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Idaho Nurse Practitioner CE Requirements

Idaho Board of Nursing, Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL)

Last reviewed July 2026 · verify current rules with the board before relying on them

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Renewal cycle

2 years
  • Licenses renew every 2 years (biennial).
  • Renew by August 31 of odd-numbered years (Idaho Code 54-1411).

Total CE hours

None
  • No fixed CE hours for APRNs — the state CE requirement was eliminated effective the 2023 rules (IDAPA 24.34.01, eff. 3-28-23).
  • APRN renewal requires
    • A current RN license
    • Evidence of current national APRN certification
    • Participation in a Board-acceptable peer review process
  • RN renewal has no continuing-education or continued-competency requirement under the current rules — only the renewal application and fee, submitted by August 31 of the renewal year (IDAPA 24.34.01.100, eff. 3-28-23).

Pharmacology CE

None
  • No pharmacology CE requirement in the current rules (IDAPA 24.34.01).
  • The former requirement of 30 contact hours including 10 hours of pharmacology for prescriptive authority was removed in the 2023 rule rewrite.
  • National certifying bodies' own pharmacology CE requirements still apply for certification maintenance.

Controlled-substance CE

None
  • No state-mandated opioid or pain-management CE in the current Board of Nursing rules.
  • Federal DEA-level requirements (MATE Act) apply separately to controlled-substance prescribers.

Good to know

  • Many CE-vendor sites still list the outdated 30-hour / 10-pharmacology requirement — the current rule (effective 3-28-23) requires only RN licensure, national certification, and peer review for APRN renewal.
  • The Board deemed state CE duplicative of national certification maintenance.
  • All APRNs in Idaho have full prescriptive and dispensing authority without extra CE.
  • Idaho is an NLC compact state for the RN license; the APRN license is separate.

Official sources

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This guide is informational and not legal or licensing advice. National certification (e.g. ANCC PMHNP-BC: 75 CE hours per 5 years including 25 pharmacotherapeutics hours) and the one-time 8-hour DEA MATE Act training may apply in addition to state requirements.

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