New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions · CRNA

0 hours. Every three years. Tied to your birth month.

Below is exactly what New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions requires: mandatory topics, exemptions, accepted credit types, and documentation rules.

Updated April 2026Sourced from NYSEDOP~5 min read

Compiled by Atlas CME from official board sources · Last updated July 9, 2026

These figures are compiled from official board materials — confirm current requirements with the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions

Mandatory topics

For CRNAs, 0 hours is the total CME requirement. New York also requires a set of one-time topics that count toward the 0-hour total.

Infectious Disease[1]
Hrs vary
Custom
required every 4 years (not every registration cycle). First required at initial licensure, then every 4 years thereafter. A NY CRNA practices under the RN license, and N.Y. Educ. Law § 6505-b applies this mandate to registered nurses generally. Non-practicing NY licensees are exempt until they resume practice, at which point they have 90 days to complete.
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“All **athletic trainers (effective December 22, 2025), dentists, dental hygienists, licensed practical nurses, optometrists, podiatrists, and registered nurses** must complete course work or training appropriate to their practice regarding infection control and barrier precautions, including engineering and work controls to prevent the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the hepatitis b virus (HBV) in the course of professional practice, **every four years** according to Section 6505-b of the”
N.Y. Educ. Law § 6505-b (NYSED mandated infection-control training every 4yr; mirrors new-york-rn.md — CRNAs practice under the RN license)See source [1] in Primary Sources
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Conditional requirements

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.

ConditionalGeneral[2]
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NY does not separately license or recognize CRNAs as APRNs. CRNAs practice under an active NY RN license. Hospital credentialing (and federal CMS conditions of participation for anesthesia services) requires NBCRNA certification, but NY does not impose CRNA-specific state CE requirements.

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“Nursing categories: Registered Professional Nurse; Nurse Practitioners; Clinical Nurse Specialists; Licensed Practical Nurses”
NY Educ. Law Art. 139See source [2] in Primary Sources
Accepted credit

Credit must come from an organization accredited by the ACCME, AMA, New York 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 systemNotes
NBCRNA Class A
NBCRNA Class A credits are required for hospital privileges and federal reimbursement, though NY itself does not require state-mandated CE for RN renewal.Sourcehttps://www.nbcrna.com/continued-certification[3]
NBCRNA_CLASS_B
NBCRNA Class B credits required for national certification maintenance.Sourcehttps://www.nbcrna.com/continued-certification[3]
Documentation & audit

Physicians are responsible for retaining CME documentation and producing it on request. Requirements include course title, dates, hours, sponsoring organization, and accrediting body.

Waivers & exemptions

Exemption from New York's child abuse reporting coursework requirement for nurses whose practice will not involve contact with minors or nursing-home/residential-care residents. (NY imposes no general CE-hours requirement on RN/CRNA renewal; this is an exemption from a mandated topical training, not from a CE-hour total.)

Exemption from New York's infection control coursework requirement (otherwise required of all practicing RNs every 4 years) where the nurse shows equivalent infection-control training, or that the coursework is unnecessary given the nature of their nursing practice.

FAQ
How many state-level CE hours do New York CRNAs need?
None. NY does not impose a uniform state CE requirement on RN registration renewal, and NY does not separately regulate CRNAs at the state level. CRNAs satisfy continuing-education obligations through NBCRNA national recertification, which is required for hospital privileges and CMS reimbursement.
Does New York require NBCRNA certification for CRNA practice?
Not directly at the state level — NY does not separately license CRNAs and therefore imposes no state-level NBCRNA requirement. However, federal CMS conditions of participation (42 CFR § 482.52) require NBCRNA certification for hospital anesthesia services, and every NY hospital enforces NBCRNA certification as a condition of CRNA privileges. So in practice, NBCRNA is required for any working NY CRNA.
Is New York part of the APRN Compact?
No. NY has not enacted the APRN Compact and is not a member of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) for the RN portion. NY nurses hold single-state RN licenses.
Where can I check my NY RN registration renewal date?
Use the NYSED license verification search at https://www.op.nysed.gov/verification-search or contact NYSED OP directly.

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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. https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/registered-professional-nursing/mandated-training-related-infection-control/
    Source
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    “All **athletic trainers (effective December 22, 2025), dentists, dental hygienists, licensed practical nurses, optometrists, podiatrists, and registered nurses** must complete course work or training appropriate to their practice regarding infection control and barrier precautions, including engineering and work controls to prevent the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the hepatitis b virus (HBV) in the course of professional practice, **every four years** according to Section 6505-b of the”N.Y. Educ. Law § 6505-b (NYSED mandated infection-control training every 4yr; mirrors new-york-rn.md — CRNAs practice under the RN license)
  2. NYSED Office of the Professions — Nursing Profession Index
    Primary sourceAccessed 2026-04-30
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    “Nursing categories: Registered Professional Nurse; Nurse Practitioners; Clinical Nurse Specialists; Licensed Practical Nurses”NY Educ. Law Art. 139
  3. NBCRNA — Continued Certification
    Primary sourceAccessed 2026-04-30

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