Arkansas Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

If the first renewal cycle is less than 24 months, no CE is required for that first renewal period. NBCRNA recertification or another national certifying body's recertification meets the contact-hour requirement. One semester hour of an accredited nursing course equals fifteen contact hours. In-service training, CPR/BLS, and orientation programs do not qualify; ACLS, PALS, NRP, and PEARS each count as ten contact hours; STABLE counts as 9.3 contact hours. Reinstatement within five years requires twenty contact hours within the past two years; reinstatement after five years adds an active-practice or refresher-course requirement. Records must be retained for two consecutive renewal periods (four years); random audits use a 30-day documentation window and a 90-day correction period for noncompliance.

CE courses from providers approved by these accreditors count toward your Arkansas Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist renewal requirements.