10 hours. Every two years. Tied to your license anniversary.
Compiled by Atlas CME from official board sources · Last updated July 4, 2026
For CRNAs, 10 hours is the total CE requirement. Rhode Island also names specific topics that must be covered, and each one is listed below.
“Nurses seeking to renew a nursing license must complete 10 continuing education hours during every two year licensing cycle, two of those hours must be about substance abuse.”
“Effective August 1, 2019, every nurse has to complete one hour (per career) of CEU training regarding Alzheimer’s disease.”
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 and maintain current NBCRNA national certification as a condition of RI APRN-CRNA licensure.
“Evidence of current national certification, or recertification as applicable, as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse shall be verified at renewal.”
Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education accepts ANCC Contact Hour, NBCRNA Class A and NBCRNA Class B toward the CE requirement for CRNAs, along with other credit it approves.
| Credit system | Notes |
|---|---|
ANCC Contact Hour | Courses approved by the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepted.Sourcehttps://health.ri.gov/licensing/nurses/[1] |
NBCRNA Class A | NBCRNA Class A credits accepted.Sourcehttps://www.nbcrna.com/continued-certification[3] |
NBCRNA Class B | NBCRNA Class B credits accepted.Sourcehttps://www.nbcrna.com/continued-certification[3] |
Board-approved credit | Recognized professional nursing organizations, Board-approved nursing schools, and other organizations recognized by the Board.Sourcehttps://health.ri.gov/licensing/nurses/[1] |
CRNAs are responsible for retaining CE documentation and producing it on request. Requirements include course title, dates, hours, sponsoring organization, and accrediting body.
No formal waivers or exemptions are published for Rhode Island.
Atlas CME tracks your hours, maps them to your state requirements, and reminds you before your license anniversary renewal.
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.
“Nurses seeking to renew a nursing license must complete 10 continuing education hours during every two year licensing cycle, two of those hours must be about substance abuse.”216-RICR-40-05-3.5
“Effective August 1, 2019, every nurse has to complete one hour (per career) of CEU training regarding Alzheimer’s disease.”RIGL § 23-1.7 · Effective 2019-08-01
“Evidence of current national certification, or recertification as applicable, as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse shall be verified at renewal.”216-RICR-40-05-3.4(B) (APRN national-certification verified at renewal)