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Wyoming CME and nursing CE requirements
Continuing education and license renewal rules for physicians, advanced practice clinicians and nurses licensed in Wyoming, as recorded by ClinLicense for planning.
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- Licensing board
- Wyoming Board of Medicine
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
- 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. No general CME-hour requirement known. Confirm with the Board.
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
- 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. Copied from the MD block as a planning default; the osteopathic rules were not separately confirmed. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid & controlled-substance prescribing | 3 | Every cycle | Everyone | 3 hours of CE on responsible prescribing of controlled substances or treatment of substance abuse disorders, required with APRN renewal |
Notes. Renewal cycle runs January 1 of odd years to December 31 of even years. An APRN shows competency with current national certification in the recognized role and population focus; APRNs recognized before Jan 1, 1999 without national certification need 40 hours of CE plus 400 hours of APRN practice in the last two years. The rule applies to APRNs generally and does not single out CRNAs.
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
- 60 hours every 3 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. Wyoming Board of Medicine rules (convenience copy linked from the board site), Ch. 5 Sec. 21: to renew, a PA verifies either NCCPA maintenance of certification including 60 CME credits in the preceding three calendar years, or 60 CME hours in the preceding three calendar years. PAs certified or recertified by NCCPA within the past three years are exempt, as are PAs licensed under three years. Rules copy may predate the Board's 2026 fee/renewal changes; 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. 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
- Not recorded every 2 years
Required topics
| Topic | Hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid & controlled-substance prescribing | 3 | Every cycle | Everyone | 3 hours of CE on responsible prescribing of controlled substances or treatment of substance abuse disorders, required with APRN renewal |
Notes. Renewal cycle runs January 1 of odd years to December 31 of even years. An APRN shows competency with current national certification in the recognized role and population focus; APRNs recognized before Jan 1, 1999 without national certification need 40 hours of CE plus 400 hours of APRN practice in the last two years. The rule applies to APRNs generally and does not single out CRNAs. CRNA-specific terms are not used in the chapter text; confirm with the board.
CAA 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
- Not recorded, and the renewal cycle is not recorded
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. Secondary source; confirm with the board. The CU Anschutz AA program list (states where AAs work by license, regulation or certification, or by physician delegation) and the BYU 2023 list of authorized states do not include Wyoming, so no state licensure for anesthesiologist assistants was found. This is not confirmed on a board or statute page.
Wyoming 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 Wyoming has implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact. A registered or practical nurse whose primary state of residence is Wyoming can hold a multistate license issued by Wyoming, 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 Wyoming 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
- The board requires no continuing education for this license.
- Continuing competency
- WSBN renewal page: Wyoming has no mandatory CE; within the past two years the nurse shows one of 400 practice hours, 40 CE hours, passing the NCLEX, a refresher course or a higher nursing degree program. A copy of rule Chapter 2 section 13 lists 200 practice hours plus 15 CE hours and 30 CE hours as options, so the CE figure differs between the two sources.
- Nursing license renewal
- Every 2 years, based on a fixed calendar date (12-31)
- Board
- Wyoming State Board of Nursing
- Source
- The board page this entry was checked against
Notes. WSBN renewal page: Wyoming has no mandatory CE; within the past two years the nurse shows one of 400 practice hours, 40 CE hours, passing the NCLEX, a refresher course or a higher nursing degree program. A copy of rule Chapter 2 section 13 lists 200 practice hours plus 15 CE hours and 30 CE hours as options, so the CE figure differs between the two sources. Renewal is biennial in even years (window Oct 1 to Dec 31).
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
- The board requires no continuing education for this license.
- Continuing competency
- WSBN renewal page: Wyoming has no mandatory CE; within the past two years the nurse shows one of 400 practice hours, 40 CE hours, passing the NCLEX, a refresher course or a higher nursing degree program. A copy of rule Chapter 2 section 13 lists 200 practice hours plus 15 CE hours and 30 CE hours as options, so the CE figure differs between the two sources.
- Nursing license renewal
- Every 2 years, based on a fixed calendar date (12-31)
- Board
- Wyoming State Board of Nursing
- Source
- The board page this entry was checked against
Notes. WSBN renewal page: Wyoming has no mandatory CE; within the past two years the nurse shows one of 400 practice hours, 40 CE hours, passing the NCLEX, a refresher course or a higher nursing degree program. A copy of rule Chapter 2 section 13 lists 200 practice hours plus 15 CE hours and 30 CE hours as options, so the CE figure differs between the two sources. Renewal is biennial in even years (window Oct 1 to Dec 31).
Certified nurse-midwives (CNM)
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
- The board requires no general continuing education hours for this license, apart from the required topics listed below.
- Nursing license renewal
- Every 2 years, based on a fixed calendar date (12-31)
- Board
- Wyoming State Board of Nursing
- Source
- The board page this entry was checked against
Required topics
| Topic | Contact hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid & controlled-substance prescribing | 3 | Every cycle | Some licensees, see the note | Responsible prescribing of controlled substances or treatment of substance-use disorders for APRNs with prescriptive authority |
Notes. WSBN renewal page and Chapter 2 section 13(c): an APRN shows current national certification in the recognized role and population focus; no CE hours are required for renewal. APRNs with prescriptive authority need 3 hours of CE on responsible prescribing of controlled substances or substance-use disorders. The rule does not name CNMs or CNSs separately.
Clinical nurse specialists (CNS)
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
- The board requires no general continuing education hours for this license, apart from the required topics listed below.
- Nursing license renewal
- Every 2 years, based on a fixed calendar date (12-31)
- Board
- Wyoming State Board of Nursing
- Source
- The board page this entry was checked against
Required topics
| Topic | Contact hours | How often | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid & controlled-substance prescribing | 3 | Every cycle | Some licensees, see the note | Responsible prescribing of controlled substances or treatment of substance-use disorders for APRNs with prescriptive authority |
Notes. WSBN renewal page and Chapter 2 section 13(c): an APRN shows current national certification in the recognized role and population focus; no CE hours are required for renewal. APRNs with prescriptive authority need 3 hours of CE on responsible prescribing of controlled substances or substance-use disorders. The rule does not name CNMs or CNSs separately.
See nursing CE requirements by state to compare Wyoming with other states.
Plan this renewal
Use the free opioid CME planner to see the controlled-substance rules for Wyoming 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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