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California Continuing Education Requirements

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It shouldn’t be a surprise that one of the most expensive states to live in is also where the highest paid Registered Nurses are throughout the country. On average, RN’s can make a little over six figures a year in California, which far surpasses other states, especially in the Southern hemisphere. So, what draws people to live in California? With all the deadly wildfires and recent earthquakes that you hear about on the news, what makes the state of California a popular destination for people to live there?

It boils down to a few main reasons: the climate is fair (minus the wildfires), the diverse population and the so called “California Dream”. While the cost of living is higher in California, the pay is better and people seem to be able to make the most out of their careers. In California, RN’s typically have a career path of either becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner, a Registered Nurse in a Critical Care Unit or a Registered Nurse Supervisor. For those just starting out in the field, popular jobs include Traveling RN positions. A traveling nurse position is a relatively new, trending job among the nursing profession. Usually a travel nurse is assigned a certain location for a short period of time, around 13-26 weeks, and then is assigned a new location after that contract has expired.

So when it’s all said and done, maybe you’ll find yourself in a traveling nurse position in California, earning the big bucks and enjoying the “California Dream”.

California Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

California Requires
48 Hours
Every two years
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Licensing and Certification Program
Approved Provider
NAC#7037
California requires
48 hours Every two years
California
Approved Provider NAC#7037
Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025
  • CNAs shall earn forty-eight (48) contact hours of continuing education every two years for licensure renewal.
CEUFast is approved as an online continuing education provider [NAC#: 7037 by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)].
Some Courses Provided
A maximum of twenty-four (24) of the forty-eight (48) contact hours may be obtained online.
Special Requirements
  • A minimum of twelve (12) of the forty-eight (48) contact hours shall be completed in each year of the two (2) year certification period.
  • A maximum of twenty-four (24) of the forty-eight (48) contact hours may be obtained only through a CDPH-approved online computer training program listed on our website.
Complete all California Required CNA CEs
$20
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California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Licensing and Certification Program
Phone: 916-327-2445 Fax: 916-552-8785 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: Healthcare Workforce Branch
P.O. Box 997416, MS 3301
Sacramento  95899-7416

California Home Health Aid (HHA)

Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025
Because the CDPH no longer permits HHAs to complete online coursework to satisfy their renewal requirements, they will not accept our certificates.
Special Requirements
In California Home Health Aides must obtain twenty-four (24) hours of Inservice-Training/Continuing Education Units (CEUs) within their certification period. Twelve (12) of the twenty-four (24) hours are required in each year of the two (2) year certification period. On-line CEUs cannot be used to meet this requirement.
California Department of Public Health Licensing and Certification Program
Phone: 916-327-2445 Fax: 916-552-8785 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: Healthcare Workforce Branch
PO Box 997377 MS 0500
Sacramento  95899-7377

California Registered Nurse (RN)

California Requires
30 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
California requires
30 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025
RNs shall earn thirty (30) contact hours of continuing education every two years for licensure renewal.
Special Requirements
  • Effective January 1, 2023, a licensee still within the first 2 years of holding their license, immediately following their initial licensure, must complete one hour of direct participation in an implicit bias course offered by a continuing education provider that has been approved by the Board of Registered Nursing. This new requirement is codified in California Statute under Business and Profession Code 2811.5.
Required Courses
Complete all California Required RN CEs
$39
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California Board of Registered Nursing
Phone: 916-322-3350 Fax: 916-574-7697 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: PO Box 944210
Sacramento  94244-2100

California Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

California Requires
30 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
California requires
30 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
CEUfast Meets All Requirements
Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025
APRNs shall earn thirty (30) contact hours of continuing education every two years for licensure renewal.
Special Requirements
  • In accordance with AB 1407 (Burke, Chapter 445, Statutes of 2021), starting January 1, 2023 a licensee still within the first two (2) years of holding their license, immediately following their initial licensure, must complete one hour of direct participation in an implicit bias course offered by a continuing education provider that has been approved by the Board of Registered Nursing.
  • If you have a current Nurse Practitioner Furnishing certification in California and need Schedule II furnishing privileges: You must complete a three (3) hour online Schedule II course through the CA Association for Nurse Practitioners. You may register for the online course at this link:
  • Nurse practitioners that provide primary care to a patient population of which over 25% are 65 years of age or older must complete at least 6 of the 30 continuing education hours required to renew their registered nurse license, in a course in the field of gerontology, the special care needs of patients with dementia, or the care of older patients.
Required Courses
Complete all California Required ARNP CEs
$39
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California Board of Registered Nursing
Phone: 916-322-3350 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: P.O. Box 944210
Sacramento  94244-2100

California Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN)

California Requires
30 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
California requires
30 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
CEUfast Meets All Requirements
Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025
LVNs shall earn thirty (30) contact hours of continuing education every two years for licensure renewal.
Special Requirements
  • In accordance with AB 1407 (Burke, Chapter 445, Statutes of 2021), starting January 1, 2023 a licensee still within the first 2 years of holding their license, immediately following their initial licensure, must complete one hour of direct participation in an implicit bias course offered by a continuing education provider that has been approved by the Board of Registered Nursing.
Required Courses
Complete all California Required LVN CEs
$39
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  • and much more ...
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Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians
Phone: 916-263-7800 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive
Suite 205
Sacramento  95833

California Physical Therapist (PT)

Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025

PTs and PTAs shall earn thirty (30) contact hours of continuing education every two years for licensure renewal.

  • CEUFast is not an approved provider through your state board.
Special Requirements
PTs and PTAs must complete the following training as part of the thirty (30) contact hours required for license renewal:
  • Four (4) hours in Basic Life Support
  • Two (2) hours in Ethics, Laws and Regulations
Required Courses Not Provided by CEUfast
  • Ethics, Laws and Regulations
  • Basic Life Support
Physical Therapy Board of California
Phone: 916-561-8200 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 2600
Sacramento  95815

California Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025

Physical Therapist Assistants are required to earn 30 hours of continuing competency every two years. 

  • CEUFast.com courses are not accepted for renewal. 
Special Requirements
PTs and PTAs must complete the following training as part of the thirty (30) contact hours required for license renewal:
  • Four (4) hours in Basic Life Support
  • Two (2) hours in Ethics, Laws and Regulations
Required Courses Not Provided by CEUfast
  • Basic Life Support
  • Ethics, Laws and Regulations
Physical Therapy Board of California
Phone: 916-561-8200 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 2600
Sacramento  95815

California Occupational Therapist (OT)

California Requires
24 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
California requires
24 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025

OTs and OTAs shall earn twenty-four (24) contact hours (PDUs) every two years for licensure renewal.

Special Requirements
  • One half (1/2) of the required number of PDUs must be directly related to the delivery of occupational therapy services.
Complete all California Required OT CEs
$39
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California Board of Occupational Therapy
Phone: 916-263-2294 Fax: 916-263-2701 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 1610 Arden Way, Suite 121
Sacramento  95815

California Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA)

California Requires
24 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
California requires
24 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025

OTs and OTAs shall earn twenty-four (24) contact hours (PDUs) every two years for licensure renewal.

Special Requirements
  • One half (1/2) of the required number of PDUs must be directly related to the delivery of occupational therapy services.
Complete all California Required OTA CEs
$39
  • Unlimited Certificates (1 Year)
  • Instant access to certificates
  • and much more ...
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California Board of Occupational Therapy
Phone: 916-263-2294 Fax: 916-263-2701 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 1610 Arden Way, Suite 121
Sacramento  95815

California Respiratory Therapist (RT)

California Requires
30 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
California requires
30 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025
RTs shall earn thirty (30) contact hours of continuing education every two years for licensure renewal.
Special Requirements
  • A minimum of 15 hours must be directly related to the Clinical Practice of respiratory care.
  • A minimum of 10 hours must be directly related to RCP Leadership.
  • The remaining five CE hours may be earned through courses that meet the criteria above or courses that are indirectly related to the clinical practice of respiratory care, including attendance at meetings provided by the Respiratory Care Board, California Society for Respiratory Care (CSRC), or American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) as designated by and at each provider’s discretion.
  • Laws and Professional Ethics Course: Required every other renewal cycle and counts toward "Leadership" requirement.
A minimum of 15 of the total 30 required CE hours must be earned from live courses or meetings which include in-person AND online platforms where licensees can directly interact with the instructor in real time during the instructional period.

CEUfast can provide continuing education because we are an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Required Courses Not Provided by CEUfast
  • Law and Professional Ethics
Complete all California Required RT CEs
$39
  • Unlimited Certificates (1 Year)
  • Instant access to certificates
  • and much more ...
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Respiratory Care Board of California
Phone: 916-999-2190 Fax: 916-263-7311 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 3750 Rosin Court, Suite 100
Sacramento  95834

California Athletic Trainer (AT/AL)

California Requires
50 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
California requires
50 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025
Athletic Trainers must maintain BOC certification. BOC requires fifty (50) contact hours of continuing education every two (2) year reporting period.
Special Requirements
  • Athletic trainers are not currently required to be licensed in the state of California.
  • As of 9/29/2024, AB 796 was enacted, which is a title protection bill, requiring anyone using the title of Athletic Trainer, Certified Athletic Trainer, Licensed Athletic Trainer, Registered Athletic Trainer, AT, ATC, LAT, CAT to both be:
    • A graduate from a CAATE Accredited Athletic Program or eligibility for BOC certification AND
    • Is certified by the BOC
  • BOC requires fifty (50) contact hours of continuing education every reporting period and Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) certification.
Required Courses Not Provided by CEUfast
  • Emergency Cardiac Care Certification
Complete all California Required AT CEs
$39
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California Midwife (MW)

California Requires
36 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
California requires
36 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
CEUfast Meets All Requirements
Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025
Licensed Midwives shall earn thirty (36) contact hours of continuing education every two years for licensure renewal.
Special Requirements
In accordance with SB 464, licensees shall complete implicit bias training.
Required Courses
Complete all California Required MW CEs
$39
  • Unlimited Certificates (1 Year)
  • Instant access to certificates
  • and much more ...
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Medical Board of California
Phone: 916-263-2382 Website: Visit Site Address: 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200
Sacramento  95815

California Certified Nurse Midwife

California Requires
30 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
California requires
30 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
CEUfast Meets All Requirements
Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025
Nurse Midwives and APRNs shall earn thirty (30) contact hours of continuing education every two years for licensure renewal.
Special Requirements
  • In accordance with AB 1407 (Burke, Chapter 445, Statutes of 2021), starting January 1, 2023 a licensee still within the first two (2) years of holding their license, immediately following their initial licensure, must complete one hour of direct participation in an implicit bias course offered by a continuing education provider that has been approved by the Board of Registered Nursing.
  • If you have a current Nurse Practitioner Furnishing certification in California and need Schedule II furnishing privileges: You must complete a three (3) hour online Schedule II course through the CA Association for Nurse Practitioners. You may register for the online course at this link:
  • Nurse practitioners that provide primary care to a patient population of which over 25% are 65 years of age or older must complete at least 6 of the 30 continuing education hours required to renew their registered nurse license, in a course in the field of gerontology, the special care needs of patients with dementia, or the care of older patients.
Required Courses
Complete all California Required CNM CEs
$39
  • Unlimited Certificates (1 Year)
  • Instant access to certificates
  • and much more ...
Start Today
California Board of Registered Nursing
Phone: 916-322-3350 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: PO Box 944210
Sacramento  94244-2100

California Medical Assistant (MA)

ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 14, 2023
CEs not required.
Medical assistants are not required to be licensed or certified by the State of California. However, the medical assistant's employer and/or supervising physician's or podiatrist's malpractice insurance carrier may require that the medical assistant be certified by a national or private association.
Medical Board of California
Phone: 800-633-2322 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200
Sacramento  95815

California Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

California Requires
30 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
California requires
30 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
CEUfast Meets All Requirements
Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025
CNSs and APRNs shall earn thirty (30) contact hours of continuing education every two years for licensure renewal.
Special Requirements
  • In accordance with AB 1407 (Burke, Chapter 445, Statutes of 2021), starting January 1, 2023 a licensee still within the first two (2) years of holding their license, immediately following their initial licensure, must complete one hour of direct participation in an implicit bias course offered by a continuing education provider that has been approved by the Board of Registered Nursing.
  • If you have a current Nurse Practitioner Furnishing certification in California and need Schedule II furnishing privileges: You must complete a three (3) hour online Schedule II course through the CA Association for Nurse Practitioners. You may register for the online course at this link:
  • Nurse practitioners that provide primary care to a patient population of which over 25% are 65 years of age or older must complete at least 6 of the 30 continuing education hours required to renew their registered nurse license, in a course in the field of gerontology, the special care needs of patients with dementia, or the care of older patients.
Required Courses
Complete all California Required CNS CEs
$39
  • Unlimited Certificates (1 Year)
  • Instant access to certificates
  • and much more ...
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California Board of Registered Nursing
Phone: 916-322-3350 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: P.O. Box 944210
Sacramento  94244-2100

California Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

California Requires
30 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
California requires
30 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
CEUfast Meets All Requirements
Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025
CRNAs and APRNs shall earn thirty (30) contact hours of continuing education every two years for licensure renewal.
Special Requirements
  • In accordance with AB 1407 (Burke, Chapter 445, Statutes of 2021), starting January 1, 2023 a licensee still within the first two (2) years of holding their license, immediately following their initial licensure, must complete one hour of direct participation in an implicit bias course offered by a continuing education provider that has been approved by the Board of Registered Nursing.
  • If you have a current Nurse Practitioner Furnishing certification in California and need Schedule II furnishing privileges: You must complete a three (3) hour online Schedule II course through the CA Association for Nurse Practitioners. You may register for the online course at this link:
  • Nurse practitioners that provide primary care to a patient population of which over 25% are 65 years of age or older must complete at least 6 of the 30 continuing education hours required to renew their registered nurse license, in a course in the field of gerontology, the special care needs of patients with dementia, or the care of older patients.
Required Courses
Complete all California Required CRNA CEs
$39
  • Unlimited Certificates (1 Year)
  • Instant access to certificates
  • and much more ...
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California Board of Registered Nursing
Phone: 916-322-3350 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: P.O. Box 944210
Sacramento  94244-2100

California Respiratory Care Practitioner

California Requires
30 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
California requires
30 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Monday, June 9, 2025
RCPs shall earn thirty (30) contact hours of continuing education every two years for licensure renewal.
Special Requirements
  • A minimum of 15 hours must be directly related to the Clinical Practice of respiratory care.
  • A minimum of 10 hours must be directly related to RCP Leadership.
  • The remaining five CE hours may be earned through courses that meet the criteria above or courses that are indirectly related to the clinical practice of respiratory care, including attendance at meetings provided by the Respiratory Care Board, California Society for Respiratory Care (CSRC), or American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) as designated by and at each provider’s discretion.
  • Laws and Professional Ethics Course: Required every other renewal cycle and counts toward "Leadership" requirement.
A minimum of 15 of the total 30 required CE hours must be earned from live courses or meetings which include in-person AND online platforms where licensees can directly interact with the instructor in real time during the instructional period.

CEUfast can provide continuing education because we are an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Required Courses Not Provided by CEUfast
  • Law and Professional Ethics
Complete all California Required TUC CEs
$39
  • Unlimited Certificates (1 Year)
  • Instant access to certificates
  • and much more ...
Start Today
Respiratory Care Board of California
Phone: 916-999-2190 Fax: 916-263-7311 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 3750 Rosin Court, Suite 100
Sacramento  95834