Below is exactly what Florida 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, 24 hours is the total CME requirement. Florida also requires a set of one-time topics that count toward the 24-hour total.
“Prevention of Medical Errors: 2 hours. Must be board approved.”
“Florida Laws & Rules: 2 hours. Must be board approved.”
“Human Trafficking: 2 hours. This course does not have to be a Florida Board of Nursing approved course.”
“Recognizing Impairment: 2 hour course completion is required every other renewal.”
“Domestic Violence: 2 hours. Required every third biennium and the hours are in addition to the 24 hours required.”
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.
Florida nurses (including CRNAs) at first biennial renewal must complete 1 hour HIV/AIDS awareness CE.
“HIV/AIDS: 1 hour. A one-time requirement prior to the first renewal.”
Florida APRNs (including CRNAs) must maintain active national certification (NBCRNA for CRNAs) for APRN certification renewal.
Credit must come from an organization accredited by the ACCME, AMA, Florida 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 |
|---|---|
ANCC Contact Hour | 16 general contact hours must be approved by a state or national accrediting body for nursing CE. ANCC qualifies.SourceFla. Admin. Code r. 64B9-5.002[1] |
Board-approved credit min 8 hrs | Mandatory topic CE (Medical Errors, FL Laws & Rules, Impairment, Human Trafficking) must be board-approved or meet statutory criteria. All CE reported via CEBroker.SourceFla. Admin. Code r. 64B9-5.002[1] |
Physicians are responsible for retaining CME documentation and producing it on request. Requirements include course title, dates, hours, sponsoring organization, and accrediting body.
RNs certified by an NCCA- or ABSNC-accredited specialty program are exempt from general CE; the exemption does NOT apply to the Human Trafficking course. CRNAs hold NBCRNA certification (which is NCCA-accredited) and may qualify for this exemption.
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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.
“Prevention of Medical Errors: 2 hours. Must be board approved.”Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B9-5.002(2)(a)
“Florida Laws & Rules: 2 hours. Must be board approved.”Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B9-5.002(2)(c)
“Human Trafficking: 2 hours. This course does not have to be a Florida Board of Nursing approved course.”Fla. Stat. § 464.013(c) / Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B9-5.002(2)(e) · Effective 2019-01-01
“Recognizing Impairment: 2 hour course completion is required every other renewal.”Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B9-5.002(2)(d)
“Domestic Violence: 2 hours. Required every third biennium and the hours are in addition to the 24 hours required.”Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B9-5.002(2)(f)
“HIV/AIDS: 1 hour. A one-time requirement prior to the first renewal.”Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B9-5.002(2)(b)