• One (1) contact hour is required for each calendar month of the licensure cycle, including two (2) hours on Prevention of Medical Errors.
• HIV/AIDS is now a one-time, 1-hour CE requirement to be completed prior to the first renewal.
• Domestic Violence CE is now a 2-hour requirement every third renewal. This two-hour DV course is in addition to the required 24 hours of general CE

Domestic Violence:Section 456.031, Florida Statutes was revised in 2006 to require the two-hour domestic violence (DV) course be taken as part of every third biennial re-licensure or re-certification.

• If you were already licensed in 2006, the DV requirement is due within 6 years (2012) and then every 6 years thereafter


• If you were licensed in 2007 or after, the DV requirement is due within 6 years of the licensure date and every 6 years thereafter

To determine the year you were licensed:

• Go to the License Verification Search Screen
• Enter your name or license number
• Click Find Provider
• Find and click on your name from the search result list - your original issue date can be found under the General Information tab

If audited, you will be asked to enter all CE in the CE tracking system, free of charge. The tracking system is set-up to check for this course in the six years prior to the audit.

1. Nursing practice areas and special health care problems.

2. Biological, physical, behavioral, and social sciences.

3. Legal aspects of health care.

4. Management/administration of health care personnel and patient care.

5. Teaching/learning process of health care personnel and patients.

6. Subjects at an accredited education institution that are taken and are advanced beyond that completed for original licensure.

7. Personal development subject matter must include application of content as it relates to improved patient care.

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Nurses licensed by examination during the current renewal period, in any state, are exempt from additional continuing education requirements for the first renewal period only. This exemption is lost if the license is not renewed by the renewal deadline.

All licensees are subject to audit. If audited, you must submit copies of certificates of attendance to the Board of Nursing as proof of participation in appropriate continuing education. It is the responsibility of the licensee to retain all copies of certificates of attendance for a period of at least four (4) years. Do NOT send certificates to the Board of Nursing unless requested.