Can I use NAPNAP contact hours to renew my Advanced Practice Specialty Certification with the Michigan Board of Nursing?
The Michigan Public Health Code and board administrative rules require that within the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal application a nurse practitioner must have obtained national recertification or maintained national certification through their certification board. NAPNAP contact hours are recognized by ANCC (When applying for recertification from ANCC the following rules apply (See: http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Certification/CertificationRenewal/RenewalofCertification.aspx). NAPNAP contact hours are also accepted by PNCB (See: http://www.pncb.org/ptistore/control/certs/cpnp/contact_hour).
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