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How many CE hours does a nurse need to renew in Michigan?

If you hold a Michigan RN or LPN license, Michigan's nursing licensing guide lists 25 hours of CE for each 2-year renewal. At least 2 of those hours must be in pain and symptom management. Renewal also needs one-time human trafficking training, and implicit bias training every time you renew.

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Course hours
25 hours of board-approved CE, with at least 2 hours in pain and symptom managementThe guide's renewal attestation lists these hours for the 2 years before you apply.
Verified. www.michigan.gov (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Implicit bias training
1 hour of implicit bias training for each year of the license cycleLARA's FAQ gives a lower count for the first renewal after June 1, 2021.
Verified. www.michigan.gov (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Cost
RN or LPN renewal application fee: $128.50The guide says it is paid by Visa, Mastercard or Discover credit or debit card.
Same source and date as above
Who needs it
Renewal needs one-time human trafficking training under Administrative Rule 338.10105It has applied to every renewal since 2019, and you finish it before you renew.
Same source and date as above

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check what applies to you. The licensing guide lists 25 hours of CE for renewal, earned in the 2 years before you apply. The cycle is 2 years. The guide we read carries the revision date 08/2021.

  2. Step 2. Pick courses the Board approves. The guide says the 25 hours must come from courses or programs that the board approves. Michigan Administrative Code R 338.10602 treats a program as approved, in any format, if one of the organizations it lists offers it for CE credit. Among them are the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the National League for Nursing and another state or provincial board of nursing. A continuing nursing education program offered by a nursing education program the Board approves is approved too. The rule accepts an approved program related to the practice of nursing or to a non-clinical subject relevant to it.

  3. Step 3. Take the hours, including at least 2 in pain and symptom management. Finish the one-time human trafficking training before you renew. The guide says it must meet the standards in Administrative Rule 338.10105. LARA lists nursing among the professions that must also complete implicit bias training at every renewal, 1 hour for each year of the license cycle.

Before you pay

The guide we read is dated 08/2021, so confirm the 25 hours with LARA before you renew. Before you pay, ask the provider whether one of the organizations in the rule on acceptable CE offers the course for CE credit. The guide lists no providers or prices.

Questions

What if my Michigan license has lapsed?

To relicense, you submit proof of 25 CE hours earned in the 2 years before you apply, including at least 2 in pain and symptom management. If your Michigan license has lapsed for less than 3 years and you hold a current and valid license in another state, you do not need to submit that proof.

Do I need opioid training to renew?

If a prescriber or dispenser is delegating or ordering the prescribing, dispensing or administering of a controlled substance to a nurse, the nurse must have completed a 1-time training in opioids and controlled substance awareness before renewal. The training must meet the standards in Administrative Rule 338.3135.

Does relicensing also need skills proof or the NCLEX?

It can. The guide asks for proof of written certification of skill competency that meets the Board's standards, unless your license has lapsed for less than 3 years or you hold a current and valid license in another state. After a lapse of 7 years or more with no current and valid license in another state, you must retake and pass the NCLEX.

What to do next

Start with the Administrative Rules for Nursing. The guide points there for more on CE. Check them before you pay for a course.

www.michigan.gov

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