Nursing CE by state · New Mexico
New Mexico nursing CE: what the board asks for
New Mexico nurses complete 30 contact hours in the 24 months before their license expires, and New Mexico recognizes other state boards of nursing as approval bodies.
Who may approve your CE
What New Mexico’s rule says
“Recognized approval bodies for CE for nurses. … (b) Other state boards of nursing.”
16.12.2.10(C)(1)(b) NMAC; hours at 16.12.2.9(Q)(3) NMAC as amended 5/21/2024 · Read the rule at the source
The requirement
RNs: 30 contact hours
LPNs: 30 contact hours
Cycle: Every 2 years
Read this before you count our hours
What to know in New Mexico
- Current national certification can replace the 30 hours.
- The certificate must show the approval body.
- The Board uses CE Broker.
Before you buy anything
What we will not tell you
We will not tell you that a course satisfies your New Mexico requirement. Your board decides that, and an audit lands on your license, not on us.
What we can do is show you the rule, quoted or cited, and linked, and tell you plainly where our courses stand. Each of our RN & LPN course pages states the continuing-education approval that course carries, and that statement applies only to the course it appears on.
If anything here is unclear for your situation, ask your board before you enroll. Keep every certificate and the course description; the description is what shows an auditor what the course covered.
Read the rule yourself
When we read it
We read the rule on 29 September 2026. Rules change; the board’s current text governs.
Ready to look at courses?
Read each course page against what your board asks for, then choose.