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Mississippi CE Requirements for Nurse Practitioners

5 hours. Every two years. On a fixed renewal cycle.

Updated April 2026Sourced from MSBN

Compiled by Atlas CME from official board sources · Last updated July 4, 2026

Mandatory topics

For NPs, 5 hours is the total CE requirement. Mississippi also names specific topics that must be covered, and each one is listed below.

Opioid/Substance Use[1]
5 hrs
Biennial
5 contact hours of CE directly related to controlled substances per State Certification Period (Jan 1 odd year – Dec 31 even year). Applies to ALL APRNs regardless of prescriptive authority. CE certificates must be uploaded via CE Broker. New graduate APRNs (master's degree within past 2 years) are exempt for first renewal only.
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“Complete a minimum of five (5) contact hours of continuing education directly related to controlled substances per State Certification Period.”
30 Miss. Admin. Code Part 2840; MSBN APRN PageSee source [1] in Primary Sources
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Accepted credit

Mississippi Board of Nursing (MSBN) accepts ANCC Contact Hour toward the CE requirement for NPs, along with other credit it approves.

Credit systemNotes
ANCC Contact Hour
CE from nationally accredited providers accepted. ANCC-accredited programs qualify.Source30 Miss. Admin. Code Part 2815, Rule 1.3(C)
Board-approved credit
1 semester hour = 15 contact hours; 1 quarter hour = 10 contact hours.Source30 Miss. Admin. Code Part 2815, Rule 1.3
Documentation & audit

APRN renewal cycle (State Certification Period): 2 calendar years beginning Jan 1 of each odd year, ending Dec 31 of each even year.

Waivers & exemptions

APRNs graduating from an accredited master's degree or higher APRN program within the past 2 years are exempt from the controlled substances CE requirement for their first renewal only.

FAQ
How many CE hours do Mississippi NPs need for APRN license renewal?
Mississippi NPs and other APRNs must complete a minimum of 5 contact hours of continuing education directly related to controlled substances per two-year State Certification Period, per 30 Miss. Admin. Code Part 2840 and the MSBN APRN licensure page. There is no separate 40-hour general CE total. The 40-hour total / 10-hour controlled-substance subset that appeared in older guidance was based on 30 Miss. Admin. Code Part 2815, which was repealed in February 2020. The State Certification Period runs from January 1 of each odd-numbered year through December 31 of the following even-numbered year.
How many controlled substance CE hours are required for Mississippi APRNs?
Five (5) contact hours per State Certification Period, directly related to controlled substances, per 30 Miss. Admin. Code Part 2840 and the MSBN APRN page. This applies to all APRNs regardless of prescriptive authority. An older figure of 10 hours came from the repealed Part 2815, Rule 1.6 and is no longer in effect.
Do Mississippi NPs have to complete both RN and APRN CE requirements?
No. The general RN/APRN continuing education rule (Part 2815) was repealed in February 2020. Active RNs in good standing have no routine biennial CE requirement; CE is only required of nurses who have been out of practice for more than five years. The only ongoing state-level CE mandate that applies to NPs is the 5-hour controlled substances CE requirement under Part 2840.
Is Mississippi in the NLC nursing compact?
Yes, Mississippi is a member of the Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC), which governs the RN license layer that NPs hold alongside their APRN license. The NLC allows nurses with Mississippi as their home state to hold a multistate RN license that permits practice in all NLC member states. Mississippi is not a member of the APRN Compact — the separate compact for advanced practice registered nurses. As a result, an NP who practices in multiple states must hold a separate APRN license in each state where they practice at the advanced practice level, even if their RN license is covered by the NLC multistate license.

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Sources & Citations

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.

  1. MSBN APRN Licensure Page
    Primary sourceAccessed 2026-05-11
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    “Complete a minimum of five (5) contact hours of continuing education directly related to controlled substances per State Certification Period.”30 Miss. Admin. Code Part 2840; MSBN APRN Page

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