requirement will be the ones renewing April 30, 2018 Each course on recognizing impairment in the workplace shall include, at a minimum, the following subject areas: (1) Identifying the signs of impairment in the workplace; (2) Employer initiatives to promote safety and provide assistance; (3) The essential steps to make a report or referral; (4) Mandatory reporting law, Section 464.018, F.S.; (5) Treatment programs for impaired practitioners, Section 456.076, F.S.; and, (6) Impairment treatment.	2	4 years
HOURS 2	FREQUENCY 4 years

BOARD INFORMATION
Florida Board of Nursing
http://floridasnursing.gov
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ChapterHome.asp?Chapter=64B9-5

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Florida Nursing Professionals Continuing Education Requirements

REQUIRED TOPICS

BOARD INFORMATION