Oregon RN License Renewal: Steps, CE Requirements & Fees
Oregon RN licenses renew every two years by your birthday for $262. As of January 1, 2026 the practice-hours requirement is eliminated; current CE requirements are one hour of pain management every 36 months and two hours of cultural competency every 48 months. A 20-hour general CE requirement begins in 2028.
- Cycle
- 2 years — 11:59 p.m. on your birthday (odd birth year → odd renewal years)
- Fee
- $262 total ($245 renewal + $8 workforce + $9 nursing advancement)
- CE — now
- 1-hr pain management / 36 mo · 2-hr cultural competency / 48 mo
- CE — from 2028
- +20 hrs general CE per cycle
- Portal
- OSBN Nurse Portal
- Compact
- Oregon is NOT in the Nurse Licensure Compact
- Log into the OSBN Nurse Portal before your birthdayAccess osbn.boardsofnursing.org/orbn well before 11:59 p.m. on your birthday.
- Complete the OHA workforce surveyThe portal will not allow renewal until the workforce survey is submitted.
- Attest to your CE1-hour Oregon Pain Management Commission module within the last 36 months; 2 hours cultural competency within the last 48 months.
- Answer screening questionsComplete the standard conviction and discipline disclosure section.
- Pay the $262 total fee$245 renewal + $8 workforce surcharge + $9 nursing advancement surcharge.
- Confirm and save to TrustVerify your new expiration on OSBN license lookup and store the confirmation in Trust.
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Requirements
Practice hours: eliminated January 1, 2026. Competency is now CE-based.
Pain management: the 1-hour Oregon Pain Management Commission module every 36 months. The old one-time 7-hour requirement is obsolete. The module is free through the Oregon Health Authority.
Cultural competency: 2 hours every 48 months. Any provider — including free employer courses — qualifies.
OHA workforce survey is required before the portal allows renewal.
From 2028: an additional 20 hours of general CE per cycle.
How to renew, step by step
- 01Log into the OSBN Nurse Portal before your birthdayAccess osbn.boardsofnursing.org/orbn well before 11:59 p.m. on your birthday.
- 02Complete the OHA workforce surveyThe portal will not allow renewal until the workforce survey is submitted.
- 03Attest to your CE1-hour Oregon Pain Management Commission module within the last 36 months; 2 hours cultural competency within the last 48 months.
- 04Answer screening questionsComplete the standard conviction and discipline disclosure section.
- 05Pay the $262 total fee$245 renewal + $8 workforce surcharge + $9 nursing advancement surcharge.
- 06Confirm and save to TrustVerify your new expiration on OSBN license lookup and store the confirmation in Trust.
If you're late
Expired means a $100 delinquent fee plus renewal — and no practice until resolved.
Expired 90+ days: sliding-scale reinstatement CE — 20 hours (90 days–2 years), 30 (2–3), 40 (3–4), 50 (4–5), 60 (5+). Pain-management and cultural-competency hours count toward the totals. Reinstatement fee: $260 (OAR 851-002-0010).
Frequently asked questions
- Does Oregon still require practice hours?
- No. The practice-hours requirement was eliminated January 1, 2026. Competency is now demonstrated through CE.
- How much CE do I need in 2026?
- Only the two mandatory topics: 1 hour of pain management every 36 months and 2 hours of cultural competency every 48 months. The 20-hour general CE requirement begins with 2028 renewals.
- Is the 7-hour pain management requirement still a thing?
- No. That was replaced by the OPMC 1-hour module, which recurs every 36 months. It's free through the Oregon Health Authority.
- Is Oregon in the Nurse Licensure Compact?
- No. The 2025 compact bill did not pass. A compact multistate license from another state does not authorize Oregon practice.
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Changelog
Every revision to this guide, newest first. Last updated .
- Reinstatement fee updated to $260 per OAR 851-002-0010(13), RN License Reinstatement (BN 3-2026, effective August 22, 2026). The prior $160 figure was the pre-amendment Reactivation line.
- Updated RN renewal fee to $245 + $8 Workforce Data Analysis Fund + $9 Oregon Nursing Advancement Fund ($262 total) per OAR 851-002-0010 (eff. fee increase ~7/1/2025; workforce surcharge $8 in current rule). CE story unchanged. Reinstatement/reactivation line pending OAR sync.
Trust tracks this renewal for you.
Trust tracks the 36-month pain management and 48-month cultural competency clocks so you never have to reconstruct them.
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