Continuing Nursing Education

Renewal Information

General Requirements:

• Michigan nurses are required to earn 25 hours of continuing education within the 2-year period preceding the date of renewal. At least 2 of these hours must be in pain and pain symptom management. No more than 12 credit hours may be earned during a 24-hour period.   Nursing Licensing Guide


• If your initial Michigan RN or LPN license was issued on or after May 8, 2024, you are required to complete CEs for your first renewal. Nursing FAQs-6/2024
• Records documenting the completion of continuing education should be retained for a period of 4 years after the renewal of the license.
• Except for the implicit bias training required under R 338.7004 that may be used to comply with R 338.7004 and a continuing education requirement, an applicant may not earn continuing education credit for the human trafficking requirement and may not earn credit for a continuing education program or activity that is identical to a program or activity the applicant has already earned credit for during that renewal period.

PLEASE NOTE: Nurses who hold specialty licenses may have additional requirements. Please refer to the Administrative Rules for Health Professionals for more detailed information.



Pain CE Requirement

• At least 2 hours of the 25 required hours of continuing education must be in pain and pain symptom management in each renewal period under section 16204(2) of the code, MCL 333.16204.


• Continuing education in pain and pain symptom management may include, but is not limited to, courses in behavior management, psychology of pain, pharmacology, behavior modification, stress management, clinical applications, and drug interventions as they relate to professional practice.



Human Trafficking Requirement

• Beginning with the March 31, 2018, renewal cycle and all renewal cycles thereafter, licensees must have completed training in identifying victims of human trafficking that meet the standards established in Administrative Rule 338.10105 Rule 105 (1-3).
• Beginning January 6, 2022, individuals seeking initial licensure in Michigan must have completed Human Trafficking Training prior to obtaining a nursing license.
• Human Trafficking Training is a one-time training and is not part of the continuing education requirement but may be satisfied via a continuing education activity does not count towards CE hours. However, if the training also satisfies the Boards requirements for CE, then the training may be applied toward your CE requirement.

Implicit Bias Training

• Beginning June 1, 2022, 2 hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance of the license or registration is required. R 338.7004 Rule 4 (1-6).
• For initial renewals completed after June 1, 2022, completion of one hour of implicit bias training is required for each year of licensure since June 1, 2021. Once the initial renewal is completed, then 1 hour of implicit bias training will be required for each year of the current license cycle going forward.
• Please note, this training must be completed for each renewal cycle prior to the renewal being completed. The Board conducts a random audit after each renewal period. The rule also requires licensees to retain documentation of meeting the requirements of this rule for a period of 6 years from the date of applying for licensure, registration, or renewal.




Continuing Education Contact Information





Dorothy Nagle
dorothyn@med.umich.edu

Karrie Martis
kmartis@med.umich.edu

Mary deBardeleben
marydp@med.umich.edu


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Target Audience: Michigan Medicine Nursing | Author/Contact: Dorothy Nagle | Reviewed: 10/1/2023
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