Every CE requirement verified against official state nursing board sources. How RenewRN verifies the data →
Every CE requirement verified against official state nursing board sources. How RenewRN verifies the data →
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Pick up to four states below. The table lines up their CE hours, renewal fees, compact status, and mandatory topics so you can see exactly where they differ.
| Metric | California | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| CE Hours (RN) | 30 hrs | 20 hrs |
| CE Hours (LVN) | 30 hrs (LVN) | 20 hrs (LVN) |
| CE Hours (APRN) | 30 hrs | 20 hrs |
| Renewal Cycle | 2 years | 2 years |
| Renewal Fee (RN) | $190 | $68 |
| Compact State (NLC) | No | Yes |
| Mandatory Topics | None specified | Jurisprudence & Ethics, Human Trafficking Prevention, APRN Pharmacotherapeutics |
| Grace Period | No grace period. The license is delinquent the day after expiration. (BPC §121 only lets you keep working if the renewal was submitted on time.) | None |
| CE Broker Required | No | No |
Each state board sets its own continuing-education rule, so the spread is wide: some states require zero CE to renew an RN license, while others ask for 30 hours every two years plus specific mandatory topics. Renewal cycles differ too: most states renew every two years, but a handful run annual or three-year cycles, which changes how many hours you actually need per year. The table above lines these up so you can see the real difference between, say, a compact state with no CE rule and a neighbor that mandates 30 hours.
Beyond a total hour count, many boards carve out required subjects that must be part of your CE: opioids and safe prescribing, human trafficking, implicit bias, infection control, or domestic violence, depending on the state. These trip nurses up at renewal because the general-hours total can be met while a one-hour mandatory topic is still missing. The comparison shows which topics each selected state requires so you know what to look for before your deadline.
A state's Nurse Licensure Compact status decides whether one multistate license lets you practice across member states, or whether you need a separate license per state. Separately, six jurisdictions (DC, FL, GA, NH, NM, WV) require you to report CE through CE Broker; the rest leave reporting to you. Both fields are in the table because they change your day-to-day compliance work, not just your hour count.
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