If you hold an Alaska Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license, the Alaska Board of Nursing requires 30 contact hours of continuing education every two-year renewal cycle. For APRNs with prescriptive authority, 15 of those hours must be advanced pharmacology and the clinical management of drug therapy. If you hold a federal DEA registration, you must also complete pain management and opioid CE. Below is the full breakdown of what you need, what counts, and when it is due.
30 hours / 2 years
Thirty contact hours each biennial renewal cycle.
15 pharmacology hours
Prescribers need 15 hours of advanced pharmacology and drug-therapy management.
DEA opioid CE
DEA registrants add 2 hours of pain management and opioid use/addiction CE.
Counts toward total
Pharmacology hours count within the 30-hour requirement.
How many CE hours Alaska nurse practitioners need
Alaska requires 30 contact hours of continuing education every two years for APRNs, tied to biennial license renewal.
Pharmacology and opioid requirements
- Advanced pharmacology: APRNs with prescriptive authority must complete 15 contact hours in advanced pharmacology and clinical management of drug therapy (counted within the 30-hour total).
- Pain/opioid: APRNs holding a federal DEA registration must complete 2 hours of pain management and opioid use/addiction CE.
Renewal cycle and deadlines
Alaska APRN licenses renew every two years. Complete and document your 30 hours, including required pharmacology and any DEA-related opioid CE, before your renewal deadline.
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- Advanced Pharmacology15 hrs
APRNs with prescriptive authority must complete 15 contact hours in advanced pharmacology and the clinical management of drug therapy. These hours count toward the 30-hour total.
- Pain Management & Opioid Use2 hrs
APRNs who hold a federal DEA registration must complete 2 hours of continuing education in pain management and opioid use and addiction.
Always confirm with your licensing board
Alaska APRNs renew biennially and must complete 30 contact hours per cycle. APRNs with prescriptive authority must earn 15 of those hours in advanced pharmacology and the clinical management of drug therapy. Practitioners maintaining a federal DEA registration must additionally complete continuing education in pain management and opioid use/addiction.
CE requirements change. Confirm current rules with the Alaska Board of Nursing before relying on these figures.
Source: Alaska Board of Nursing. Board website · Researched as of 2026-06-01 · CME rules change; this is administrative guidance, not legal or CME-accreditation advice.
Licensed in more than one state?
APRN Compact: enacted but not yet active. Enacted by several states but NOT yet operational — no multistate APRN license is being issued. APRNs/NPs license state-by-state today (an APRN who is also an RN may hold an NLC multistate RN license).
Each state license carries its own CME requirement and renewal date — if you hold more than one, you need a plan for each.
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whiteglovenlc.comAlaska Nurse Practitioner CE Requirements — Frequently Asked Questions
How many CE hours do Alaska nurse practitioners need?
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30 contact hours every two years, with 15 hours of advanced pharmacology for prescribers.
How many pharmacology hours do Alaska APRNs need?
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15 contact hours of advanced pharmacology and clinical management of drug therapy for APRNs with prescriptive authority.
Is opioid CE required for Alaska APRNs?
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Yes, if you hold a federal DEA registration you must complete 2 hours of pain management and opioid use/addiction CE.
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