Georgia nursing CE requirements
For registered nurse license renewal, read off GA Rule 410-13 Continuing Competency rather than an aggregator. Checked 2026-10-15.
30 hours
if you satisfy this board with coursework, every 2 years
This board accepts alternatives to sitting continuing education hours. Any one of the pathways below satisfies the requirement.
Ways to satisfy Georgia
30 CE contact hours from a board-approved provider
30 CE hoursNational certification maintained or renewed
An accredited program of study in nursing or a related field
Competency verified by a licensed facility plus 500 practice hours
500 practice hoursOther board-prescribed activity demonstrating competency
Do BLS and ACLS cards count?
No
Work-related certifications including ACLS, PALS, TNCC and PEARS cannot satisfy renewal requirements (Rule 410-13-.03(2)).
One contact hour is
50 minutes
Keep your certificates for
4 years
- You can satisfy this board more than one way, so the right number of hours for you depends on which pathway you take.
First-time renewal exempt if the initial license period was 6 months or less. Board may waive for hardship, disability or illness.
Read from that page on 2026-10-15. Boards change their rules and their websites without announcing either, so treat this as a convenience and the board as the authority.
Get warned before your Georgia licence renews
Tell us the date on your licence and we will email you 60 days before it lapses. Once, per cycle. No account, no password, nothing else sent to you.
Hold a licence in more than one state?
The compliance map takes the CE you have already done and shows you where it would hold up across all 51 jurisdictions at once, including the ones that do not work the way anybody assumes. Three questions, no account. Both tools are available in English, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese.