Maryland nursing CE requirements
For registered nurse license renewal, read off COMAR 10.27.01.13 Renewal of License 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 Maryland
1,000 hours of active practice within the preceding 5 years
1000 practice hoursA board-approved nursing diploma or degree within the past 5 years
30 CEUs within the 2 years immediately preceding renewal
30 CE hours15 CEUs awarded per college semester hour, grade C or higher.
Do BLS and ACLS cards count?
The board does not say
One contact hour is
50 minutes
Hours you can carry forward
0
Keep your certificates for
6 years
- You can satisfy this board more than one way, so the right number of hours for you depends on which pathway you take.
Biennial by birth year parity; an odd birth year renews in odd years, due by the 28th of the birth month. Failing all three options requires a board-approved refresher or preceptorship first. No carryover. No implicit bias requirement found.
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 Maryland 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.