Michigan RN licensure 2026: $73 fee, TBD

Michigan licensure at a glance

Apply and check current fees at www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/nursing.

Michigan renewal and licensing rows checked 2026-09-26 against michigan.gov, legislature.mi.gov.

Michigan RN license renewal: 2 years. Continuing education for Michigan renewal: 25 contact hours per 2 years, incl. 2 in pain management; 1 hr implicit bias per year.

Same in all 51: licensing · renewal · discipline · international · CEUs · defence.

Michigan required CE topics, and free courses for them

Can Michigan nurses finish CE for free? Not for the required topics: none of the 3 topics Michigan names for RN or LPN renewal had a free course we could verify (Pain and symptom management; Implicit bias training; Identifying victims of human trafficking), so those hours usually come from a paid, board-accepted provider.

Michigan renewal CE: 25 contact hours every 2 years, including at least 2 in pain and symptom management (RN and LPN); required at the first renewal for licenses issued on or after May 8, 2024. Topics the Michigan board names, checked Sep 2026:

• Pain and symptom management: 2 contact hours · every renewal · RN/LPN. Source
  CE approved/offered by ANCC, AANP, AANA, ACCME, NLN, another state board, or other bodies listed by the Board
  No free course found for Michigan's version of this yet.
• Implicit bias training: 2 contact hours · 1 hour for each year of the license cycle (2 hours per 2-year renewal) · RN/LPN/APRN. Source
  No free course found for Michigan's version of this yet.
• Identifying victims of human trafficking: one-time · RN/LPN/APRN. Source
  Must meet R 338.10105 content standards; nationally/state-recognized health organization, government agency, approved education program, or qualifying journal article
  Courses for Michigan nurses: Addressing Human Trafficking in Healthcare Settings (Self Paced) (2 h, certificate fee, $10)
• Opioids and controlled substances awareness training (controlled substance licensees): every renewal of the controlled substance license · APRN. Source
  Nationally/state-recognized health organization, state or federal agency, board-accepted CE, or approved education program; must cover MAPS and state/federal prescribing law
  No free course found for Michigan's version of this yet.

Every free course, with filters: free CEUs for Michigan nurses.

Compact status: Not a compact state

Michigan issues no multistate license. Whatever your compact license covers, Michigan needs its own — apply before you agree a start date. Compact map.

Getting licensed in Michigan

Endorsing into Michigan runs through the Michigan Board of Nursing at $73, quoted at TBD, with no second NCLEX. Because Michigan is outside the compact, travel assignments here need a Michigan license in hand before you start — build the processing time into any contract start date you agree to.

Advanced practice in Michigan

Bills to give Michigan NPs full practice authority cleared the House Health Policy Committee but had not been enacted as of September 2026, so Michigan NPs still practice under physician delegation.

Practice environment

Staffing ratios: SB 334 still proposed, not enacted as of Feb 2026.

Strong MNA union presence; large Henry Ford/Beaumont/Corewell systems. 2025-2026 update: SB 334 staffing-ratio bill and NP full-practice bills (HB 4399 / SB 268) still pending.

Licensure in states bordering Michigan

Ohio · Indiana · Wisconsin · Illinois.

Related Michigan guides

Michigan RN salary data · travel nursing in Michigan · compact license map · national licensing guide.