Meet Washington's Health Equity CE Requirement in 2 Hours

One online curriculum. One purchase. CE/CME for your profession. Certificate on completion.

For Washington Nurses: 2 hours of health equity CE are required every annual renewal period.

ANCC & ACCME Accredited
2 HOURS, MEETS THE WA REQUIREMENT
Evidence-Based, 93% Report Better Encounters
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The Complete 2-Hour Curriculum

One purchase covers the full Washington requirement: the one-hour implicit bias course, two 30-minute deep dive courses, and the CE or CME exams. Choose your profession.

Nurses

ANCC accredited contact hours. Required at every annual renewal beginning 2026.

Physicians

ACCME accredited, AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Deep dives on pain management and weight stigma.

Allied Health

Accredited health equity training designed for allied health professionals and real-world patient care.

What Clinicians Report After Humanitas Training

"Training directly benefited my daily practice."

"Course increased my confidence in working with diverse patients."

"Educational content was of high value to me professionally."

From follow-up evaluations conducted three months after training

What Washington Requires

In 2021, Washington passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5229, requiring healthcare professionals credentialed under Title 18 RCW who are subject to continuing education requirements to complete health equity continuing education.

The Washington State Department of Health established model standards in WAC 246-12-800 through 246-12-830. The model requirement is a minimum of two hours of health equity continuing education every four years. Individual licensing boards and commissions may establish additional or more frequent requirements.

Some licensing boards require more frequent education. The Washington State Board of Nursing requires two hours of health equity CE every renewal period. RNs and LPNs renew annually, so the requirement becomes two hours every year beginning with the 2026 renewal. These hours cannot be carried forward from one renewal period to the next.

The complete two-hour curriculum is available for nurses, physicians, and allied health professionals, with profession-specific continuing education credit where applicable.

Why This Curriculum

Free health equity courses exist, and Washington links to some of them. This curriculum was built for a different purpose: to improve what happens inside the patient encounter, not simply to satisfy a requirement.

The first hour provides the foundation, examining how rapid cognitive processes and automatic shortcuts can influence clinical judgment under time pressure, stress, and cognitive load. It introduces practical strategies clinicians can use to strengthen decision accuracy, communication consistency, and reliability of care.

The second hour builds on that foundation through two 30-minute deep dive courses selected for your area of practice and clinical context. These courses apply the same evidence-based principles to situations clinicians encounter in everyday care.

The curriculum has been evaluated with thousands of clinicians. In follow-up evaluations, more than 93 percent reported better patient encounters, increased confidence, or better patient care, and more than 90 percent reported using the strategies they learned in daily practice.

What You’ll Gain

Gain practical, evidence-based skills that strengthen decision accuracy, communication consistency, and reliability of care. Designed for real clinical workflows, these approaches help clinicians stay steady and effective under pressure.
Practical strategies to strengthen decision accuracy in busy and demanding settings
Approaches that support reliable care across all patient encounters
New skills from the mind sciences that support trust and patient follow-through
Methods to stay consistent under cognitive load, stress, and interruptions

Frequently asked questions

Who has to complete health equity continuing education in Washington?

Washington requires healthcare professionals credentialed under Title 18 RCW who are subject to continuing education requirements to complete health equity continuing education. Individual licensing boards and commissions may establish profession-specific requirements, including more frequent education.

Humanitas Institute offers curriculum options for nurses, physicians, and allied health professionals.

Do the hours count toward my general continuing education requirement?

Yes, for many professions the required health equity hours count toward existing continuing education requirements.

For Washington RNs and LPNs, the two health equity CE hours count toward the eight continuing education hours required each renewal period.

For physicians, Washington rules state that the two required health equity hours count toward applicable continuing education requirements.

Requirements for allied health professions vary by licensing board or commission, so clinicians should confirm the continuing education requirements that apply to their individual credential.

How often is it required?

Washington's model rule requires a minimum of two hours every four years. Individual licensing boards and commissions may require more frequent education or additional hours.

Washington physicians and osteopathic physicians complete two hours every four years.

Washington RNs and LPNs have a more frequent requirement. Nurses must complete two hours of health equity CE every renewal period. Because RN and LPN licenses renew annually, this means two hours each year following the initial 2026 requirement. The hours cannot be carried forward from one renewal period to the next.

Allied health professionals should check the requirements established for their individual credential.

Nurses must complete two hours every renewal period.

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