Arkansas Registered Nurse Practitioner

Arkansas does not license a standalone 'Registered Nurse Practitioner' tier; this record covers the umbrella APRN role with prescriptive authority. The CE requirements are identical across APRN role designations (CNP, CRNA, CNM, CNS); see the corresponding records for role-specific context. An active, unencumbered Arkansas RN license must be renewed before the APRN renewal link is available. 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. 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. If prescriptive authority lapses, an additional 5 pharmacotherapeutics hours are required for each 12 months of nonprescribing before reactivation, on top of the standard 5 pharmacotherapeutics hours per § 121-704(d).

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