Below is exactly what Florida Board of Nursing requires: mandatory topics, exemptions, accepted credit types, and documentation rules.
Compiled by Atlas CME from official board sources · Last updated 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.
“(a) A two hour course in prevention of medical errors each biennium;”
“(c) A two hour course in Florida laws and rules each biennium;”
“the board shall require each person licensed or certified under this chapter to complete a 2-hour continuing education course on human trafficking”
“(d) A two hour course in recognizing impairment in the workplace every other biennium thereafter;”
“Domestic Violence is required every third biennium and the hours are **in addition to the 24 hours** required for renewal.”
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 is a one-time requirement prior to the first 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[4] |
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[4] |
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.
“(a) A two hour course in prevention of medical errors each biennium;”Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B9-5.002(2)(a) (also listed in the Board's continuing-education table)
“(c) A two hour course in Florida laws and rules each biennium;”Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B9-5.002(2)(c) (also listed in the Board's continuing-education table)
“(d) A two hour course in recognizing impairment in the workplace every other biennium thereafter;”Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B9-5.002(2)(d) (also listed in the Board's continuing-education table)
“the board shall require each person licensed or certified under this chapter to complete a 2-hour continuing education course on human trafficking”Fla. Stat. § 464.013(3)(c). Also required by rule: Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B9-5.002(2)(e): '(e) For biennial renewal on or after January 1, 2019, a two hour course on human trafficking, and each biennium thereafter.' Also listed in the Board's continuing-education table. · Effective 2019-01-01
“Domestic Violence is required every third biennium and the hours are **in addition to the 24 hours** required for renewal.”FL BON APRN Renewal page, standard-APRN CE table Domestic Violence row (role-correct for CRNAs). Also grounded in statute, Fla. Stat. § 456.031(1)(a), which sets the 2-hour figure 'as part of every third biennial relicensure or recertification'; and in rule, Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B9-5.002(2)(f): '(f) A course in domestic violence every third biennium.' Note: the 'additive to the 24 hours' framing comes from the Board's own CE pages; the codified rule instead describes Domestic Violence CE as part of the hours required under subsection (1), and the statute is silent on the question — so which reading controls is not fully settled.
“HIV/AIDS is a one-time requirement prior to the first renewal.”Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B9-5.002(2)(b)