Continuing education requirements for:Texas Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

Special Note: APRNs in the state of Texas are also required to maintain their RN licensure. Remaining hours must be content related to specialty practice area.

General CE Requirements

At this time, there are no general CE requirements, but there may be topical or speciality requirements.

Specialty Requirements

• Pharmacotherapeutics

  • Total Credits: 5

  • Frequency: Every 2 renewal cycles

  • Conditions:

    • Required of APRNs with prescriptive authority.

• Opiate Prescribing

  • Total Credits: 4

  • Frequency: Every 2 years

  • Conditions:

    • Required of APRNs who have entered into a prescriptive authority agreement authorizing the prescribing of opioids.

• Controlled Substance Prescribing

  • Total Credits: 2

  • Frequency: One Time

  • Conditions:

    • Required of APRNs authorized to receive information from the PMP.

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