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Field guide · License renewal
Alabama Board of Nursing · 2-year renewal cycle
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As of 2026, Alabama RNs must complete 24 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years to renew. The RN renewal fee is $100.
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| Renewal cycle | Every 2 years |
| Renewal deadline | December 31 of even-numbered years (RN/APRN); December 31 of odd-numbered years (LPN) |
| Total CE hours (RN) | 24 contact hours |
| Renewal fee (RN) | $100 |
| Compact state (NLC) | Yes, NLC member · check your eligibility |
| License types | RN, APRN, LPN |
| Typical pay | See Alabama nurse salaries |
Alabama requires all RNs, LPNs, and APRNs to complete 24 hours of Board-approved continuing education per renewal cycle. The renewal period runs from September 1 through December 31 of the applicable year, with RN and APRN licenses renewing on even-numbered years and LPN licenses on odd-numbered years. Alabama is a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) member state, allowing multistate license holders to practice across all compact states. The Board offers free CE courses through its website to help nurses meet their requirements.
Verified against the Alabama Board of Nursing, last checked 2026-06-22. Found something off? Let me know.
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Alabama runs its own board-side CE ledger, the Individual CE Record inside the My Profile portal, and renewal is hard-gated on it: "The Renewal process cannot be completed until documentation of at least twenty-four (24) contact hours of CE has been uploaded to your CE Record on the ABN website." How hours get there depends on the provider: ABN-approved providers (those with an ABNP number) submit electronic records of contact hours directly to the Board, and nurses are explicitly forbidden from entering that CE themselves ("Do not enter CE earned from a Board-approved provider with an ABNP number"). For CE from Board-recognized providers WITHOUT an ABNP number (e.g., ANCC-accredited national providers), the nurse must self-report it: log in to My Profile and "View, enter, and edit CE hours that have been earned", per rule 610-X-10-.07(1)(d), "Submit to the Board, by electronically uploading to the individual's CE record, documentation of continuing education credit hours earned from Board-recognized providers that do not have an assigned ABNP number." At renewal the nurse also provides "a signed statement of affirmation, under penalty, of the degree of compliance" with CE requirements, and must keep certificates/transcripts for four years to substantiate the hours.
Where it happens: My Profile (ABN website; login system named "MyABNProfile")
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Selection: "The Board conducts annual random audits of documentation provided on the Individual CE Record at the time of renewal." Notification: per rule 610-X-10-.07(2), notice consists of "a notice of audit letter mailed thirty days prior to the first day of renewal to the address of record" plus "an electronic notice of CE renewal audit identified on the licensee individual profile", so audited nurses know BEFORE the Sept 1 renewal window opens, and the Board warns "it is the nurse's responsibility to ensure the accuracy of mailing and email addresses so that a Notice of Audit may be received." Submission: audited nurses "submit records of continuing education activities/courses completed in the appropriate accrual period", i.e., the certificates/transcripts backing the entries on their Individual CE Record (nurses must retain these four years). Deadline: the code sets no explicit numeric response deadline for nurses (the 30-day document deadline in 610-X-10-.07(5) applies to CE providers, not licensees); the FAQ says "licensees failing to comply with requests for documents within the appropriate time must pay a late CE compliance fee," and per rule, failure to comply with the audit or submitting false/inaccurate/incomplete evidence "may be subject to disciplinary action by the board"; a nurse who fails to provide evidence "shall not have the license renewed."
Verified 2026-07-03 against abn.alabama.gov · abn.alabama.gov · admincode.legislature.state.al.us · abn.alabama.gov. Always confirm with the board before relying on it.
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| Type | CE hours | Renewal fee |
|---|---|---|
| RN | 24 / 2 yrs | $100 |
| APRN | 24 / 2 yrs | $75 |
| LPN | 24 / 2 yrs | $100 |
APRN renewal in Alabama. 6 hours of Pharmacology CE (APRN) apply per renewal cycle (details in the requirements table below). Renewal deadlines here differ by license type; see Important Deadlines below. The board is only one clock: your national certification and any DEA registration renew on their own cycles. Full Alabama APRN renewal guide
| Category | Hours | Required | Types | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Continuing Education | 24 | Required | RNLPNAPRNFNPCRNACNMPMHNP | 24 contact hours of Board-approved continuing education completed within the last 24 months prior to renewal. |
| Mandatory New Licensee Course | 4 | Conditional | RNLPNAPRNFNPCRNACNMPMHNP | Newly licensed nurses must complete 4 contact hours of Board-provided CE on Board functions, the Nurse Practice Act, regulations, professional conduct, and accountability (included in the 24-hour total). |
| Pharmacology CE (APRN) | 6 | Required | APRNFNPCRNACNMPMHNP | Of the 24 required CE hours, 6 must carry pharmacology credit for advanced practice nurses. CRNPs and CNMs with prescriptive authority must make those 6 hours specific to their prescriptive practice area; CRNAs must also complete 6 pharmacology hours. This is a subset of the 24-hour total, not additional. (Source: Alabama Board of Nursing renewal requirements, abn.alabama.gov.) |
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs): Alabama CNA renewal is handled by the state nurse-aide registry, not the Board of Nursing, and follows a work-hours / in-service model rather than the CE above. Check your state nurse-aide registry for CNA requirements.
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Missed your Alabama renewal deadline?
No formal grace period. If the license expires on December 31, practicing on an expired license is prohibited. Reinstatement through the ABN portal is required with a reinstatement fee.
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Reinstatement Fees
Already lapsed? The Alabama re-entry guide covers refresher rules, costs by lapse length, and the path back.
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First-Time Licensee Exemption
First-time licensees are exempt from CE for their initial renewal cycle
CE Audit Information
Alabama Board of Nursing may conduct random CE audits.
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