CPE Requirements
By US States
By US States
Alabama
15
Annually
3 Hours must be live exposure
Alaska
30
Biennially
Arizona
30
Biennially
3 Hours must be law subjects; retain proof of participation for 5 years
Arkansas
30
Biennially
12 Hours must be live exposure; 1 Hour of the 15-Hour requirement must be dedicated to area of practice; Nursing Home pharmacists must annually obtain 3 hours of CE relating to their role in a nursing home
California
30
Biennially
Colorado
24
Odd-numbered Years
6 Hours pharmacy-related, 4 Hours scheduled Board meetings
Connecticut
15
Annually
5 Hours must be live exposure, 1 Hour must be pharmacy law
Delaware
30
Biennially
District of Columbia
30
Biennially
Florida
30
Biennially
10 Hours live exposure, 2 Hours Board-approved medication errors, 1 Hour on AIDS/HIV (first renewals only); If renewing consultant license then 24 Hours consultant pharmacist coursework req.; if renewing nuclear license then 24 Hours nuclear pharmacist coursework req.
Georgia
30
Biennially
Guam
15
Biennially
Courses must be approved by Guam Board of Examiners to be recognized for renewal of Guam license
Hawaii
30
Biennially
Must have completed courses prior to renewal
Idaho
15
Annually
1 Hour must be in Pharmacy law, 8 Hours must be ACPE approved, 6 Hours can be Non-ACPE , 3 Hours must be live exposure
Illinois
30
Biennially
Indiana
30
Biennially
6 Hours of Business/computer-related; Min. 15 Hours must be ACPE approved
Iowa
30
Biennially
15 hours must be drug therapy-related
Kansas
30
Biennially
Kentucky
15
Annually
1 Hour must be earned from a Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources-approved HIV/AIDS program every 10 years
Louisiana
15
Annually
3 Hours must be live exposure; if no live exposure, then earn additional 5 hours for a total of 20 Hours
Maine
15
Annually
Maryland
30
Biennially
Must obtain renewal by last day of birth month
Massachusetts
15
Biennially
2 Hours must be pharmacy law, no more than 8 Hours of CPE per day
Michigan
30
Biennially
10 Hours live exposure
Minnesota
30
Biennially
Mississippi
10
Annually
Missouri
30
Biennially
CE must be earned between Sept. 1 and Aug. 31
Montana
15
Annually
5 Hours live exposure; 1 year carry over allowed
Nebraska
30
Biennially
Nevada
30
Biennially
1 Hour in Nevada jurisprudence program
New Hampshire
15
Annually
5 Hours live exposure
New Jersey
30
Biennially
New Mexico
30
Biennially
2 Hours pharmacy law
New York
45
Triennially
No more than 22 Hours of self-study courses, 3 Hours in medication error
North Carolina
15
Annually
No more than 7 Hours of home-study/correspondence
North Dakota
30
Biennially
Ohio
60
Triennially
0.3 CEUs must be in Board-approved jurisprudence
Oklahoma
15
Annually
3 Hours live exposure
Oregon
15
Annually
3 Hours live exposure
Pennsylvania
30
Biennially
2 Hours should concern administration of injectable medications, biologicals, and immunizations, including disease epidemiology, vaccine characteristics, injection technique, emergency response to adverse events, and related topics
Puerto Rico
35
Triennially
Max of 15 Hours obtained through professional journals, research or CPE presentations, 3 Hours of infection control, 3 Hours on breast-feeding
Rhode Island
15
Annually
South Carolina
15
Annually
6 Hours of live exposure, 7.5 Hours of drug therapy or patient management, 1 year credits carried over
South Dakota
12
Tennessee
30
Biennially
15 Hours live exposure
Texas
30
Biennially
12 Hours live exposure, 15 Hours drug therapy or patient management, 1 Hour in law or ethics
Utah
30
Biennially
15 Hours in drug therapy, 1 Hour in law and ethics
Vermont
15
Annually
0.5 CEU live exposure per year since license issued (max of 3 CEU per renewal period)
Virginia
15
Annually
Washington
15
Annually
West Virginia
30
Biennially
6 Hours live exposure
Wisconsin
30
Biennially
Wyoming
12
Annually
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