RN renewal requires 12 CE contact hours from a Board-approved provider per cycle; newly licensed RNs need three hours on safe prescribing and drug diversion within one year, with the 12-hour requirement starting in subsequent cycles.
RN licenses renew biennially during even-numbered years (e.g., 2026, 2028). Failure to renew by June 30 causes your license to lapse immediately.
LPNs: 400 employment hours every two years, reported in even-numbered years.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses (RN)
West Virginia Board of Registered NursesOfficial source
LPNs: 400 employment hours every two years, reported in even-numbered years.
400 hours of employment every 2 years on the even year.Official source
All Registered Nurse (RN), Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Dialysis Technician, and Telehealth renewals are processed electronically through the online Nurse Portal.Official source
Review the official instructions for your situation before applying.
Open the official agency pageRN renewal requires 12 CE contact hours from a Board-approved provider per cycle; newly licensed RNs need three hours on safe prescribing and drug diversion within one year, with the 12-hour requirement starting in subsequent cycles.
Renewing RNs must complete 12 contact hours of continuing education (CE) from a Board-approved provider per renewal cycle. Newly Licensed RNs: Require 3 contact hours of CE on safe prescribing and drug diversion, completed within 1 year of receiving your initial license. Standard 12-hour requirement begins in subsequent renewal cycles.Official source
LPNs need 24 CE contact hours and must report CE with renewal on or before June 30 in even-numbered years. The total includes three hours of substance abuse or drug diversion and two hours on veterans or mental health for veterans and families every two years; new nurses and nurses new to West Virginia also need a one-time two-hour end-of-life/pain-management course.
Each licensed practical nurse with an active license to practice practical nursing shall complete twenty four (24) contact hours of continuing education, as approved by this rule. On or before June 30, in each even numbered year each licensed practical nurse shall file a report of his or her continuing education activities with the board at the time the licensee files an application for renewal of his or her license. Within the twenty (24) hours of required continuing education you must have three (3) hours of substance abuse or drug diversion, two (2) hour of veterans or mental health for veterans and their families every two (2) years on the EVEN YEARS. If you are a new nurse or new to West Virginia you are also required to complete a ONE TIME two (2) hours of end of life care with pain management required continuing educationOfficial source
RN biennial renewal fee: $90.
LPN licensing is administered separately by the West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses. Its website links the LPN Nurse Portal.
WV State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses Create an account or log in to the West Virginia LPN Nursing Portal.Official source
West Virginia LPN licenses renew annually: submit renewal between March 1 and June 30 by midnight. LPN continuing-education and employment reporting is on a separate two-year cycle.
You will fill out the renewal application every year between March 1st to June 30th by MIDNIGHT. 400 hours of employment every 2 years on the even year. 24hrs. of continuing education and within the required must include: 2hrs veterans or mental health for veterans and their families and 3hrs substance abuse or drug diversion within those 24hrs (completed every two years on the even years)Official source
The LPN initial examination application costs $75, with an optional $10 new-graduate permit. Applicants graduate from an accredited LPN program and register separately for NCLEX testing.
Initial by Exam Application is $75 or if you choose to get a new grad permit (NGP)-$10 extra for a total of $85.00: You will fill this application out if you sign up to take the NCLEX for the first time after graduating from an accredited LPN program.Official source
RN licenses renew biennially during even-numbered years (e.g., 2026, 2028). Failure to renew by June 30 causes your license to lapse immediately.
RN licenses renew biennially during even-numbered years (e.g., 2026, 2028). Failure to renew by June 30 causes your license to lapse immediately.Official source
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RN licenses renew biennially during even-numbered years (e.g., 2026, 2028). Failure to renew by June 30 causes your license to lapse immediately.
RN licenses renew biennially during even-numbered years (e.g., 2026, 2028). Failure to renew by June 30 causes your license to lapse immediately.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses (RN)
West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses (RN)
West Virginia Board of Registered NursesOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://wvrnboard.wv.gov/licensing/renewals
All Registered Nurse (RN), Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Dialysis Technician, and Telehealth renewals are processed electronically through the online Nurse Portal.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
RN licenses renew biennially during even-numbered years (e.g., 2026, 2028). Failure to renew by June 30 causes your license to lapse immediately.
RN licenses renew biennially during even-numbered years (e.g., 2026, 2028). Failure to renew by June 30 causes your license to lapse immediately. Applies to: West Virginia RN licenses; LPN reporting is described separately
RN licenses renew biennially during even-numbered years (e.g., 2026, 2028). Failure to renew by June 30 causes your license to lapse immediately.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
RN renewal requires 12 CE contact hours from a Board-approved provider per cycle; newly licensed RNs need three hours on safe prescribing and drug diversion within one year, with the 12-hour requirement starting in subsequent cycles.
RN renewal requires 12 CE contact hours from a Board-approved provider per cycle; newly licensed RNs need three hours on safe prescribing and drug diversion within one year, with the 12-hour requirement starting in subsequent cycles.
Renewing RNs must complete 12 contact hours of continuing education (CE) from a Board-approved provider per renewal cycle. Newly Licensed RNs: Require 3 contact hours of CE on safe prescribing and drug diversion, completed within 1 year of receiving your initial license. Standard 12-hour requirement begins in subsequent renewal cycles.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
LPNs need 24 CE contact hours and must report CE with renewal on or before June 30 in even-numbered years. The total includes three hours of substance abuse or drug diversion and two hours on veterans or mental health for veterans and families every two years; new nurses and nurses new to West Virginia also need a one-time two-hour end-of-life/pain-management course.
LPNs need 24 CE contact hours and must report CE with renewal on or before June 30 in even-numbered years. The total includes three hours of substance abuse or drug diversion and two hours on veterans or mental health for veterans and families every two years; new nurses and nurses new to West Virginia also need a one-time two-hour end-of-life/pain-management course.
Each licensed practical nurse with an active license to practice practical nursing shall complete twenty four (24) contact hours of continuing education, as approved by this rule. On or before June 30, in each even numbered year each licensed practical nurse shall file a report of his or her continuing education activities with the board at the time the licensee files an application for renewal of his or her license. Within the twenty (24) hours of required continuing education you must have three (3) hours of substance abuse or drug diversion, two (2) hour of veterans or mental health for veterans and their families every two (2) years on the EVEN YEARS. If you are a new nurse or new to West Virginia you are also required to complete a ONE TIME two (2) hours of end of life care with pain management required continuing educationOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
RN biennial renewal fee: $90.
RN biennial renewal fee: $90.
RN Renewal (Biennial) | $90.00Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
LPN licensing is administered separately by the West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses. Its website links the LPN Nurse Portal.
LPN licensing is administered separately by the West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses. Its website links the LPN Nurse Portal.
WV State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses Create an account or log in to the West Virginia LPN Nursing Portal.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
West Virginia LPN licenses renew annually: submit renewal between March 1 and June 30 by midnight. LPN continuing-education and employment reporting is on a separate two-year cycle.
West Virginia LPN licenses renew annually: submit renewal between March 1 and June 30 by midnight. LPN continuing-education and employment reporting is on a separate two-year cycle.
You will fill out the renewal application every year between March 1st to June 30th by MIDNIGHT. 400 hours of employment every 2 years on the even year. 24hrs. of continuing education and within the required must include: 2hrs veterans or mental health for veterans and their families and 3hrs substance abuse or drug diversion within those 24hrs (completed every two years on the even years)Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
The LPN initial examination application costs $75, with an optional $10 new-graduate permit. Applicants graduate from an accredited LPN program and register separately for NCLEX testing.
The LPN initial examination application costs $75, with an optional $10 new-graduate permit. Applicants graduate from an accredited LPN program and register separately for NCLEX testing.
Initial by Exam Application is $75 or if you choose to get a new grad permit (NGP)-$10 extra for a total of $85.00: You will fill this application out if you sign up to take the NCLEX for the first time after graduating from an accredited LPN program.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
LPNs: 400 employment hours every two years, reported in even-numbered years.
LPNs: 400 employment hours every two years, reported in even-numbered years.
400 hours of employment every 2 years on the even year.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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