Continuing education requirements for:National Certification Corporation (NCC)
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse:
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC)
Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner (WHNP-BC)
Registered Nurse (RN):
Maternal Newborn Nursing (RNC-MNN)
Low-Risk Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-LRN)
Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-NIC)
Inpatient Antepartum Nursing (RNC-IAP)
License Renewal Cycle: Every 3 years
Total Credits: 45
Registered Nurse (RN):
Inpatient Obstetrics Nursing (RNC-OB)
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse:
Inpatient Obstetrics Nursing (RNC-OB)
License Renewal Cycle: Every 3 years
Total Credits: 50
Registered Nurse (RN):
Reproductive Health and Infertility (C-RHI)
Obstetric Emergencies (C-OBE)
Neonatal Pediatric Transport (C-NPT)
Obstetric and Neonatal Quality and Safety (C-ONQS)
License Renewal Cycle: Every 3 years
Total Credits: 15
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Requirements: 45 Total Credits
NNP-BC
WHNP-BC
License Renewal Cycle: Every 3 years
General Credits: 45
Frequency: Every 3 years
Specialty Requirements: None
Registered Nurse (RN) Requirements: 50 Total Credits
RNC-OB
License Renewal Cycle: Every 3 years
General Credits: 0
Frequency: Every 3 years
Specialty Requirements:
- Code 1 - Fetal Assessment
Total Credits: 10
Frequency: Every 3 years
- Code 2 - Labor and Birth
Total Credits: 15
Frequency: Every 3 years
- Code 3 - Pregnancy and Obstetric Complications
Total Credits: 10
Frequency: Every 3 years
- Code 4 - Postpartum
Total Credits: 5
Frequency: Every 3 years
- Code 5 - Newborn
Total Credits: 5
Frequency: Every 3 years
- Code 6 - Professional Practice
Total Credits: 5
Frequency: Every 3 years
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Requirements: 50 Total Credits
RNC-OB
License Renewal Cycle: Every 3 years
General Credits: 0
Frequency: Every 3 years
Specialty Requirements:
- Code 1 - Fetal Assessment
Total Credits: 10
Frequency: Every 3 years
- Code 2 - Labor and Birth
Total Credits: 15
Frequency: Every 3 years
- Code 3 - Pregnancy and Obstetric Complications
Total Credits: 10
Frequency: Every 3 years
- Code 4 - Postpartum
Total Credits: 5
Frequency: Every 3 years
- Code 5 - Newborn
Total Credits: 5
Frequency: Every 3 years
- Code 6 - Professional Practice
Total Credits: 5
Frequency: Every 3 years
Registered Nurse (RN) Requirements: 45 Total Credits
RNC-MNN
RNC-LRN
RNC-NIC
RNC-IAP
License Renewal Cycle: Every 3 years
General Credits: 45
Frequency: Every 3 years
Specialty Requirements: None
Registered Nurse (RN) Requirements: 15 Total Credits
C-RHI
C-OBE
C-NPT
C-ONQS
License Renewal Cycle: Every 3 years
General Credits: 15
Frequency: Every 3 years
Specialty Requirements: None
National Board Contact Information
Website: www.nccwebsite.org
Phone: 312-951-0207
Disclaimer: OOG Health provides up-to-date licensure info, but practitioners are responsible for knowing their own state's requirements.
Last updated: August 28, 2026
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National Board Requirements
- Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
- Addictions Nursing Certification Board
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- American Association of Heart Failure Nurses
- American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
- American Board for Occupational Health Nurses
- American Board For Transplant Certification
- American Board of Allergy and Immunology
- American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology Nurses
- American Board of Clinical Social Work
- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
- American Board of Dental Public Health (ABDPH)
- American Board of Dermatology
- American Board of Emergency Medicine
- American Board of Endodontics (ABE)
- American Board of Family Medicine
- American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics
- American Board of Neurological Surgery
- American Board of Neuroscience Nursing
- American Board of Nuclear Medicine
- American Board of Nursing Specialties
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- American Board of Ophthalmology
- American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (ABOMP)
- American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (ABOMR)
- American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS)
- American Board of Oral Medicine (ABOM)
- American Board of Orofacial Pain (ABOP)
- American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD)
- American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification
- American Board of Periodontology (ABP)
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
- American Board of Prosthodontics (ABP)
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- American Board of Radiology
- American Board of Urology
- American Dental Board of Anesthesiology
- American Holistic Nurses Association
- American Midwifery Certification Board
- American Nurses Credentialing Center
- American Organization for Nursing Leadership
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Anesthesiology
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Dermatology
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Emergency Medicine
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Family Physicians
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Internal Medicine
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Neurology & Psychiatry
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Nuclear Medicine
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Ophthalmology / Otolaryngology
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Orthopedic Surgery
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Pathology
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Pediatrics
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Preventive Medicine
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Proctology
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Radiology
- American Osteopathic Association Board of Surgery
- Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
- Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing
- Board of Oncology Social Work Certification
- Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education
- Certification Board for Urologic Nurses and Associates
- Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology
- Competency and Credentialing Institute
- Dermatology Nursing Certification Board
- Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
- Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation
- National Assistant at Surgery Certification
- National Association for Healthcare Quality
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Board of Certification of School Nurses
- National Board of Public Health Examiners
- National Board on Certification & Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists
- National Certification Corporation
- National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
- National League for Nursing
- Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission
- North American Registry of Midwives
- Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
- Orthopedic Nurses Certification Board
- Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
- Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board
- Radiologic Nursing Certification Board
- The American Board of Orthodontics (ABO)
- Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board