Puerto Rico Continuing Education Requirements

RNs shall earn thirty (30) contact hours every renewal period + two (2) additional hours for the Equity and Respect course.

• Three (3) hours of infection control that includes HIV, Hepatitis and TB is also required.
• Six (6) hours must be relevant to the RN's specialty area or functional role.
• Two (2) additional hours in the Equity and Respect course in which bioethics and discrimination are addressed in general. It must instruct on discrimination in all its forms recognized in the Law, including due to race, color, sex, age, religion, ethnic or national origin or identification, political ideology, present or future physical or mental disability, medical information. or genetic, social condition, pregnancy, sexual orientation or ability or form of payment of the user or consumer of said services and facilities. (Applies from 2024 onwards).

• Three (3) hours of infection control that includes HIV, Hepatitis and TB is also required.
• Two (2) additional hours in the Equity and Respect course in which bioethics and discrimination are addressed in general. It must instruct on discrimination in all its forms recognized in the Law, including due to race, color, sex, age, religion, ethnic or national origin or identification, political ideology, present or future physical or mental disability, medical information. or genetic, social condition, pregnancy, sexual orientation or ability or form of payment of the user or consumer of said services and facilities. (Applies from 2024 onwards).
• Twenty (20) hours of the required fifty (50) shall be in the area of your specialty.

LPNs shall earn twenty-one (21) contact hours every renewal period.

• Three (3) hours of infection control that includes HIV, Hepatitis and TB is also required.