Which states require CE Broker for nursing renewal?

As of 2026, 8 jurisdictions mandate CE Broker as the system of record for nursing CE compliance: District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Mexico, South Carolina, West Virginia. Every other state lets you self-document your CE.

CE Broker offers a free Basic account that satisfies the reporting mandate in states that require it. Its paid Professional tier adds compliance-status views and course search. Check cebroker.com for current pricing.

Does Alabama use CE Broker?

No. The Alabama Board of Nursing maintains its own Individual CE Record inside the My ABN portal; approved providers report completions directly to the Board. CE Broker is not the system of record in Alabama.

What if my state doesn't require CE Broker?

You self-document: keep your certificates and track your hours and mandatory topics yourself. A free tracker like RenewRN keeps your hours, deadlines, and certificates in one place without paying to see whether you're compliant.

Which States Require CE Broker? (8 jurisdictions in 2026)

CE Broker is a continuing-education tracking platform that some nursing boards have adopted as their official system of record — when your board mandates it, approved CE providers report your hours straight to CE Broker and the board verifies compliance there. In every other state you self-document your CE and the board audits a sample.

This list is generated directly from our verified board data, so it stays in sync as boards change: 8 jurisdictions mandate CE Broker; the other 43 do not.

States that require CE Broker

State	Renewal details
District of Columbia	District of ColumbiaCE requirements →
Florida	FloridaCE requirements →
Georgia	GeorgiaCE requirements →
Kentucky	KentuckyCE requirements →
New Hampshire	New HampshireCE requirements →
New Mexico	New MexicoCE requirements →
South Carolina	South CarolinaCE requirements →
West Virginia	West VirginiaCE requirements →

A note on the others

Some states offerCE Broker as a free, optional tracking tool without mandating it, and a few (like Alabama) run their own board portal instead. If your state isn't in the table above, your board does not require CE Broker — you self-document your CE. Always confirm on your state's renewal page.

What if your state doesn't require it?

You still have to keep your own records — certificates, hours, and any mandatory topics — in case you're audited. RenewRN does that for free: it tracks your CE hours and renewal deadlines, stores your certificates, and shows your topic coverage without charging you to see whether you're compliant. For a side-by-side, see our CE Broker alternative page.

Mandate status is sourced from each board and re-verified in our data pipeline. Boards change rules — confirm on your state's official renewal page before relying on it.