Oregon nursing CE requirements
For registered nurse license renewal, read off OSBN CE Requirements fact sheet (as of 12-31-25) rather than an aggregator. Checked 2026-10-15.
20 hours
per renewal, every 2 years
Required, and the board does not say whether it counts
Pain Management
1 hours · within the last 36 months
Available through the Oregon Pain Management Commission. The 36 month lookback does not match the 2 year cycle.
Cultural Competency
2 hours · within the past 48 months
Available through the Oregon Health Authority Cultural Competence CE program. The 48 month lookback does not match the 2 year cycle.
Do BLS and ACLS cards count?
The board does not say
One contact hour is
50 minutes
- Pain Management runs on its own 3 year clock while the licence renews every 2 years, so the two drift apart. Track it separately rather than assuming it lines up with your renewal.
- The board requires 1 hours of Pain Management but does not say whether it counts inside the total above. Assume it does not until you have confirmed it, so you are not short.
- Cultural Competency runs on its own 4 year clock while the licence renews every 2 years, so the two drift apart. Track it separately rather than assuming it lines up with your renewal.
- The board requires 2 hours of Cultural Competency but does not say whether it counts inside the total above. Assume it does not until you have confirmed it, so you are not short.
IMPORTANT: the 20 hour general requirement does NOT take effect until 1 January 2028 and must not be displayed as current before then. The two topic requirements took effect 1 January 2026 and are live now. This row is why effective_date exists.
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 Oregon licence renews
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