Ohio Nurse Practitioner CE Requirements
Ohio Board of Nursing
Last reviewed July 2026 · verify current rules with the board before relying on them
Renewal cycle
2 years (biennial; RN and APRN licenses renew in odd-numbered years)
Total CE hours
48 contact hours total for an APRN: 24 hours for the RN license (including at least 1 Category A hour on the Ohio Nurse Practice Act and Board rules) PLUS 24 additional hours for the APRN license per biennium.
Pharmacology CE
At least 12 of the 24 APRN hours must be in advanced pharmacology (applies to APRN-CNP, APRN-CNS, and APRN-CNM), provided by an accredited/board-recognized source (OAC 4723-8-10).
Controlled-substance CE
No standing Ohio pharmacology-beyond-12-hours or opioid-specific CE quota for APRN renewal; prescribing APRNs must follow Ohio's opioid-prescribing rules (OAC 4723-9) and the federal one-time 8-hour MATE Act training applies to DEA registrants.
Good to know
Confirmed via Ohio Administrative Code rule 4723-8-10 and the Ohio Board of Nursing CE pages. No CE is required for the first APRN renewal immediately after initial APRN licensure, and the CE waiver option available to RNs does not apply to the APRN 24-hour requirement. Ohio's Certificate to Prescribe was merged into the APRN license in 2017, so the 12 advanced-pharmacology hours are the prescriptive-authority-linked requirement.
Official sources
Cover your Ohio requirements with 115 contact hours of practical psychopharmacology — including 75+ pharmacology contact hours. 1 CME = 1 contact hour, fully AANP-approved.
View MembershipsThis 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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