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Oklahoma CME and nursing CE requirements
Continuing education and license renewal rules for physicians, advanced practice clinicians and nurses licensed in Oklahoma, as recorded by ClinLicense for planning.
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- Licensing board
- Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
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MD CME requirements
Reviewed 2026-10-31 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-10-31. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Some details below are marked for confirmation, so treat those as unverified until the board confirms them. Always confirm with the board before you rely on it.
- Total hours
- 16 hours every year, with at least 16 in Category 1 or the equivalent
Required topics
| Topic | Hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid & controlled-substance prescribing | 1 | Every cycle | DEA registrants | Opioid/controlled substance education; hours not fully certain |
Notes. 16 hours per year. Oklahoma Board of Osteopathic Examiners has separate rules.
DO CME requirements
Not yet verified Not yet verified, confirm with the board. This entry has not been checked against the board’s own published rules.
- Total hours
- 16 hours every year, with at least 16 in Category 1 or the equivalent
- Board for this profession
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Required topics
| Topic | Hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid & controlled-substance prescribing | 1 | Every cycle | DEA registrants | Opioid/controlled substance education; hours not fully certain |
Notes. A separate osteopathic board exists in this state, and its hours may differ from the MD board (some require AOA Category 1-A credit). Hours copied from the MD block. Confirm with the board.
NP CME requirements
Reviewed 2026-11-01 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-01. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Always confirm with the board before you rely on it.
- Total hours
- Not recorded every 2 years
Required topics
| Topic | Hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacology | 15 | Every cycle | Some licensees, see the note | Contact hours (or 1 academic credit hour) of pharmacotherapeutics for renewal of supervised prescriptive authority |
| Pain management | 2 | Every cycle | DEA registrants | Pain management or opioid use/addiction, unless the APRN holds no DEA registration |
Notes. Independent prescriptive authority requires at least 40 hours of Category I CME in the 2 years before renewal (Nursing Practice Act effective Nov 1, 2025). Standard APRN license has no general hour count stated in the Act text.
PA CME requirements
Reviewed 2026-11-01 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-01. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Some details below are marked for confirmation, so treat those as unverified until the board confirms them. Always confirm with the board before you rely on it.
- Total hours
- 20 hours every year, with at least 20 in Category 1 or the equivalent
Required topics
| Topic | Hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid & controlled-substance prescribing | 1 | Every cycle | Everyone | One Category I hour per calendar year on substance abuse |
Notes. OAC 435:15-3-17 (rule text amended effective 7-25-25, printed from the state code): renewal requires certifying at least 20 hours of Category I CME in the preceding calendar year, including at least 1 hour on substance abuse; Category I hours sponsored or approved by state and national associations are accepted. PAs are exempt from CME reporting until one year after initial licensure. The PDF is the Oklahoma Academy of PAs' copy of the code; confirm with the board.
CRNA CME requirements
Reviewed 2026-11-01 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-01. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Always confirm with the board before you rely on it.
- Total hours
- Not recorded every 2 years
Required topics
| Topic | Hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacology | 8 | Every cycle | Everyone | Units of advanced pharmacology related to anesthesia, recognized by the NBCRNA, completed in the previous 2 years at renewal of authority to select/obtain/administer drugs |
Notes. From the board-hosted Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act.
CAA CME requirements
Reviewed 2026-11-01 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-01. That date records our own review and is not a board approval. Some details below are marked for confirmation, so treat those as unverified until the board confirms them. Always confirm with the board before you rely on it.
- Total hours
- No hour minimum recorded every 2 years
Required topics
No mandated topics are recorded for this profession in this state. That is not the same as the board having none, so confirm with the board.
Notes. Licensed by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision under the Oklahoma Anesthesiologist Assistant Act (59 O.S. 3200 et seq., amended Nov 1, 2024). OAC 435:65-5 requires biennial renewal on or before October 31 with the fee, protocol and proof of malpractice coverage, and sets no CE hours for renewal (hours 0 means none set in the rule text read). The 3 hours HIV/AIDS, 1 hour domestic violence and 2 hours medical errors in the Act apply to initial licensure. Confirm with the board.
Oklahoma nursing CE requirements
Nursing boards usually count continuing education in contact hours rather than CME credits, and the nursing license renews on its own schedule, which may differ from the medical board dates above. Nurse practitioners and nurse anesthetists have their own sections above.
Nurse Licensure Compact Oklahoma has implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact. A registered or practical nurse whose primary state of residence is Oklahoma can hold a multistate license issued by Oklahoma, which carries the privilege to practice in the other compact states, and a nurse with a multistate license from another compact state can practice in Oklahoma under that privilege. Renewal and CE for a multistate license follow the rules of the home state that issued it. The compact covers RN and LPN/LVN licenses only, and advanced practice authority is still granted state by state. This compact list was last reviewed on November 3, 2026. Read the compact guide for RNs and LPNs.
Registered nurses (RN)
Reviewed 2026-11-03 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-03 against the source linked below. That date records our own review and is not a board approval.
- Continuing education
- 24 contact hours every 2 years
- Other ways to meet it
- Board policy P-23 (OAC 485:10-7-3) requires one of five options in the two years before expiration: 520 work hours in a position requiring the license, 24 contact hours, current specialty certification, a Board-approved refresher course, or 6 academic semester hours of nursing coursework.
- Nursing license renewal
- Every 2 years
- Board
- Oklahoma Board of Nursing
- Source
- The board page this entry was checked against
No mandated topics are recorded for this license. That is not the same as the board having none, so confirm with the board.
Notes. Board policy P-23 (OAC 485:10-7-3) requires one of five options in the two years before expiration: 520 work hours in a position requiring the license, 24 contact hours, current specialty certification, a Board-approved refresher course, or 6 academic semester hours of nursing coursework. Options cannot be combined, volunteer hours do not count, and licenses renew every two years on a Board schedule.
Licensed practical and vocational nurses (LPN/LVN)
Reviewed 2026-11-03 This entry was last reviewed on 2026-11-03 against the source linked below. That date records our own review and is not a board approval.
- Continuing education
- 24 contact hours every 2 years
- Other ways to meet it
- Board policy P-23 (OAC 485:10-7-3) requires one of five options in the two years before expiration: 520 work hours in a position requiring the license, 24 contact hours, current specialty certification, a Board-approved refresher course, or 6 academic semester hours of nursing coursework.
- Nursing license renewal
- Every 2 years
- Board
- Oklahoma Board of Nursing
- Source
- The board page this entry was checked against
No mandated topics are recorded for this license. That is not the same as the board having none, so confirm with the board.
Notes. Board policy P-23 (OAC 485:10-7-3) requires one of five options in the two years before expiration: 520 work hours in a position requiring the license, 24 contact hours, current specialty certification, a Board-approved refresher course, or 6 academic semester hours of nursing coursework. Options cannot be combined, volunteer hours do not count, and licenses renew every two years on a Board schedule.
Certified nurse-midwives (CNM)
Not yet verified This nursing entry has not been checked against the board’s own published rules, so confirm it with the board before you rely on it.
- Continuing education
- 24 contact hours every 2 years
- Nursing license renewal
- Every 2 years
- Board
- Oklahoma Board of Nursing
- Source
- The board page this entry was checked against
Required topics
| Topic | Contact hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacology | 15 | Every cycle | Some licensees, see the note | Pharmacotherapeutics for renewal of supervised prescriptive authority, within the two years before renewal |
| Pain management | 2 | Every cycle | DEA registrants | Pain management or opioid use or addiction education, unless the APRN holds no DEA registration |
Notes. The APRN holds an RN license, so the RN continuing qualifications under P-23 are assumed to apply at renewal, which is not confirmed for APRN-only renewal. Under the Nursing Practice Act (effective November 1, 2025), prescriptive authority renewal needs 15 pharmacotherapeutics hours and 2 pain or opioid hours, and independent prescriptive authority needs 40 hours of Category I CME.
Clinical nurse specialists (CNS)
Not yet verified This nursing entry has not been checked against the board’s own published rules, so confirm it with the board before you rely on it.
- Continuing education
- 24 contact hours every 2 years
- Nursing license renewal
- Every 2 years
- Board
- Oklahoma Board of Nursing
- Source
- The board page this entry was checked against
Required topics
| Topic | Contact hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacology | 15 | Every cycle | Some licensees, see the note | Pharmacotherapeutics for renewal of supervised prescriptive authority, within the two years before renewal |
| Pain management | 2 | Every cycle | DEA registrants | Pain management or opioid use or addiction education, unless the APRN holds no DEA registration |
Notes. The APRN holds an RN license, so the RN continuing qualifications under P-23 are assumed to apply at renewal, which is not confirmed for APRN-only renewal. Under the Nursing Practice Act (effective November 1, 2025), prescriptive authority renewal needs 15 pharmacotherapeutics hours and 2 pain or opioid hours, and independent prescriptive authority needs 40 hours of Category I CME.
See nursing CE requirements by state to compare Oklahoma with other states.
Plan this renewal
Use the free opioid CME planner to see the controlled-substance rules for Oklahoma next to other states, or the license cost calculator to estimate fees. Read how multi-state CME works if you hold more than one license.
Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologist assistants usually also maintain national certification, which has its own cycle. The recertification basics guide explains how that fits alongside state rules. Nurses who hold licenses in more than one state can read the Nurse Licensure Compact for RNs and LPNs.
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