Understanding Your 2024 Alaska Nursing License Renewal

• 2024 Alaska nursing license renewal guidelines stipulate that nurses cannot legally work with an expired license.
• Many nurses in Alaska do not have time to keep current with each update they must understand in order to renew their license.
• Nursing CE Central makes renewal easy to manage, with options for RN, LPN, and APRN continuing education in Alaska.

The 2024 Alaska 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. 

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 Alaska nursing CEUs. 

1. What are the continuing education requirements for the 2024 Alaska nursing license renewal? 

The Alaska Board of Nursing requires that LPNs and RNs must complete two of the following four methods prior to renewal: 

• 30 contact hours of continuing education.
• 30 hours of professional nursing activities. 
• 320 hours of nursing employment.
• Alternative Methods (nursing refresher course, degree or certificate in nursing or NCLEX).

Nursing CE Central’s Alaska Renewal Bundle includes LPN license renewal CE and RN license renewal CE.

APRNs must hold active RN License in good standing and comply with the following:  

• Complete 30 contact hours, including 15 hours on advanced pharmacology and clinical management of drug therapy for initial application prescriptive authority, or if you’re adding prescriptive authority and didn’t have it with your initial licensure. 
• Current national certification. 
• Two contact hours in pain management and opioid use and addiction (if current DEA registration and controlled substance authority).

Nursing CE Central’s Alaska APRN Bundle includes APRN license renewal CE.

2. Which nurses must complete CE?

LPNs, RNs, and APRNs must complete CE to renew a nursing license in Alaska. 

3. Am I required to complete a test for my Alaska CE requirements?

No. The Alaska Board of Nursing doesn’t require a test to complete CE requirements. 

4. Do I need to use CE Broker to submit my complete certificates?  

No, but you must have evidence that you’ve completed the continuing competency requirements before renewing online.  

5. Is Nursing CE Central an Alaska-approved provider?

Yes.

6. Can I renew now and complete my CEUs later?

No. You must complete all required CEUs prior to renewal. 

7. How long should I keep documentation proving I completed my 2024 continuing education requirements for renewal?

You are required to keep your certificates for four years as proof of CE completion in the event of an audit.    

8. How often do I need to renew my license? 

LPNs, RNs, APRNs must renew their licenses every two years. 

9. What happens if I don’t renew my license before its current expiration date?

A nurse who fails to renew on or before the expiration date will have a lapsed license and cannot practice until they have reinstated it. Alaska does not provide a grace period to practice on a lapsed license. 

10. What do I need to have ready when starting my renewal online with the Alaska BON?

You must have evidence that you’ve completed the continuing competency requirements prior to renewing online.  

11. When is the 2024 Alaska nursing license renewal deadline?

RNs and APRNs must renew by Nov. 30 of even-numbered years. LPNs must renew by Sept. 30 of even-numbered years.  

12. How can I check that my renewal application is complete?

 You can check the status of your renewal online at myAlaska.  

Still have questions?

You can contact the Alaska Board of Nursing at (907) 269-8160, online, via email, or at the following location:

333 Willoughby AVE, 9th Floor 
State Office Building 
Juneau, AK 99801  

Enroll for an Alaska nursing license renewal bundle today! 

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