Continuing Education Requirements for the State of Wyoming

Wyoming
Requirements for license renewal for RNs & LPNs:	Advanced Practice:	Approved Providers:	Failure to meet requirements:
Continuing Education: 20 Contact Hours All contact hours may be obtained by Independent or Home Study methods.	If qualified by education, the advanced practitioner of nursing shall submit evidence of having completed 60 contact hours of continuing education related to the recognized specialty area(s) of advanced nursing practice and a minimum of 400 practice hours in advanced nursing practice during the last 2 years; or if qualified by national certification , the advanced practitioner of nursing shall submit evidence of holding current national certification or recertification as an advanced practitioner of nursing in the recognized specialty area(s) of advanced nursing practice and having completed 30 contact hours of continuing education related to the specialty area (s) of advanced nursing practice. The biennial requirement for contact hours of continuing education related to the recognized specialty area(s) of advanced nursing practice may include 12 hours of education in pharmacology and clinical management of drug therapy and/or hours of education relating to national certification.	NURSING EDUCATION OF AMERICA^®is Accredited as a Provider of Continuing Education in Nursing by the American Nurses' Credentialing Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). The ANCC is the credentialing division of the American Nurses Association.	A period of up to, but not exceeding, sixty (60) days from the date of expiration shall be allowed for renewal of certification recognition and /or licensure. After this period, the certificat, recognition and/or licensure shall automatically lapse.
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