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Alabama Continuing Education Requirements

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Although many might disagree, there’s more to life in Alabama than just college football. When you’re not in the stands cheering on the six-time, championship-winning team, there’s a good chance that you’re working and saving up money to purchase tickets to the next game. And in the state of Alabama, the chances of you working in the nursing profession is even higher, as nursing professionals make up a good majority of the state’s job market.

In fact, according to the Alabama Department of Labor, nursing professionals are one of the top occupations throughout the state, and the need for working individuals is only expected to increase as time pushes on. Within seven years or by the year 2026, Registered Nurses (RN) alone, are expected to see an increase in the job market by 12.9 percent, estimating that there would be around 55,560 RN jobs in Alabama. Another nursing-related field that’s expected to sky rocket in the job industry is Nurse Practitioners, with an expected increase of over 30 percent by the year 2026. So, if you’re not in the nursing profession but contemplating switching careers, you can almost certainly bet that there will be a job waiting for you in the nursing industry.

Alabama Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Thursday, October 20, 2022
CEs not required.

Contact hours are not required.

Special Requirements
Skilled nursing facilities are required to provide 12 hours of mandatory continuing education to CNAs (12 per year according to the date of hire for the CNA).
Alabama Department of Public Health
Phone: 334-206-5169 Fax: 334-206-0361 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: Division of Health Care Facilities - The RSA Tower
201 Monroe Street - Suite 710  36104

Alabama Home Health Aid (HHA)

ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Thursday, October 20, 2022
CEs not required.

Contact hours are not required.

Special Requirements
12 hours of mandatory continuing education to HHAs each year to be provided by the employer facility.
Alabama Department of Public Health
Phone: 334-206-5169 Fax: 334-206-0361 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: Division of Health Care Facilities - The RSA Tower
201 Monroe Street - Suite 710  36104

Alabama Registered Nurse (RN)

Alabama Requires
24 Hours
Every two years
Alabama Board of Nursing
Approved Provider
#ABNP1485
Instant Reporting to
Alabama Board Of Nursing
Alabama requires
24 hours Every two years
Alabama
Approved Provider #ABNP1485
Instant Reporting to Alabama Board Of Nursing
Last Updated: Thursday, April 27, 2023
24 contact hours every 2 year renewal period, prorated for the first renewal. For the first license renewal, earn four (4) contact hours of Board provided continuing education related to Board functions, the Nurse Practice Act, regulations, professional conduct, and accountability and one contact hour for each calendar month remaining in the earning period up to a maximum of 24 contact hours including the mandatory class. This mandatory course is provided by the Alabama Board of Nursing.
Special Requirements
Nurses licensed by examination must complete four contact hours of Board-provided continuing education related to Board functions, the Nurse Practice Act, regulations, professional conduct, and accountability www.abn.alabama.gov/alabama-nursing-resource-center/online/ .
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Alabama Board of Nursing
Phone: 800-656-5318 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: RSA Plaza, Suite 250
770 Washington Ave.
Montgomery  36104

Alabama Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

Alabama Requires
24 Hours
Every two years
Approved Provider
#ABNP1485
Instant Reporting to
Alabama Board Of Nursing
Alabama requires
24 hours Every two years
Alabama
Approved Provider #ABNP1485
Instant Reporting to Alabama Board Of Nursing
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 25, 2022

24 contact hours including the mandatory class. This mandatory course is provided by the Alabama Board of Nursing at Nurses licensed by examination must complete four contact hours of Board-provided continuing education related to Board functions, the Nurse Practice Act, regulations, professional conduct, and accountability www.abn.alabama.gov/alabama-nursing-resource-center/online/ 

Special Requirements
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNP)  with prescriptive authority shall earn six contact hours of pharmacology content specific to prescriptive practice in the approved area for collaborative practice.
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Alabama Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Alabama Requires
24 Hours
Every two years
Board of Nursing
Approved Provider
#ABNP1485
Instant Reporting to
Alabama Board Of Nursing
Alabama requires
24 hours Every two years
Alabama
Approved Provider #ABNP1485
Instant Reporting to Alabama Board Of Nursing
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 25, 2022
License renewal requires the completion of at least 24 contact hours per biennium.
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Board of Nursing
Phone: 800-656-5318 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: P.O. Box 303900
Montgomery  36130-3900

Alabama Physical Therapist (PT)

Alabama Requires
10 Hours
Every year
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Alabama requires
10 hours Every year
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Each physical therapist licensed to practice by this Board shall complete for each compliance period, a minimum of ten (10) hours of continuing education activities. One hour of continuing education is defined as 50 minutes of engagement in the continuing education activity.
October 1 through September 30 of the next year shall constitute a compliance period.

Continuing Education General Guidelines

Special Requirements
Beginning with the compliance period starting October 1, 2015, licensees must complete at least two (2) hours of continuing education every fifth year on the topic of Alabama physical therapy jurisprudence, covering both the Practice Act and the Administrative Code. Both PTs and PTAs will be required to fulfill this requirement when renewing their license in years ending in zero (0) or five (5) (i.e., 2020, 2025, 2030, etc.).  Individuals licensed without examination shall also complete this expectation as part of their continuing education requirements for initial licensure renewal. 
Required Courses Not Provided by CEUfast
  • Alabama PT jurisprudance
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Alabama Board of Physical Therapy
Phone: 334-242-4064 Fax: 334-242-3288 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 100 N Union Street Suite 724  36130-5040

Alabama Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Alabama Requires
10 Hours
Every year
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Alabama requires
10 hours Every year
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Each physical therapy assistant licensed to practice by this Board shall complete for each compliance period, a minimum of ten (10) hours of continuing education activities. One hour of continuing education is defined as 50 minutes of engagement in the continuing education activity.
October 1 through September 30 of the next year shall constitute a compliance period.

Continuing Education General Guidelines

Special Requirements
Beginning with the compliance period starting October 1, 2015, licensees must complete at least two (2) hours of continuing education every fifth year on the topic of Alabama physical therapy jurisprudence, covering both the Practice Act and the Administrative Code. Both PTs and PTAs will be required to fulfill this requirement when renewing their license in years ending in zero (0) or five (5) (i.e., 2020, 2025, 2030, etc.).  Individuals licensed without examination shall also complete this expectation as part of their continuing education requirements for initial licensure renewal. 
Required Courses Not Provided by CEUfast
  • Alabama PT jurisprudance
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Alabama Board of Physical Therapy
Phone: 334-242-4064 Fax: 334-242-3288 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 100 N Union Street Suite 724  36130-5040

Alabama Occupational Therapist (OT)

Alabama Requires
30 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Alabama requires
30 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2022
An Occupational Therapist must obtain 1.5 CEUs (or 15 contact hour) annually or 3.0 CEUs (or 30 contact hours) biennially.
Special Requirements
There is no limit to the amount of hours you may obtain with self-study (home study, online or webinars).

No more than a 1/3 of your total required hours may be academic, administrative, management, supervision of level II student fieldwork or presentation hours with the remainder being direct patient care objectives.
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Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy
Phone: 334-353-4466 Fax: 334-353-4465 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 770 Washington Avenue
Suite 420  36130-4510

Alabama Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA)

Alabama Requires
20 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Alabama requires
20 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2022
An Occupational Therapy Assistant must obtain 1.0 CEUs (or 10 contact hour) annually or 2.0 CEUs (or 20 contact hours) biennially.
Special Requirements
There is no limit to the amount of hours you may obtain with self-study (home study, online or webinars).

No more than a 1/3 of your total required hours may be academic, administrative, management, supervision of level II student fieldwork or presentation hours with the remainder being direct patient care objectives.
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Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy
Phone: 334-353-4466 Fax: 334-353-4465 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 770 Washington Avenue
Suite 420  36130-4510

Alabama Athletic Trainer (AT/AL)

Alabama Requires
50 Hours
Every year
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Alabama requires
50 hours Every year
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Thursday, March 2, 2023
Licensees who are BOC Certified:
  1. Report and be able to furnish documentation of having completed a BOC-approved Emergency Cardiac Care Course during the current renewal year of December 1 through November 30.  Detailed guidelines are provided.
  2. Report and be able to furnish proof of current BOC certification in the form of a copy of the current BOC Certification Card or printout of BOC on-line verification.  BOC certification shall be considered acceptable documentation that BOC-certified licensees are in compliance with the BOC’s continuing education requirements for ongoing credentialing. 
Licensees who are NOT BOC Certified due to Statutory Exemption: 
  1. The licensed athletic trainers who were issued a license pursuant to Code of Ala 1975, Section 34-40-7, exempting them from BOC certification are required to report 26 contact hours of continuing education annually, with 7 of those hours being in an approved emergency cardiac care course.   Detailed continuing education guidelines and emergency cardiac care guidelines are provided.  Documentation must also be submitted on the forms furnished by the Board showing proof of completion of all 26 hours. 
  2. CE Guidelines for Non-BOC Athletic Trainers
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Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers
Phone: 334-420-7221 Fax: 334-263-6115 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 2777 Zelda Road
Montgomery  36106

Alabama Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

Alabama Requires
24 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Instant Reporting to
Alabama Board Of Nursing
Alabama requires
24 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Instant Reporting to Alabama Board Of Nursing
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 25, 2022

24 contact hours including the mandatory class. This mandatory course is provided by the Alabama Board of Nursing at Nurses licensed by examination must complete four contact hours of Board-provided continuing education related to Board functions, the Nurse Practice Act, regulations, professional conduct, and accountability www.abn.alabama.gov/alabama-nursing-resource-center/online/ 

Special Requirements
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNP)  with prescriptive authority shall earn six contact hours of pharmacology content specific to prescriptive practice in the approved area for collaborative practice.
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Alabama Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

Alabama Requires
24 Hours
Every two years
Approved Provider
#ABNP1485
Instant Reporting to
Alabama Board Of Nursing
Alabama requires
24 hours Every two years
Alabama
Approved Provider #ABNP1485
Instant Reporting to Alabama Board Of Nursing
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 25, 2022

24 contact hours including the mandatory class. This mandatory course is provided by the Alabama Board of Nursing at Nurses licensed by examination must complete four contact hours of Board-provided continuing education related to Board functions, the Nurse Practice Act, regulations, professional conduct, and accountability www.abn.alabama.gov/alabama-nursing-resource-center/online/ 

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Alabama Midwife (MW)

Alabama Requires
24 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Instant Reporting to
Alabama Board Of Nursing
Alabama requires
24 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Instant Reporting to Alabama Board Of Nursing
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 25, 2022

24 contact hours including the mandatory class. This mandatory course is provided by the Alabama Board of Nursing at Nurses licensed by examination must complete four contact hours of Board-provided continuing education related to Board functions, the Nurse Practice Act, regulations, professional conduct, and accountability www.abn.alabama.gov/alabama-nursing-resource-center/online/ 

Special Requirements
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNP)  with prescriptive authority shall earn six contact hours of pharmacology content specific to prescriptive practice in the approved area for collaborative practice.
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Alabama Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Alabama Requires
24 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Alabama requires
24 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Licenses in Respiratory Therapy expire on Nov 1st of odd years.  Licensees must complete 24 hours of continuing education every two years.

Alabama Board of Respiratory Care accepts courses provided by American Nurses Association and its affiliates (ANCC). 
Some Courses Provided
12 hours of online (self study)
Special Requirements
No more than 12 contact hours of continuing education of self study course my be applied for renewal of license
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ASBRT
Phone: 334-396-2332 Fax: 334-396-2384 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: PO Box 241386  36124-1386

Alabama Medical Assistant (MA)

Alabama Requires
24 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Instant Reporting to
Alabama Board Of Nursing
Alabama requires
24 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Instant Reporting to Alabama Board Of Nursing
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 25, 2022
CEs not required.

CEs not required. Competency assessments for each MAC employed by a facility must be conducted upon initial hire and annually thereafter by a licensed nurse. The licensed nurse must maintain records of the initial and annual competency validation on file at the facility.

Board of Nursing
Phone: 800-656-5318 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: P.O. Box 303900
Montgomery  36130-3900