Massachusetts nursing CE requirements
For registered nurse license renewal, read off Massachusetts BORN Mandatory CE for Nurses rather than an aggregator. Checked 2026-10-15.
15 hours
per renewal, every 2 years
Required, with no hour figure set
Domestic and Sexual Violence
no hour figure set · unknown
Chapter 260 training. The board lists it as required but neither the board CE page, 244 CMR 5.00, nor the state Chapter 260 page publishes an hour count or whether it repeats. Amount not confirmed.
Do BLS and ACLS cards count?
The board does not say
One contact hour is
60 minutes
Keep your certificates for
4 years
- The board's wording on how often Domestic and Sexual Violence is required could not be pinned down. Read the source before you rely on it.
Renews on the birthday in even years; only hours earned in the 2 years before renewal count. A contact hour is 60 consecutive minutes. Employer orientation and standard operating procedure do not qualify. Records kept 2 registration periods.
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.
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