Below is exactly what Alaska Board of Nursing requires: mandatory topics, exemptions, accepted credit types, and documentation rules.
Reviewed by Doug Doehrman, MD · Last reviewed May 9, 2026
Alaska has no state-mandated topic requirements beyond the 30-hour total.
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.
CRNAs using continuing education as one of Alaska's two required continuing-competency methods
“completion of at least 30 contact hours of continuing education for renewal of a license or current certification by a national nursing certification body, during the two years before the licensing period for which the applicant seeks renewal”
CRNAs/APRNs renewing controlled-substance prescriptive authority while holding a valid DEA registration
“completed no less than two hours of continuing education in pain management and opioid use and addiction during the licensing cycle”
APRNs applying to the Alaska Board of Nursing for initial legend-drug prescriptive authority
“shall provide evidence of completion of 15 contact hours of education in advanced pharmacology and clinical management of drug therapy within the two-year period immediately before the date of application”
Credit must come from an organization accredited by the ACCME, AMA, Alaska Medical Association, or AAFP. ACGME residency or fellowship time accrues toward the requirement. Teaching or presenting accredited CME can satisfy a portion of required hours.
| Credit system | Notes |
|---|---|
NBCRNA Class A | CRNA A credits count toward the Alaska CE pathway; CRNA B credits do not receive continuing education credit from the Alaska Board of Nursing.SourceAlaska BON Continued Competency Information[2] |
Accredited or board-approved CE min 20 hrs | Within the 30-hour CE pathway, at least 20 contact hours must be in an accredited or board-approved program. Listed accrediting/approving bodies include ANCC, ACCME, ACPE P-designated courses, nurse-practitioner certifying bodies, nurse-anesthetist certifying bodies, and board-approved sponsors.Source12 AAC 44.610(a)(1)(A)-(B)[1] |
ANCC Contact Hour | ANCC-accredited contact hours are one of the listed pathways under 12 AAC 44.610.Source12 AAC 44.610(a)(1)(A)(i)[1] |
In-service nursing education max 10 hrs | In-service nursing education from a licensed health care facility is capped at 10 contact hours within the CE pathway.SourceAlaska BON Continuing Education Documentation[3] |
Physicians are responsible for retaining CME documentation and producing it on request. Requirements include course title, dates, hours, sponsoring organization, and accrediting body.
Registered nurses who receive their original license on or after December 1 of an odd-numbered year do not have to provide proof of continuing competency at the first renewal.
Atlas CME tracks your hours, maps them to your state requirements, and reminds you before your 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.
“completion of at least 30 contact hours of continuing education for renewal of a license or current certification by a national nursing certification body, during the two years before the licensing period for which the applicant seeks renewal”12 AAC 44.610(a)(1)
“completed no less than two hours of continuing education in pain management and opioid use and addiction during the licensing cycle”12 AAC 44.470(5)(A); AS 08.68.276
“shall provide evidence of completion of 15 contact hours of education in advanced pharmacology and clinical management of drug therapy within the two-year period immediately before the date of application”12 AAC 44.440(b)(2)