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Renewal Checklist

New Jersey Nurse Practitioner Renewal requirements

Understand renewal dates, fees, CE topics and late-renewal rules.

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Renewal cycle and due date

  • Advanced Practice Nurses must complete 30 contact hours of continuing professional education every 2 years.

    Applies when: For APN renewal in New Jersey.

    Source evidence
    1. 1. njconsumeraffairs.gov ↗
      13:37-5.3, Advanced Practice Nurses, Registered Nurses (including Forensic Nurses-CSA) and Licensed Practical Nurses are required to complete 30 contact hours of continuing professional education every two years.

  • First time APNs, including those with anesthesia specialty who were formally CRNAs, are not required to complete continuing education.

    Applies when: For first-time APN renewals.

    Source evidence
    1. 1. njconsumeraffairs.gov ↗
      First time APNs (including those with anesthesia specialty who were formally CRNAs) are not required to complete continuing education and should answer "yes" to this question.

Continuing education

  • APNs must complete 30 contact hours of continuing professional education every 2 years.

    Applies when: For APN renewal.

    Source evidence
    1. 1. njconsumeraffairs.gov ↗
      13:37-5.3, Advanced Practice Nurses, Registered Nurses (including Forensic Nurses-CSA) and Licensed Practical Nurses are required to complete 30 contact hours of continuing professional education every two years.

  • The Board will accept employer courses if they carry a credit-hour designation and the employer provides a certificate of successful completion.

    Applies when: For APN CE credit.

    Source evidence
    1. 1. njconsumeraffairs.gov ↗
      ** The Board will accept courses completed through your employer provided that the courses carry a credit-hour designation, i.e., one contact hour for each 60 minutes of instruction, and the employer provides you with a certificate of successful completion.

  • Inactive status licensees are exempt from the CE requirement.

    Applies when: For nursing licensees in inactive status.

    Source evidence
    1. 1. njconsumeraffairs.gov ↗
      Inactive status licensees are exempt from the CE requirement, however, compliance with the CE requirements will be necessary in order to make a change from inactive to active status.

Renewal steps

  • You will have the opportunity to renew your APN credential on the Review Group segment of your RN renewal.

    Applies when: For APNs renewing through the RN renewal flow.

    Source evidence
    1. 1. njconsumeraffairs.gov ↗
      You will have the opportunity to renew your APN and/or Forensic nursing credential(s) on the Review Group segment of your RN renewal.
    2. 2. njconsumeraffairs.gov ↗
      Credentials that depend on your RN renewal are displayed here and you can select those that you wish to include in your renewal.
    3. 3. njconsumeraffairs.gov ↗
      If you have an active APN or Forensic nursing credential and you do not see it in the Review Group segment of your renewal, please contact the Board of Nursing at You will have the opportunity to renew your APN and/or Forensic nursing credential(s) on the Review Group segment of your RN renewal.

Records and audits

  • Retain proof of course completion in the event that the Board requests it for audit purposes.

    Applies when: For APN CE records.

    Source evidence
    1. 1. njconsumeraffairs.gov ↗
      Retain proof of course completion in the event that the Board requests it for audit purposes
    2. 2. njconsumeraffairs.gov ↗
      Retain proof of course completion in the event that the Board requests it for audit purposes.

  • The Board recommends retaining continuing education certificates for at least five years.

    Applies when: This is advisory, not a binding retention rule.

    Source evidence
    1. 1. njconsumeraffairs.gov ↗
      ** The Board recommends that you retain continuing education certificates for at least five years

Board and official links

  • New Jersey Board of Nursing.

    Applies when: For APN certification and renewal in New Jersey.

    Source evidence
    1. 1. njconsumeraffairs.gov ↗
      # New Jersey Board of Nursing #### Inquiries about the Board may be forwarded to The New Jersey Board of Nursing was established in 1912 to protect the health, safety and welfare of New Jersey's residents by ensuring that those who practice nursing are qualified and competent to do so.
    2. 2. njconsumeraffairs.gov ↗
      This board licenses registered nurses and practical nurses, and regulates the nursing profession in New Jersey.
    3. 3. njconsumeraffairs.gov ↗
      The board certifies advanced practice nurses, sexual assault forensic nurses, and certified homemaker-home health aides.

  • RenewalApplications@dca.njoag.gov

    Applies when: Listed on the Board page for renewal applications.

    Source evidence
    1. 1. njconsumeraffairs.gov ↗
      Requirements New Jersey Drug Control Unit New Jersey Health Care Profile New Jersey Prescription Blanks Prescription Drug Price Registry Know Your Abortion Rights English | Spanish NJPMP News Contact Email General Information Contact Us Initial Applications InitialApplications@dca.njoag.gov Renewal Applications RenewalApplications@dca.njoag.gov Media Inquiries OAGPress@njoag.gov Call Consumer Service Center Hotline (973) 504-6200 Toll free (NJ only)
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