Montana Nursing CE Courses
Last updated Mar 1, 2026
Montana Nursing Continuing Education Requirements
RN Requirements
- 24 hrs of continuing education each renewal period
- RN/
- No specific mandatory topic identified for general RN/LPN renewal
LPN Requirements
- 24 hrs of continuing education each renewal period
- LPN: Biennial renewal.
- No specific mandatory topic identified for general RN/LPN renewal
APRN Requirements
- No state CE requirement
- Renewal cycle: 2 years
- Pharmacology: None identified
- Required topic: None identified
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Montana RN required courses
5 contact hours in this list, included with your yearly pass. Always confirm with your board before you renew.
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Montana nursing CE questions
Straight from the Montana board
- Renewal period
- RN/LPN: Biennial renewal.
- RN requirement
- Current Board requirement needs correction/verification; routine CE issue flagged
- LPN / LVN requirement
- Current Board requirement needs correction/verification
- Mandatory topics
- No specific mandatory topic identified for general RN/LPN renewal
- Required courses
- RN: No required CE hours/courses. LPN: No required CE hours/courses. Source: Montana Board of Nursing. (Professional Boards & Licensing)
- Good to know
- No CE requirement for renewal. Montana repealed the RN/LPN/APRN CE requirements effective November 18, 2023. This means the previous 24-hour requirement is no longer current. Source: Montana Board of Nursing. (Professional Boards & Licensing)
- Advanced practice CE
- No state CE requirement
- Renewal period
- 2 years
- Pharmacology
- 12 pharmacology contact hours. None identified
- Who it applies to
- APRNs seeking prescriptive authority
- Controlled substances / opioids
- None identified as a recurring renewal CE requirement
- Pain and opioid content
- None identified
- Prescriptive authority
- Yes — pharmacology remains relevant to initial/renewed prescriptive authority requirements
- Who approves the course
- Montana Board of Nursing
- Accepted providers
- None required for renewal
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