Professional License Deadline Library
A professional license or care credential is not one generic deadline. Renewal dates, continuing education, work requirements, fees, grace periods, and portals vary by issuing authority. These guides use the regulator as the source of truth and preserve the language people actually use when searching.
Nursing license renewals
Search demand is substantial, but the factual answer changes by state. The library covers group-based expiration dates, birthday-based deadlines, alternating RN/LPN renewal years, individualized expiration dates, and current portal or education changes.
Florida nursing licenses renew on official Department of Health schedules rather than one universal date. Check the current RN or LPN group, complete required CE and other renewal requirements, and build reminders around the date on the license record.
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Illinois RN and LPN licenses use different renewal cycles. Use current IDFPR instructions for the license type, complete applicable CE, and do not assume a one-time 2026 extension applies to future cycles.
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Washington RNs and LPNs renew annually by their birthday. The Board says renewal can begin about 85–90 days before expiration, making this a natural recurring reminder workflow.
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Maryland RN and LPN licenses renew biennially. The Board's current materials tie the expiration date to the 28th day of the nurse's birth month, allow online renewal before expiration, and can add background-check requirements for selected renewal cohorts.
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Pennsylvania nursing licenses renew by the expiration date on the credential rather than one universal statewide day. RNs generally renew every two years and must satisfy current Board education requirements.
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Texas permanent nursing licenses must be renewed by the expiration date. Beginning September 1, 2026, nurses renewing or reactivating must document applicable continuing-competency compliance in the Texas Nurse Portal CE Module before submitting the application.
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Massachusetts RN licenses and APRN authorizations expire on the nurse's birthday in even-numbered years; LPN licenses expire on the birthday in odd-numbered years. Renewal opens 90 days before expiration.
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Ohio RNs renew in odd-numbered years and LPNs in even-numbered years. The regular application deadline is September 15; late renewal can continue through October 31 before the license lapses November 1.
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California RN licenses use a birth-date-based cycle. After the first license period, timely renewed RN licenses expire every two years, active renewal generally requires 30 contact hours of continuing education, and renewal cannot begin earlier than three months before expiration.
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Indiana RN and LPN licenses use different October 31 renewal years. LPN licenses expire in even-numbered years, RN licenses in odd-numbered years, and the ordinary RN/LPN renewal does not require CEUs.
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New Jersey RN and LPN licenses renew biennially. Current rules require timely renewal before the license expiration date, generally require 30 contact hours of continuing professional education every two years, and provide a limited late-renewal period before administrative suspension.
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Michigan RN and LPN licenses renew on two-year cycles. Current guidance requires 25 hours of continuing education in the preceding two-year period and provides a 60-day statutory grace period with a late fee.
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New York RN and LPN licenses are generally valid for life, but nurses must renew their registration every three years to continue practicing. Practicing RNs and LPNs also have a separate four-year infection-control coursework requirement unless exempt.
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CNA and nurse-aide renewals
“CNA license renewal” is common search language, but states may call the credential a certification, registration, nurse-aide certificate, or nursing-assistant credential. Renewal rules can depend on paid work, continuing education, training documentation, background checks, or recent regulatory redesignations.
Michigan CNA certificates renew for 24 months. Renewal opens 45 days before expiration, requires qualifying paid nurse-aide work, and for certificates expiring on or after March 23, 2026 includes an annual continuing-education requirement.
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California CNA certificates generally renew on a two-year cycle. CDPH requires documented training/CEUs and qualifying paid supervised patient-care work during the certification period, with specific rules for online hours and expired certificates.
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Texas nurse aides renew through TULIP. Current HHSC materials require employment verification and 24 hours of in-service education for each two-year period, and renewal can begin three months before expiration.
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Virginia certified nurse aides renew annually. The current Administrative Code requires a renewal application, fee, and attestation of compensated nursing-related activity within the two years preceding expiration.
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Maryland changed its CNA structure in 2026, redesignating credentials as CNA-I and CNA-II. Renewal remains tied to the individual certification record, and current guidance requires qualifying active CNA practice during the prior two years.
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Washington nursing assistant credentials renew annually on the practitioner's birthday. The state maintains separate nursing assistant certification and registration credentials, each with its own renewal fee and expiration record.
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North Carolina Nurse Aide I registry listings renew every 24 months. Renewal requires qualifying paid nurse-aide work supervised by an RN, plus separate online forms from the aide and the verifying RN.
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New Jersey nurse aide and personal care assistant certificates require recertification every two years. Current state guidance requires a valid certificate, qualifying paid work, and a criminal background check before expiration.
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Florida CNAs renew on a two-year cycle in two groups. Current Board guidance requires compensated nursing-related services within the prior 24 months, 24 hours of in-service training, and current background-screening requirements.
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Georgia CNA certification is renewed every two years. Current state materials require at least eight hours of paid CNA work within the prior 24 months under licensed-nurse supervision, with renewal forms available through the state's nurse/medication aide systems.
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Tennessee nurse aide certification renews every two years and requires at least eight hours of qualifying work during the prior 24 months. As of June 1, 2026, renewals moved to Credentia, making current workflow verification especially important.
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Why state pages matter
Florida RNs are split into renewal groups. Washington nursing assistants renew annually by birthday. California CNAs track a two-year certification period with specific training and work requirements. Michigan added a new CNA continuing-education requirement for certificates expiring on or after March 23, 2026. Maryland redesigned its CNA-I and CNA-II structure in 2026. A useful reminder system therefore starts with the actual regulator record, not a generic annual or two-year assumption.
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Use the issuing authority for the legal requirement, then use Deadline Hawk to keep the renewal visible, remind the responsible person, and record the new expiration date after renewal.