Below is exactly what Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OKBON) requires: mandatory topics, exemptions, accepted credit types, and documentation rules.
Compiled by Atlas CME from official board sources · Last updated April 25, 2026
These figures are compiled from official board materials — confirm current requirements with the Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OKBON)
Oklahoma has no state-mandated topic requirements beyond the 17-hour total.
These rules apply only when the trigger described under each card is met (for example, holding a state-issued controlled substance registration or treating a specific patient population). Each cites the underlying statute or rule directly.
APRNs renewing prescriptive authority under a physician supervision agreement
“minimum of fifteen (15) contact hours, or one academic credit hour of education, or the equivalent, in pharmacotherapeutics”
APRNs renewing independent prescriptive authority (HB 2298, effective November 1, 2025)
“Advanced Practice Registered Nurse has successfully earned at least forty (40) hours of Category I continuing medical education hours within the two-year period immediately preceding the effective date of application for renewal of independent prescriptive authority”
APRNs holding a current federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration
“two (2) hours of education in pain management or two (2) hours of education in opioid use or addiction”
Credit must come from an organization accredited by the ACCME, AMA, Oklahoma Medical Association, or AAFP. ACGME residency or fellowship time accrues toward the requirement. Teaching or presenting accredited CME can satisfy a portion of required hours.
| Credit system | Notes |
|---|---|
ANCC Contact Hour | Category A (up to 100% = 15 hours), Category B (up to 100%), Category C (up to 100%), Category D (up to 20% = max 3 hours), Category E (up to 20% = max 3 hours). All pharmacotherapeutics CE must be from programs approved by OKBON and beyond basic RN preparation.SourceOAC § 485:10-16-6 |
Board-approved credit | One academic credit hour = 15 contact hours (equivalent to the full 15-hour pharmacotherapeutics requirement). OKBON-approved programs for pharmacotherapeutics CE beyond basic RN preparation. Category D and E limited to 20% of the requirement (3 hours each).SourceOAC § 485:10-16-6 |
Physicians are responsible for retaining CME documentation and producing it on request. Requirements include course title, dates, hours, sponsoring organization, and accrediting body.
APRNs renewing within 24 months of their initial prescriptive authority approval are not required to submit the pharmacotherapeutics CE documentation for that renewal.
An APRN who demonstrates to the Board that they do not currently hold a valid federal DEA registration number is exempt from the 2-hour pain management/opioid use or addiction education requirement.
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Every mandatory topic and conditional requirement above cites the underlying statute or rule. Numbered references below correspond to the bracketed citations next to each requirement.
“minimum of fifteen (15) contact hours, or one academic credit hour of education, or the equivalent, in pharmacotherapeutics”Okla. Admin. Code § 485:10-16-6(2)(B) (supervised track)
“two (2) hours of education in pain management or two (2) hours of education in opioid use or addiction”Okla. Admin. Code § 485:10-16-6(2)(C); appears in BOTH tracks on OBN Form RS-24 rev. 10/29/25, joined by 'AND' to each track's base hours
“Advanced Practice Registered Nurse has successfully earned at least forty (40) hours of Category I continuing medical education hours within the two-year period immediately preceding the effective date of application for renewal of independent prescriptive authority”59 O.S. § 567.4a(4)(c) as eff. 11/1/2025 · Effective 2025-11-01