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Iowa Continuing Education Requirements

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Iowa Registered Nurse (RN)

Iowa Requires
36 Hours
Every three years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Iowa requires
36 hours Every three years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Friday, August 4, 2023

36 contact hours for a 3-year license renewal.

Special Requirements
RNs who regularly examine, attend, counsel or treat dependent adults or children in Iowa are required to complete training related to the identification and reporting of child/dependent adult abuse. The licensee is required to complete at least two hours of training every five years. As of July 1st, 2019 this course is required to be completed through the Iowa Department of Public Health.
Required Courses Not Provided by CEUfast
  • Mandatory reporter trainings for child and dependent adult abuse. Mandatory reporter training can be completed on the Iowa Department of Human Services website. https://dhs.iowa.gov/child-welfare/mandatoryreporter
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Iowa Board of Nursing
Phone: 515-281-3255 Fax: 515-281-4825 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 400 SW 8th Street Ste B
Des Moines, IA  50309

Iowa Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

Iowa Requires
36 Hours
Every three years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Iowa requires
36 hours Every three years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Friday, August 4, 2023
36 contact hours for a 3-year license renewal

Two contact hours of continuing education (CE) regarding the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain, including recommendations on limitations on dosages and the length of prescriptions, risk factors for abuse, and nonopioid and nonpharmacologic therapy options
Special Requirements
LPNs who regularly examine, attend, counsel or treat dependent adults or children in Iowa are required to complete training related to the identification and reporting of child/dependent adult abuse. The licensee is required to complete at least two hours of training every five years. As of July 1st, 2019 this course is required to be completed through the Iowa Department of Public Health.
Required Courses Not Provided by CEUfast
  • Mandatory reporter trainings for child and dependent adult abuse. Mandatory reporter training can be completed on the Iowa Department of Human Services website. https://dhs.iowa.gov/child-welfare/mandatoryreporter
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Iowa Board of Nursing
Phone: 515-281-3255 Fax: 515-281-4825 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 400 SW 8th Street Ste B
Des Moines  50309

Iowa Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Iowa Requires
36 Hours
Every three years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Iowa requires
36 hours Every three years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Friday, August 4, 2023
36 contact hours for a 3 year license renewal. 
Special Requirements
LPNs who regularly examine, attend, counsel or treat dependent adults or children in Iowa are required to complete training related to the identification and reporting of child/dependent adult abuse. The licensee is required to complete at least two hours of training every five years. As of July 1st, 2019 this course is required to be completed through the Iowa Department of Public Health.
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Iowa Board of Nursing
Phone: 515-281-3255 Fax: 515-281-4825 Website: Visit Site Address: 400 SW 8th Street Ste B
Des Moines  50309

Iowa Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
CEs not required.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that a CNA perform at least a day of nursing or nursing-related duties every 24 months. Additionally, long-term care facilities only are required to provide and CNAs are required to complete at least 12 hours of in-service training per year.
Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry
Phone: 515-281-7102 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: Lucas State Office Building, 321 East 12th Street
Des Moines  50319

Iowa Physical Therapist (PT)

Iowa Requires
40 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Iowa requires
40 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Monday, July 17, 2023
Must earn 40 hours of continuing education biennially
Special Requirements
Each biennium, each person who is licensed to practice as a physical therapist assistant in this state shall be required to complete a minimum of 40 hours of continuing education approved by the board; a minimum of  30 hours shall be directly and primarily related to the clinical application of physical therapy.

Continuing education hours of credit in the following topics are not considered to be directly
and primarily related to the clinical application of physical therapy and therefore must not exceed a
maximum combined total of 5 hours of credit for a physical therapist licensee:
(1) Business-related topics, such as marketing, time management, government regulations, and
other like topics.
(2) Personal skills topics, such as career burnout, communication skills, human relations, and other
like topics.
(3) General health topics, such as clinical research, CPR, mandatory reporter training, and other
like topics.
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Board of Physical & Occupational Therapy
Phone: 515-281-0254 Fax: 515-281-3121 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: 321 E 12th Street, 5th Floor
Des Moines  50319-0075

Iowa Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Iowa Requires
20 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Iowa requires
20 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Monday, July 17, 2023
Must earn 20 hours of continuing education biennially
Special Requirements
Each biennium, each person who is licensed to practice as a physical therapist assistant in this state shall be required to complete a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education approved by the board; a minimum of  15 hours shall be directly and primarily related to the clinical application of physical therapy.

Continuing education hours of credit in the following topics are not considered to be directly
and primarily related to the clinical application of physical therapy and therefore must not exceed a
maximum combined total of 5 hours of credit for a physical therapist licensee:
(1) Business-related topics, such as marketing, time management, government regulations, and
other like topics.
(2) Personal skills topics, such as career burnout, communication skills, human relations, and other
like topics.
(3) General health topics, such as clinical research, CPR, mandatory reporter training, and other
like topics.
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Board of Physical & Occupational Therapy
Phone: 515-281-0254 Fax: 515-281-3121 Website: Visit Site Address: 321 E 12th Street, 5th Floor
Des Moines  50319-0075

Iowa Occupational Therapist (OT)

Iowa Requires
30 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Iowa requires
30 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Sunday, November 6, 2022
Each biennium, each person who is licensed to practice as an occupational therapy assistant in this state shall be required to complete a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education approved by the board; a minimum of 20 hours shall be directly and primarily related to the clinical application of occupational therapy.
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Board of Physical & Occupational Therapy
Phone: 515-281-0254 Fax: 515-281-3121 Website: Visit Site Address: 321 E 12th Street, 5th Floor
Des Moines  50319-0075

Iowa Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA)

Iowa Requires
15 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Iowa requires
15 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
Last Updated: Sunday, November 6, 2022
Each biennium, each person who is licensed to practice as an occupational therapy assistant in this state shall be required to complete a minimum of 15 hours of continuing education approved by the board; a minimum of 10 hours shall be directly and primarily related to the clinical application of occupational therapy.
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Board of Physical & Occupational Therapy
Phone: 515-281-0254 Fax: 515-281-3121 Website: Visit Site Address: 321 E 12th Street, 5th Floor
Des Moines  50319-0075

Iowa Athletic Trainer (AT/AL)

Iowa Requires
50 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Iowa requires
50 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
CEUfast Meets All Requirements
Last Updated: Friday, August 4, 2023
Each biennium, an athletic trainer in this state shall be required to complete a minimum of 50 hours of continining education approved by the board. 

Continuing education hours of credit shall be obtained by participating in a course provided by a BOC-approved provider of continuing education.
Required Courses
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Iowa HHS Bureau of Professional Licensure
Phone: 515-281-0254 Fax: 515-281-3121 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: Riverpointe Office Complex
400 SW 8th St Suite D
Des Moines  50309

Iowa Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Iowa Requires
24 Hours
Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider
#P0274
Iowa requires
24 hours Every two years
ANCC
Approved Provider #P0274
CEUfast Meets All Requirements
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Respiratory Care Practitioners in Iowa must complete a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education each biennium.  The compliance period shall extend for a two-year period beginning on April 1 of each even-numbered year and ending on March 31st of the next even-numbered year. 

CEUFast can provide continuing education courses because the Bureau of Professional Licensure does not pre-approve continuing education providers, sponsors, or individual programs. It is the licensees' responsibility to determine if the continuing education program meets the board requirements. 
Special Requirements
Required Courses Not Provided by CEUfast
  • Mandatory Reporter Training https://hhs.iowa.gov/child-welfare/mandatoryreporter
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Iowa HHS Bureau of Professional Licensure
Phone: 515-281-0254 Fax: 515-281-7969 Website: Visit Site Email: Contact Address: Riverpoint Office Complex
400 SW 8th Street Suite D
Des Moines  50309