LPN or RN Four mandatory class must be completed prior to your first license renewal after your initial licensure by exam or endorsement of your multistate license. To renew a license on active status to practice nursing in Alabama, registered nurses and licensed practical nurses must earn 24 contact hours... read more →
Oct
22
Jun
19
Each new licensee is required to complete the four-hour mandatory class prior to his or her first renewal.
Jun
18
The mandatory class must be completed prior to your first license renewal.
Jun
18
Any Alabama licensed nurse may view the online class and receive credit. If not licensed, you cannot receive credit. You may view the mandatory class for credit one time per renewal period.
Jun
18
Beginning October 1, 2002, as a part of the 24 Board-approved or Board-recognized continuing education contact hours for license renewal [610-X-4-.08]: Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNP) and Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) with prescriptive authority shall earn six contact hours of pharmacology content specific to prescriptive practice in the approved area... read more →
Jun
17
Yes, you may repeat the class for credit once per renewal period.
Nov
29
The Alabama Board of Nursing does not maintain a position regarding competency determination. Several rules regarding competency must be considered by the facility, the nursing supervisor, and the nurse. Excerpts from the ABN Administrative Code are listed below: Rule 610-X-6-.03 (4) - “The registered nurse and licensed practical nurse shall:... read more →
May
02
Failure to meet continuing education requirements shall be cause for the license to lapse.
May
02
Yes, nurses may view their individual online CE records at the Board’s web site, www.abn.alabama.gov. Alabama Board of Nursing approved providers submit electronic records to the Board of continuing education provided to licensed Alabama nurses [610-X-10-.06 (2) (d)]. The individual online CE record reflects continuing education obtained for current and... read more →
Mar
04
To provide nursing care in Alabama, a nursing license is required. A first-time applicant for licensure in Alabama, including a nursing graduate, may request a non-renewable temporary permit to practice nursing. The non-renewable temporary permit allows the graduate to practice as a Nursing Graduate-PN Program (NG-PNP) or Nursing Graduate-RN Program... read more →
Feb
24
The Board may conduct an audit upon written complaint by any individual for failure of a provider to meet criteria for approval. The Board also conducts random audits of providers to determine compliance with criteria. [610-X-10-.07(5)].
Feb
17
A student’s role with faculty supervision does not carry over to the role as an unlicensed employee of the hospital when the nursing student is working as a nursing assistant or patient care technician. Unless the nurse is a school nurse, a nurse in the State of Alabama Independent Living... read more →
Feb
17
You will be able to check your online individual CE record when you have completed the class and verify the information. You can access your online individual CE record under My Profile at the Board’s web site www.abn.alabama.gov.
Feb
17
Follow the outlined steps: Go to the Alabama Board of Nursing web address, www.abn.alabama.gov. Select the Alabama Nursing Resource Center, then select the Nursing CE tab. Before selecting to view the class you need to view Frequently Asked Questions, including system requirements. Now select view current CE courses offered by... read more →
Feb
17
A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse who fails to comply with reporting requirements of the audit, requests for documents, or submits false, inaccurate, or incomplete evidence of meeting continuing education requirements will be subject to disciplinary action by the Board.
Feb
17
A nurse who fails to comply with requests for documents within the time specified or fails to evidence compliance will be selected for audit the subsequent renewal.
Feb
17
Nurses failing to meet continuing education requirements are subject to disciplinary action by the Board as outlined in the Alabama Board of Nursing Administrative Code, Chapter 610-X-8 and Chapter 610-X-10, pursuant to the Code of Alabama, 1975, Section 34-21-25. Failure to meet continuing education requirements shall be cause for the... read more →
Feb
17
Licensees failing to comply with requests for documents within the appropriate time must pay a late CE compliance fee. Current late CE compliance fees are: 1st time: $150.00 2nd time: $300.00 3 or more times: $600.00
Feb
17
The Board conducts audits to determine compliance with requirements for continuing education for license renewal. An audit consists of a review of documentation of continuing education. The nurse will receive a letter of audit within 30 days before the renewal period. Nurses will be asked to submit records of continuing... read more →
Feb
17
The Renewal process cannot be completed until documentation of at least twenty-four (24) contact hours of CE has been uploaded to your CE Record on the ABN website. Please follow the instructions provided prior to starting the Renewal process.
Feb
17
A continuing education program director who is a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse and fails to comply with the requirements in the rules shall be subject to disciplinary actions by the Board [610-X-10-.06(7)].
Feb
17
The Board may deny or withdraw approval of any provider or continuing education activity [610-X-10-.06(5)]. Grounds for withdrawal of approval include: Lack of qualified personnel for planning and conducting continuing education for nurses. Inadequate record maintenance. Fraud, deception, or misrepresentation relating to the educational program. Failure to comply with requests... read more →
Feb
17
Please share your comments with the contact person for the provider number and the Board. You can contact the continuing education nurse consultant at the Board. Contact information for Board staff is located at www.abn.alabama.gov under the Education tab.
Feb
17
The program director may be a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or otherwise qualified individual. When the program director is not a registered nurse licensed in Alabama there shall be evidence of consultation by a registered nurse licensed in Alabama. [610-X-10-.06(2)(b)]
Feb
17
Board Recognized Continuing Education Provider: A national or regional agency, journal, Alabama regulatory agency or board, or another Board of Nursing, recognized by the Alabama Board of Nursing as providing or approving continuing education in accordance with criteria that are substantially the same as those required of Alabama Board of... read more →
Feb
17
Approved providers must evidence capability to adhere to criteria indicative of quality continuing education activities for nurses. The criteria include specific requirements such as having an organized educational unit and a program director, policies and procedures which facilitate efficient operation of planned continuing education activities including maintenance of reports and... read more →
Feb
17
An individual, partnership, association, organization, educational institution, governmental agency, or licensed health care facility, including hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, home health agencies, or other organized health care facilities, offering continuing education for nurses that meet Board criteria for approval. [610-X-2-.10 (1)]
Feb
17
Applicants who request reinstatement of a lapsed license must provide evidence of having earned 24 approved continuing education contact hours within the 24 months immediately preceding the date of the application. Nurses whose licenses are reinstated shall accrue for license renewal one contact hour for each calendar month remaining in... read more →
Feb
17
The nurse’s Individual CE Record on the ABN website. Certificates, transcripts, or other documentation of attendance at, or completion of, continuing education activities may substantiate contact hours for license renewal. Nurses are responsible for maintaining their own continuing education records for at least four (4) years after completion of the... read more →
Feb
17
The Board has specified selected categories of courses or activities which have undergone appropriate review by other state regulatory agencies and professions are acceptable. Examples of acceptable categories include, but are not limited to, courses approved by the Board of Dental Examiners, the Alabama State Bar, the Board of Pharmacy,... read more →
Feb
17
Will continuing education courses/activities attended in another state count toward license renewal?
Courses/activities attended by licensees in another state which are approved by another board of nursing are considered to be acceptable continuing education activities. The nurse will need to add these classes to his/her individual online continuing education record and upload the respective certificate(s) as proof of completion.
Feb
17
Contact the continuing education provider. The provider will be able to tell you whether the class has been submitted to the Board. The provider will follow up with the ABN to resolve the problem if necessary.
Feb
17
Yes, nurses may view/edit their Individual CE Record at My Profile. Alabama Board of Nursing approved providers submit electronic records to the ABN of continuing education provided to licensed Alabama nurses [610-X-10-.06 (2) (e)]. The Individual CE Record reflects continuing education obtained from Board–approved providers (ABNP) for the current earning... read more →
Feb
17
No, contact hours cannot be carried over from one earning period to another.
Feb
17
The CE earning period runs from the day after the nurse renews his or her license until the end of the next license period. For example, an RN who renews her single state license on September 17, 2020, can begin earning CE for the 2022 renewal period from September 18,... read more →
Feb
17
A contact hour is a unit of measurement of organized learning experience lasting fifty (50) minutes [610-X-2-.10(5)]. When attending a conference, workshop, or course that lasts a full day, contact hours are calculated on the basis of time spent in class/at presentations. Time spent for breaks, lunches, and general meetings... read more →
Feb
17
To renew a license on active status to practice nursing in Alabama, registered nurses and licensed practical nurses must earn 24 contact hours from a Board-approved or Board -recognized continuing education provider [Chapter 610-X-4-.08]. If licensed by examination, reinstatement, or endorsement during the earning period the contact hours are prorated.... read more →
Feb
15
Yes, if the continuing education is received from a recognized provider [610-X-10-.04(2)]. Continuing education must be from a Board-approved or Board-recognized provider.
Feb
15
Continuing education can be earned from activity(ies) provided or approved by an Alabama Board of Nursing approved provider of continuing education or a Board-recognized provider of continuing education.
Feb
15
Follow the outlined steps: Go to the Alabama Board of Nursing web site, www.abn.alabama.gov. After entering the site, select the Alabama Nursing Resource Center, then select the Nursing CE tab. Before selecting to view a class: Test your system to determine readiness to view online courses. Review Frequently Asked Questions,... read more →
Feb
15
Acceptable content (610-X-10-.03) must be beyond the basic educational level for entry into practice of the individual licensee and includes: Clinical technology, procedures, and nursing implications. Specialty areas of nursing practice. Nursing practice related to care of the patient. Administration, management, and supervision in health care delivery. Social, legal, and... read more →
Feb
15
Rule 610-X-10-.01 (4) of the Alabama Board of Nursing Administrative Code defines continuing education as “planned, organized learning experiences designed to augment the knowledge, skill, and ability to enhance nursing practice and therefore improve health care delivered to the public.”
Feb
11
The name on the license originates from the nurse’s application for Alabama licensure. The name remains the same, unless the nurse requests a name change in writing from the Board. The request may be made online at the ABN website: www.abn.alabama.gov. A name change will not be processed until appropriate... read more →
Feb
11
Nurse:patient ratio and number of hours worked is left to the discretion of nursing leadership in individual facilities and agencies. Their decision should be based upon ABN Administrative Code §610-X-6-.03(4), which states that the registered nurse and licensed practical nurse shall “be responsible and accountable for the quality of nursing... read more →
Feb
11
As defined in the Alabama Board of Nursing Administrative Code, Chapter 610-X-4-.04(5bi)(5bii), the stipulations that impact the nursing graduate with a temporary permit include: The Nursing Graduate must function under direct supervision of a currently licensed registered nurse. The Nursing Graduate shall not assume nor be assigned charge responsibilities. Direct... read more →