The 2024 New York State nursing license renewal requirements exist for good reason. Our nurses must keep up as best practices evolve, so they are empowered to provide the highest level of care for their patients.Â
However, we know you are facing burnout, staffing shortages and the high demands of a complex healthcare system. Nursing CE Central offers quick, effective courses that earn New York state nursing CEUs.Â
In the state of New York, RNs must renew their licenses every three years on their birth month, or they will incur a $10 late fee for every month they are late renewing.
Nurses who graduated from a New York State Education Department nursing education program before Sept. 1, 1990, must complete a two-hour course on child abuse reporting before they are issued a license.
They must also complete NYSED-approved infection control coursework every four years. Nurses who can verify that they completed infection-control coursework in the past four years that met minimum state requirements can apply for an exemption.Â
Nursing CE Central provides both courses, which the New York Board of Nursing accepts for license renewals.
Nursing CE Central’s New York Renewal Bundle includes LPN license renewal CE and RN license renewal CE.
Nursing CE Central’s New York APRN Bundle includes APRN license renewal CE.
APRNs with DEA registration are required to complete at least three contact hours of continuing education every three years.
The contact hours must cover all of the following topics:
APRNs without DEA registration have no specific continuing education requirements at this time.
RNs and LPNs must fulfill CE requirements to renew a nurse license in New York.
The mandated child abuse reporting course requires completion of a post-test to receive credit for the course when renewing a nursing license.
No. They must submit completed certificates directly to the New York State Education Department to renew a LPN or RN license.
Yes. It’s recommended that nurses retain CE certificates for at least five years in case of a random audit or a disciplinary investigation from the board.
Nursing CE Central keeps a record of all completed certificates, and they can be easily accessed by logging into the website.
In New York State, RNs and LPNs must renew their licenses every three years on their birth month.
NYSED will mail your nurse license renewal application four months before your license’s expiration date. If you fail to renew your license prior to the expiration date, your registration status will show as inactive at the beginning of the new registration period (your birth month).
You’ll have to reactivate your registration status by submitting a delayed registration application. You cannot practice with an inactive or expired license and will have to pay the $73 fee plus a $10 late fee for every month your registration has been inactive.
You can renew your nursing license through the New York Office of the Professions’ online license renewal service.
You’ll need the registration renewal document that was mailed to you. This contains your license number and your pin number, which are needed to renew a nursing license online. A valid payment method will also be needed for RN and LPN license renewal fees.
Visit the online nursing license verification page to verify your license status.
You can contact the NYS BON board through their website, email, phone, fax, or traditional mail.
Phone number: (518) 474-3817
Fax number: (518) 474-3706
Address: New York State Education Department Office of the Professions
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234
Their office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays).
Visit our NYS nursing license renewal page for more information or to enroll for a New York State nursing license renewal bundle today!
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