If you hold a Kansas Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license, the State Board of Nursing requires 30 contact hours of continuing nursing education every two-year renewal cycle — and all 30 must be at the advanced-practice level (general RN CE does not count). APRNs with prescriptive authority must complete an additional 6 hours of pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics. Below is the full breakdown.
30 hours / 2 years
Thirty contact hours each biennial cycle, all at the advanced-practice level.
6 pharmacology hours
Prescribers add 6 hours of pharmacology/pharmacotherapeutics.
Advanced-practice level
General RN CE does not satisfy the APRN requirement.
National certification
APRNs maintain national certification alongside CE.
How many CE hours Kansas nurse practitioners need
Kansas requires 30 contact hours every two years, all at the advanced-practice level. General RN continuing education does not satisfy the APRN requirement.
Pharmacology requirement for prescribers
- Pharmacology/pharmacotherapeutics: an additional 6 hours for APRNs with prescriptive authority.
Renewal cycle and deadlines
Kansas APRN licenses renew every two years. Complete and document your 30 advanced-practice hours, plus pharmacology for prescribers, before your renewal deadline.
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- Pharmacology / Pharmacotherapeutics (Prescribers)6 hrs
APRNs with prescriptive authority must complete an additional 6 hours related to pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics.
Always confirm with your licensing board
Kansas requires 30 contact hours of continuing nursing education per renewal cycle for all licensees, and APRNs must complete all 30 hours at the advanced-practice level (general RN CE does not satisfy the APRN requirement). APRNs with prescriptive authority must complete an additional 6 hours related to pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics.
CE requirements change. Confirm current rules with the Kansas State Board of Nursing before relying on these figures.
Source: Kansas State 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.comKansas Nurse Practitioner CE Requirements — Frequently Asked Questions
How many CE hours do Kansas nurse practitioners need?
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30 contact hours every two years, all at the advanced-practice level.
How many pharmacology hours do Kansas APRN prescribers need?
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An additional 6 hours of pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutics.
Does general RN CE count for Kansas APRNs?
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No — all 30 hours must be at the advanced-practice level.
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