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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse-Nurse Practitioner
Renewal Information
All APRN licenses issued by the Department expire on 10/31 of each even-numbered year. To renew a license, the licensee must submit the renewal notice attesting to having met the requirements of continued competency and pay the renewal fee of $68 dollars.
Nurses who fail to renew their APRN license by October 31st will automatically have their licenses expired. If a nurse does not renew their nursing license, they will be required to reinstate their license. They will be required to submit a reinstatement application, pay the reinstatement fee of $103.00, submit proof of meeting continuing competency requirements, and the Affidavit of Practice/Non-Practice. Nurses who continue to practice after their license has expired (November 1st) will be required to pay a fee of $10 per day for every day practiced up to a maximum of $1000.
The continued competence requirement the APRN must meet are as follows:
- Current National Certification/Rectification;
- Documentation of a minimum of 2080 hours of practice as an APRN within the previous 5 years immediately preceding renewal AND documentation of 40 contact hours of continuing education in the clinical specialty area within the previous 2 years, ten hours of which shall be in pharmacotherapeutics;
- At least 500 of the 2080 hours of practice must be in a clinical role in which there is a direct nurse/patient relationship;
- Applicants who have not been licensed in Nebraska or authorized by any other jurisdiction for a minimum of two years shall not be required to meet the continuing education or practice requirement for license renewal;
- Applicants who have not been licensed in Nebraska or authorized by any other jurisdiction for a minimum of five years shall not be required to meet the practice requirement for license renewal.
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