Mississippi Advanced Practice Registered Nurse CEUs

• Mississippi APRN Standard Renewal Requirements: Mississippi APRNs are required to renew every two years, with a renewal period from September 1 to December 31 of even-numbered years. All APRNs must complete a minimum of 5 contact hours of continuing education directly related to controlled substances, regardless of prescriptive authority, and maintain valid national board certification. New APRNs are exempt from CE requirements for the first renewal if they graduated within the previous two years. All official details and the renewal portal can be found on the

  Board of Nursing APRN Licensure page
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• First-time renewal: Newly licensed APRNs who graduated from an accredited program within the past two years are exempt from the 5-hour CE requirement for their first renewal.

  Mississippi Board of Nursing APRN Licensure

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• Certification alternative: No alternative to maintaining current national certification—this is mandatory for renewal every cycle.

  Mississippi Board of Nursing APRN Licensure

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• Other Certifications that nurses hold that needs to be renewed: All national and specialty certifications used for APRN practice must be kept current and uploaded during each renewal; failure to maintain certification requires immediate notification and cessation of practice.

  Mississippi Board of Nursing APRN Licensure