State Nursing Boards – Licensure Requirements
Nursing Licensing requirements for each state. For specific licensing information, please click on the state’s name below.
Additional States: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii
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Alabama Board of Nursing 770 Washington Ave, Ste. 250 Montgomery, Alabama 36104 Link to Application for License: |
Licensing Fee: $85.00 and $50.00 (additional if requesting a Temporary Permit). Renewal Fee: $75.00 Renewal Deadline: An RN license that is issued between now and 08/31/2010 will receive an active license with an expiration date of 12/31/2010. Continuing Education: RNs and LPNs: 24 contact hours for every 2-year renewal period |
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Alaska Board of Nursing 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 1500 Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3567 Link to Application for License: By Examination |
Licensing Fee: $324.00 Renewal Fee: $215.00 Renewal Deadline: All RN licenses expire on November 30 of even-numbered years regardless of when it was first issued. New licenses issued within 90 days of the expiration date will be issued with an effective date thr Continuing Education: 30 contact hours, 30 hours of professional nursing activities, 320 hours of nursing employment |
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Arizona State Board of Nursing 4747 North 7th Street, Suite 200 Phoenix, Arizona 85014-3653 Link to Application for License: By Examination |
Licensing Fee: $300 Renewal Fee: $160 Renewal Deadline: Continuing Education: |
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Arkansas State Board of Nursing 1123 South University,Suite 800 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204-1619 Link to Application for License: By Examination By Endorsement |
Licensing Fee: $75.00 Renewal Fee: $75.00 Renewal Deadline: Continuing Education: You must complete 15 practice-focused continuing education contact hours. |
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California State Board of Registered Nursing 1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite N217 Sacramento, California 95834-1924 Link to Application for License: By Examination By Endorsement |
Licensing Fee: $75.00 Renewal Fee: $85.00 Renewal Deadline: An inactive license has the same renewal cycle (2 years) as an active license. Continuing Education: 30 contact hours per renewal period. |
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Connecticut Board of Nursing 410 Capitol Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06134-0308 Link to Application for License: |
Licensing Fee: $90 Renewal Fee: $100 Renewal Deadline: Continuing Education: Successfully complete a nursing program of at least four (4) semesters with a minimum of either eight hundred (800) hours of clinical instruction or thirty (30) semester credit hours of nursing coursework. |
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Delaware Board of Nursing 861 Silver Lake Blvd., Suite 203 Dover, Delaware 19904 Link to Application for License: By Examination By Endorsement |
Licensing Fee: $97 Renewal Fee: 0 Renewal Deadline: 0 Continuing Education: |
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Florida Board of Nursing 4042 Bald Cypress Way Tallahassee, Florida 32399 -3251 Link to Application for License: By Examination By Endorsement |
Licensing Fee: $250 Renewal Fee: $250.00. Renewal Deadline: Approx. 2 years Continuing Education: 3 hours HIV/AIDS for initial licensure,25 contact hours every renewal period, including 1 hour on HIV/AIDS and 1 hour domestic violence |
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Georgia Board of Nursing 237 Coliseum Drive Macon Macon, , Georgia 31217-3858 Link to Application for License: By Examination By Endorsement |
Licensing Fee: $40.00 Renewal Fee: $65.00 Renewal Deadline: 0 Continuing Education: |
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Hawaii Board of Nursing Professional & Vocational Licensing Division.PO Box 3469 Honolulu,, Hawaii 96801 Link to Application for License: By Examination By Endorsement |
Licensing Fee: $40.00 Renewal Fee: Renewal Deadline: June 30 for odd-number of year Continuing Education: |
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