Continuing Nursing Education

Renewal Information

Michigan Board of Nursing	LARA (Licensing & Regulatory Affairs)
CE Requirements for MI Nurses	Professional Licensing/Nursing FAQs

Michigan nurses are required to earn at least 25 hours of continuing education in courses/programs approved by the Board during the 2-year period prior to license renewal. Records documenting the completion of continuing education should be retained for a period of 4 years after the renewal of the license.

Pain CE Requirement: At least 2 hours must be in pain and symptom management

Limitations: No more than 12 credit hours may be earned during a 24-hour period

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.
• 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.
• 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 Board’s 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.
• 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.

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

Only the "Building Toward Belonging: Michigan Medicine Implicit Bias Training" offered by OHEI meets the requirement for the Michigan Medicine mandatory as well as the State of Michigan/LARA requirement.

• Implicit Bias Training and Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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