RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS

Continuing Education for Licensure Renewal

The Nurse Practices Act contains continuing education requirements in Section 43-12.1-20. For that reason, before the Board may renew or reactivate a license, the licensee must verify to the Board that the required continuing education requirements have been met.

The Board determined in Section 54-02-05-08 that continuing education for purposes of relicensure must meet or exceed twelve (12) contact hours within the preceding two (2) years. This rule became effective April 1, 2004.

Practice Requirements for Licensure Renewal

Nursing practice for the purposes of relicensure must meet or exceed four hundred (400) hours within the preceding four (4) years.

43-51-11.  Members of military – License renewal

1.  A board shall adopt rules to provide for or shall grant on a case-by-case basis exceptions to the board’s license renewal requirements in order to address renewal compliance hardships that may result from:
  a. Activation of more than thirty days of a licensee who is a member of the national guard or armed forces of the United States
  b. Service in the theater or area of armed conflict by a licensee who is a member of the regular active duty armed forces of the United States.

**See the FAQ section above for Frequently Asks Questions pertaining to renewal requirements.