Minnesota Nursing Continuing Education Requirements

Minnesota registered nurses must complete 24 contact hours of continuing education during a standard 24-month registration period. For a shorter or longer registration period, the requirement is prorated at one contact hour for each month of registration.

No. The Minnesota Board of Nursing does not approve specific continuing education providers or individual courses. Each nurse is responsible for determining whether an activity meets Minnesota’s continuing education requirements.

C-E-U.com courses are designed to meet Minnesota’s general CE criteria by providing nursing-related content, identified learning objectives, qualified instruction, stated contact hours, and completion documentation. C-E-U.com is also a Florida Board of Nursing continuing education provider, Provider #50-47308.

One contact hour equals 60 minutes of participation in a qualifying continuing education activity. Minnesota permits partial contact hours, and an individual learning activity may be as short as 15 minutes, or 0.25 contact hours, when it otherwise meets the Board’s requirements.

Minnesota nurses generally attest to completing their required continuing education during the renewal process. Completion records should be retained and provided only when requested by the Board, such as during an audit or other compliance review.

Minnesota nurses should retain continuing education documentation for two years after the education is used to satisfy a registration renewal requirement. Records should identify the course title, date, contact hours, provider or instructor, and evidence of participation or completion.

The requirements for reregistration may depend on how long the nurse has been unregistered and whether the nurse has recently practiced. The Board may require continuing education documentation or completion of a refresher course before restoring registration.