Below is exactly what Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit (Board of Nursing) requires: mandatory topics, exemptions, accepted credit types, and documentation rules.
Compiled by Atlas CME from official board sources · Last updated July 4, 2026
Nebraska has no state-mandated topic requirements beyond the 20-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 must hold current national certification with the National Board of Certification & Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) at all times to maintain Nebraska APRN-CRNA licensure.
“**APRN-CRNA:** - Current national certification (NBCRNA)”
The RN portion of the CRNA license stack requires meeting one of six continued-competency pathways, the most common of which is 500 practice hours in the past five years plus 20 contact hours of nursing CE within two years.
“Have practiced nursing for at least 500 hours during the past five years AND have completed at least 20 contact hours of nursing”
Credit must come from an organization accredited by the ACCME, AMA, Nebraska 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 credits accepted as part of national certification maintenance, which Nebraska requires for CRNA licensure.Sourcehttps://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Nurse-Licensing-Renewal-and-Continuing-Education.aspx[1] |
NBCRNA_CLASS_B | NBCRNA Class B credits accepted as part of national certification maintenance.Sourcehttps://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Nurse-Licensing-Renewal-and-Continuing-Education.aspx[1] |
ANCC Contact Hour | ANCC contact hours accepted toward the underlying RN continued-competency CE requirement.Sourcehttps://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Nurse-Licensing-Renewal-and-Continuing-Education.aspx[1] |
Physicians are responsible for retaining CME documentation and producing it on request. Requirements include course title, dates, hours, sponsoring organization, and accrediting body.
New-licensee waiver: a nurse who received an RN (or LPN) license within the past 24 months is not required to complete continuing education for that renewal. This waives the RN continued-competency/CE requirement that governs the underlying RN portion of a CRNA license stack.
Unavailability waiver: a nurse who practiced at least 500 hours in the past five years may request a waiver of the continuing-education/in-service requirement due to a military assignment where CE is unavailable, living outside the USA where CE is unavailable, or serving as a missionary in a foreign country.
Active-duty military waiver: a nurse who within the past 24 months served full-time active military duty (including a National Guard call to active service for more than 30 consecutive days, or active service as a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service or NOAA) is not required to pay the renewal fee or meet the continuing-education requirement, upon submitting active-service papers.
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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.
“**APRN-CRNA:** - Current national certification (NBCRNA)”NE DHHS Nurse Renewal & CE — APRN-CRNA row (national NBCRNA certification, no state CE-hour total)
“Have practiced nursing for at least 500 hours during the past five years AND have completed at least 20 contact hours of nursing”NE DHHS Nurse Renewal & CE — LPN/RN 500 practice-hour + 20-CE continued-competency pathway (172 NAC ch. 101 practice-of-nursing regs)