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Licensure
Licensure requirements, continuing education, and credentialing services.
Apply for a License
Apply by exam or by endorsement, check your application status, and learn more about licensure.
Border State License Recognition Fact Sheet
Continuing Education
Learn about continuing education requirements and opportunities.
License Renewal
Renew or reregister your license, and learn more about the renewal process.
Nurse License Compact
The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) allows a nurse (RN and LPN/VN) to have one compact license in the nurse's primary state of residence (the home state) with authority to practice in person or via telehealth in other compact states (remote states). The nurse must follow the nurse practice act of each state. The mission of the Nurse Licensure Compact is: The Nurse Licensure Compact advances public protection and access to care through the mutual recognition of one state-based license that is enforced locally and recognized nationally.
The Explanation of the Nurse Licensure Compact for Nurses video provides a basic explanation of the Nurse Licensure Compact. Currently, 38 states are members of the Nurse Licensure Compact.
Affidavit of Successful Completion of Review Course for Licensure by Examination
Border State License Recognition Report of Employment
Confirmation of Program Completion
Endorsement Application Packet for LPN Licensure
Endorsement Application Packet for RN Licensure
Endorsement Confirmation of Nursing Employment
Exam application packet for Canadian LPN by exam applicants
Exam application packet for Canadian RN by exam applicants
Exam application packet for U.S. educated LPN applicants
Exam application packet for U.S. educated RN applicants
Exam application packet for foreign educated LPN by exam applicants
Exam application packet for foreign educated RN by exam applicants
Verification of Border State License Registry Status Request
Forms for Licensees
Name, Address, Phone Number, Change Request
Public Health Nurse Registration Application Packet
Reregistration Application Packet
Reregistration Confirmation of Nursing Employment
Application forms are available at Forms
Fees Effective January 1, 2019
RN and LPN application for licensure by examination - $105
RN and LPN re-examination application - $60
APRN initial licensure - $105
RN and LPN application for licensure by endorsement - $105
APRN, RN and LPN registration renewal - $85
APRN, RN and LPN reregistration - $105
Public Health Nurse registration - $30
Border State Registry
Replacement license document - $20
Replacement Public Health Nurse registration certificate - $20
APRN, RN and LPN license verification other than through Nursys - $20
Verification of examination scores - $20
Criminal background check - $33.
Two years registration after the initial registration.