How many hours of state specific continuing education are required in WA?
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The Washington State Department of Health Nursing Commission accepts courses from any provider who is ANCC accredited. Continuing Education RequirementPain Management OptionsPrescription of Opioids OptionsThe Washington State Department of Health Nursing Commission accepts NetCE courses. RNs and LPNs are required 8 contact hours every year. There is a one-time requirement of 6 hours of suicide prevention training at initial licensure. ARNPs are required 30 contact hours in area of specialty every two years. Licensees authorized to prescribe are required an additional 15 hours in pharmacotherapeutics. Licensees authorized to prescribe opioids must complete a one-time requirement of 4 hours regarding best practices in the prescribing of opioids. There is a one-time requirement of 6 hours of suicide prevention training, certified registered nurse anesthetists are excluded from this requirement. ARNP pain management specialists functioning as a consultant for the prescribing of chronic opioid therapy must complete 18 hours of continuing education in pain management. View RN and LPN Special Offers All Accreditations
and Approvals For More InformationPlease contact the Washington State Department of Health, Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission at (360) 236-4703, or visit their website at https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/NursingCommission. Additional information regarding your continuing education requirements may be found
at: Attention: Several states and disciplines have relaxed requirements regarding live / in person Continuing Education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check with your board to see the most current requirements. The WA State Board of Health accepts courses from providers approved by local, state, national and international organizations that are industry-recognized, such as APA, NBCC, AAMFT, and others. At Health, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. At Health, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content. At Health, LLC is approved by the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners to provide continuing education for social workers. Provider #7566. The State Board of Washington accepts programs offered by ASWB approved sponsors. At Health, LLC, Provider #1707, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credits. At Health, LLC, maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 6/3/2020-6/3/2023. Washington State social workers can earn 26 of their 36 credits through athealth.com, including meeting the requirement for 6 hours of training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management. View the course catalog State laws can change. Practitioners are responsible for determining their state’s licensure requirements. To view the Washington continuing education regulations, click the button below. CE Requirements for Washington State Social Workers Page last modified or reviewed by athealth.com on Jan 18, 2022. Ethics Courses
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How many continuing education hours do you need for RN in Washington?Yes, for licensing renewal, LPNs and RNs must complete 8 continuing education hours in the nurse's area of practice, and 96 active practice hours yearly.
How many hours of continuing education are psychologists required to complete to renew a license Washington?Psychologists must complete 60 hours of continuing education (CE) every three years.
How many hours of continuing education must Agents complete each licensing term?A. Life-only agents, accident and health agents, property broker-agents, casualty broker-agents, or personal lines broker-agents: 1. Complete a minimum of 24 continuing education (CE) credit hours for the license type during each two-year license term.
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