Minnesota Nurse Practitioner CE Requirements
Minnesota Board of Nursing
Last reviewed July 2026 · verify current rules with the board before relying on them
Build your Minnesota renewal checklist →Renewal cycle
2 years- RN and APRN registrations renew every 2 years, by the last day of your birth month.
Total CE hours
24 hours- 24 contact hours per 24-month registration period for the RN license.
- For APRNs, current national certification on file with the Board satisfies this requirement in full.
- APRN licensure itself requires continuous maintenance of national certification rather than a state hour quota (Minn. Stat. 148.211).
Pharmacology CE
None- Minnesota has no pharmacology-specific CE hour requirement for APRN renewal — national certification maintenance covers CE.
Controlled-substance CE
None- No ongoing state controlled-substance CE requirement for renewal.
- Minnesota's 2-hour opioid-prescriber CE — best practices in prescribing opioids/controlled substances and non-pharmacological alternatives for pain (Minn. Stat. 214.12 subd. 6) — was a one-time requirement for the Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2022 window, and that statute subdivision has expired.
- DEA registrants: one-time 8-hour federal DEA MATE Act training.
Good to know
- Many CE-vendor pages still list the 2-hour opioid CE as a current Minnesota requirement for APRNs with prescriptive authority — the authorizing statute subdivision has expired, so treat claims of an ongoing requirement as stale.
Official sources
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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