Mandatory CE

Michigan still requires "Pain and Pain Symptom Management."

25 ceu's with one of those being pain. How do I know?

My Ohio license expires 2017, my Michigan, 2018. Pain beats Ohio Law any day!

Whoa, wait a second, your license expires in 2018...this went right over my head. I renewed this year, a long, long time ago, recheck your date...I hope you renewed. LARA - How long are the RN/LPN licenses issued for? Can I renew my license early? How will I know when I need to renew?

Michigan is weird and some people renew in different years. I know a lot of my former coworkers renewed in 2015 with me. I remember one even messing up and not paying the bill till the last minute. It's not like Ohio where RNs renew one year and LPNs renew another. I don't know how they determine the criteria because I feel like I should have had extra time because I transferred my license in and they only gave me 8 months before I had to pay to renew it.

But I renewed in 2015 and it's due in 2017.

Side note, two people at work the other day had to look up when they were due. They had a nasty surprise that they didn't get a full cycle either.

I do think it may actually be based off of when your other license expires if you transfer a license over since they too were Ohio to Michigan endorsements. They had a shorten time frame of less than 1 year when they were up for renewal.