Florida RNs and LPNs license renewal information

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Below is information when applying and renewing your Florida nursing license. FMES is an approved ce provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. We offer approved nursing continuing education for florida nurses. We offer the initial Medical Error Prevention program, one and 3 hour HIV/AIDS, and the 2 hour Domestic Violence. Get Started Now!

All Florida-licensed RN's and LPNs are now in a 24-month renewal cycle and must complete 24 hours of appropriate continuing education during each renewal period. One (1) contact hour is required for each calendar month of the licensure cycle, including;

Oct 12, 2009 - New rule governing contact hours, effective immediately.

Contact Hour definition changes from 50 minutes to 60 minutes. One (1) contact hour equals sixty (60) minutes. One half (1/2 or .5) contact hour equals thirty (30) minutes.

The contact hour definition for all other Florida Department of Health Boards remains 50 minutes. Licensees of other Florida Boards could receive a greater number of contact hours than Nurses.

New programs added to the FMES website after October 12, 2009 will be based on the new contact hour rule. Existing programs are "grandfathered" based on the new ruling language. In other words, a program that existed before October 2009 was based on "50 minutes equals 1 contact hour" is "grandfathered in" and still approved for one full credit hour.

Medical Error Prevention- 2 contact hours
HIV/AIDS is now a one-time, 1-hour CE requirement to be completed prior to the first renewal.
Domestic Violence CE is now a 2-hour requirement every third renewal. For example, if you renew your license on January 31, 2007, you are required to complete the Domestic Violence CE before the January 31, 2013 renewal.