24 hours. Every two years. Tied to your license anniversary.
Compiled by Atlas CME from official board sources · Last updated July 9, 2026
For NPs, 24 hours is the total CE requirement. Alabama also names specific topics that must be covered, and each one is listed below.
“six contact hours of pharmacology content specific to prescriptive practice in the approved area for collaborative practice.”
These rules apply only when the trigger described under each card is met (for example, holding a state-issued controlled substance registration or treating a specific patient population). Each cites the underlying statute or rule directly.
CRNPs (Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners) in collaborative practice
“An Overview of Collaborative Practice in Alabama | 1.70 Contact Hours”
NPs completing their first renewal after initial Alabama licensure
“A licensed nurse shall, for the first license renewal, earn four contact hours of Board-provided continuing education related to statutory and administrative frameworks for nursing regulation, scope of practice, and standards of practice”
Alabama Board of Nursing accepts ANCC Contact Hour toward the CE requirement for NPs, along with other credit it approves.
| Credit system | Notes |
|---|---|
ANCC Contact Hour | ANCC contact hours are the standard CE currency for Alabama NP renewal. National certification maintenance requirements may also satisfy CE obligations. |
Board-approved credit | Alabama Board of Nursing-approved or Board-recognized continuing education activities.Sourcehttps://admincode.legislature.state.al.us/api/rule/610-X-4-.08[1] |
NPs are responsible for retaining CE documentation and producing it on request. Requirements include course title, dates, hours, sponsoring organization, and accrediting body.
First-time renewal applicants may be exempt from the full CE requirement.
Atlas CME tracks your hours, maps them to your state requirements, and reminds you before your license anniversary renewal.
Every mandatory topic and conditional requirement above cites the underlying statute or rule. Numbered references below correspond to the bracketed citations next to each requirement.
“six contact hours of pharmacology content specific to prescriptive practice in the approved area for collaborative practice.”Ala. Admin. Code r. 610-X-4-.08(7)(a)
“A licensed nurse shall, for the first license renewal, earn four contact hours of Board-provided continuing education related to statutory and administrative frameworks for nursing regulation, scope of practice, and standards of practice”Ala. Admin. Code r. 610-X-4-.08(3)(c)(3)(i)
“An Overview of Collaborative Practice in Alabama | 1.70 Contact Hours”ABN Advanced Practice CE page — course table lists three Board-provided modules totaling 1.70 + 0.60 + 1.20 = 3.50 contact hours; governing rule Ala. Admin. Code r. 610-X-9-.16(5)(e) codifies the obligation and timing window but not the hour figure itself.