florida  

CE Requirements
24 hours every 2 years
Must include 2 hours on prevention of medical errors
One-time, 1-hour CE on HIV/AIDS prior to the first renewal
2 hours every third renewal on domestic violence 

Contact
Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/Florida
Florida Board of Nursing
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C02
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3257
Phone: 850. 245.4125
Fax: 850.245.4172
E-mail: MQA_Nursing@doh.state.fl.us

GEORGIA

CE Not Required

Contact
Georgia Board of Nursing
www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/rn
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
Phone: 478.207.1300
Fax: 478.207.1363
Contact Person: Sylvia Bond, MSN, MBA, RN, executive director

HAWAII  

CE Not Required

Contact
Hawaii Board of Nursing
http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/nursing.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/nursing 
DCCA-PVL, Att: BON
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801
Phone: 808.586.2695
E-mail: nursing@dcca.hawaii.gov
Contact Person: Kathleen Yokouchi, executive officer

IDAHO

CE Not Required

Contact
Idaho Board of Nursing
www2.state.id.us/ibn/ibnhome.htm   
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
Phone: 208.334.3110
Fax: 208.334.3262
Contact Person: Lcoley@ibn.state.id.us

ILLINOIS

CE Requirements
20 hours every 2 years

Contact
Illinois Board of Nursing
http://nursing.illinois.gov/Default.htm
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph , # 9-300
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312.814.2715
Fax: 312.814.3145

INDIANA

CE Not Required

Contact
Indiana State Board of Nursing
www.in.gov/pla/bandc/isbn
Health Professions Bureau
402 W. Washington St., Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317.234.2043
Fax: 317.233.4236
E-mail: pla2@pla.in.gov
Contact Person: Tonja Thompson, Board Director

IOWA

CE Requirements
36 contact hours or 3.6 CEUs (for renewal of a 3-year license)
24 contact hours or 2.4 CEUs (for renewal of a license that has been issued for less than 3 years; applies to the first renewal after any one of the following:
- initial Iowa licensure by examination
- initial Iowa licensure by endorsement from another state
- reactivation from an inactive status)
12 contact hours that are not more than 12 months old (for reactivation from an inactive status)
One-time, 2-hour course on abuse identification and reporting

Contact
Iowa Board of Nursing
www.state.ia.us/nursing
RiverPoint Business Park
400 S.W. 8th St., # B
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: 515.281.3255
Fax: 515.281.4825
E-mail: tconsta@bon.state.ia.us

KANSAS

CE Requirements
30 contact hours every 2 years

Contact
Kansas State Board of Nursing
www.ink.org/public/ksbn
Landon State Office Building
900 SW Jackson, St. , Ste. 1051
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: 913.296.4929
Fax: 913.296.3929
E-mail: ksbn@ink.org
Contact Person: Mary Blubaugh, MSN., RN, executive administrator mary.blubaugh@ksbn.state.ks.us

kentucky  

CE Requirements
14 contact hours every 2 years

Contact
Kentucky Board of Nursing
www.kbn.ky.gov/board
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40222-5172
Phone: 502. 429. 3300; toll free: 800-305-2042
Fax: 502.429.3311

LOUISIANA

CE Requirements
Full-time (minimum 1,600 hours) practitioners, 5 contact hours annually
Part-time (160-1,599 hours) practitioners, 10 contact hours annually
Unemployed/Inactive, 15 contact hours annually
License reinstatement, 15 contact hours annually
None required for first year of licensure

Contact
Louisiana State Board of Nursing
http://www.lsbn.state.la.us/  
5207 Essen Lane, Ste. 6
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone: 225.763.3570
Fax: 225.763.3580
Contact Person: Barbara Morvant, executive director