Below is exactly what Delaware Board of Nursing requires: mandatory topics, exemptions, accepted credit types, and documentation rules.
Reviewed by Doug Doehrman, MD · Last reviewed May 12, 2026
For CRNAs, 30 hours is the total CME requirement. Delaware also requires a set of one-time topics that count toward the 30-hour total.
“During each biennium, each Registered Nurse must earn 30 contact hours ... At least 3 of these contact hours must be in the area of substance abuse”
“at least one hour on the recognition of and response to suspected or known sexual abuse, physical abuse, exploitation, trafficking, or domestic violence of vulnerable persons including, but not limited to, children, elders, or persons with intellectual, physical and developmental disabilities, or on the reporting obligations under the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Nursing”
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.
Delaware CRNAs/APRNs holding a Delaware Controlled Substance Registration (CSR)
“All practitioners must attest to completion of two hours of continuing education biennially in the areas of controlled substance prescribing practices, treatment of chronic pain, or other topics related to the prescribing of controlled substances.”
To maintain APRN licensure, the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse must meet the requirements for recertification as established by the certifying agency (NBCRNA for CRNAs) and must have practiced a minimum of 1500 hours in the past 5 years or 600 hours in the past 2 years in the role and population focus.
“To maintain licensure, the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse must meet the requirements for recertification as established by the certifying agency. ... The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse must have practiced a minimum of 1500 hours in the past 5 years or no less than 600 hours in the past 2 years in the role and population focus in which licensure has been granted.”
Persons licensed by examination within a biennial renewal period are exempt from continuing education requirements for that biennium.
“Those persons licensed by examination within a biennial renewal period are exempt from continuing education requirements for that biennium.”
Credit must come from an organization accredited by the ACCME, AMA, Delaware 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 | NBCRNA Class A / MAC Ed credits qualify toward the underlying RN CE. |
ANCC Contact Hour | ANCC contact hours from accredited providers qualify. National certification or recertification counts as 20 contact hours during the biennium awarded; additional CE within recertification programs counts toward the 30-hour total (24 DE Admin. C. § 1900 § 9.3.3). |
Physicians are responsible for retaining CME documentation and producing it on request. Requirements include course title, dates, hours, sponsoring organization, and accrediting body.
No formal waivers or exemptions are published for Delaware.
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.
“During each biennium, each Registered Nurse must earn 30 contact hours ... At least 3 of these contact hours must be in the area of substance abuse”24 DE Admin. C. § 1900 § 9.2.1.1
“at least one hour on the recognition of and response to suspected or known sexual abuse, physical abuse, exploitation, trafficking, or domestic violence of vulnerable persons including, but not limited to, children, elders, or persons with intellectual, physical and developmental disabilities, or on the reporting obligations under the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Nursing”24 DE Admin. C. § 1900 § 9.2.1.1; 24 Del. C. § 1906(a)(18) · Effective 2025-10-01
“To maintain licensure, the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse must meet the requirements for recertification as established by the certifying agency. ... The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse must have practiced a minimum of 1500 hours in the past 5 years or no less than 600 hours in the past 2 years in the role and population focus in which licensure has been granted.”24 DE Admin. C. § 1900 §§ 8.12.1, 8.12.2
“Those persons licensed by examination within a biennial renewal period are exempt from continuing education requirements for that biennium.”24 DE Admin. C. § 1900 § 9.2.6.1
“All practitioners must attest to completion of two hours of continuing education biennially in the areas of controlled substance prescribing practices, treatment of chronic pain, or other topics related to the prescribing of controlled substances.”DE CSAC Regs Section 3.1.3