OAR 851-050-0142
Standards for Continuing Education for Nurse Practitioners
(1)
Continuing education must be obtained in the following ways:(a)
Proof of active, unencumbered national certification for specialty role as required by applicable licensure, attesting to completion of continuing education required for maintaining national certification; or(b)
45 structured contact hours of continuing education completed in the two years prior to renewal of their license. At least 15 of the completed CE hours must be in pharmacotherapeutic content at the NP level congruent with their specialty role.(2)
Structured learning activities shall meet the following criteria for the purpose of renewal:(a)
Accreditation by one of the following organizations:(A)
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP);(B)
American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP);(C)
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA);(D)
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA);(E)
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM);(F)
American Psychiatric Association (APA);(G)
American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA);(H)
American Psychological Association (APA);(I)
Emergency Nurses Association (ENA);(J)
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH);(K)
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP);(L)
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) (includes CME);(M)
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) (includes CPE);(N)
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or(b)
Accreditation by a state board of nursing or state nurses association, or(c)
National board certification in a Board-recognized nurse practitioner population focus meeting the criteria of 851-050-0008 (Criteria for Evaluating Nurse Practitioner National Certification Examinations).
Source:
Rule 851-050-0142 — Standards for Continuing Education for Nurse Practitioners, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=851-050-0142.