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Oklahoma Nurse Practitioner CE Requirements

Oklahoma Board of Nursing

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).

Total CE hours

Varies
  • No single flat CE total for APRNs — the operative recurring hour requirements for NPs are the prescriptive-authority CE below.
  • APRN licensure renewal requires maintaining current national certification in role/population focus.
  • The underlying RN license renews via one of several 'continued qualifications for practice' options per Board guidelines.
    • Examples: CE hours, national certification, or practice hours

Pharmacology CE

15 hours
  • APRN-CNP/CNM/CNS with (supervised) prescriptive authority: 15 contact hours (or 1 academic credit hour) in pharmacotherapeutics, clinical application and use of pharmacological agents every 2 years (59 O.S. §567.4a(4); Board Form RS-24).
  • Independent prescriptive authority (HB 2298, effective 11/1/2025): 40 hours of Category I CME (any topic) every 2 years instead.
  • CRNAs: 8 hours of advanced pharmacology related to anesthesia.

Controlled-substance CE

2 hours
  • 2 hours of education in pain management OR 2 hours in opioid use/addiction every 2 years, required to renew prescriptive authority (both supervised and independent tracks).
    • Waived only if the APRN demonstrates to the Board that they do not hold a federal DEA registration

Good to know

  • Key recent change: HB 2298 (effective Nov 1, 2025) created independent prescriptive authority with a different CE track.
    • Independent track: 40 hrs Category I CME + 2 hrs pain/opioid
    • Supervised track: 15 hrs pharmacotherapeutics + 2 hrs pain/opioid
  • ACLS/PALS/CPR do not count toward prescriptive-authority CE.
  • Oklahoma is an NLC (compact) state for RN licensure, but APRN recognition is state-specific.
  • Applies equally to PMHNPs; pharmacology hours must be applicable to the specialty/population served and prescriber-level.

Official sources

oklahoma.gov oklahoma.gov

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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