Arkansas Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse

The LPTN license title is established at 17 CAR § 121-804(b)(3); CE rules in § 121-704 apply identically to LPN, LPTN, and RN. If the first renewal cycle is less than 24 months, no CE is required for that first renewal period. National certification or recertification during the renewal period satisfies 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 to active status 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 Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse renewal requirements.