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US States Board of Nursing |
Time Frame for Temporary Lic. |
Temporary Lic. Cost |
Time Frame for Perm Lic. |
Perm Lic, Cost |
Nursing Board Phone # |
Alabama | 3-5 days/valid 90 days | $50 | 6-8 weeks | $85 | 800.656.5318 |
Alaska | 10 days/valid 6 months | $284 | 10 days | $284 | 907.269.8161 |
Arizona | 2 weeks/valid 6 months | $250 | 8 weeks | $200 | 602.771.7800 |
Arkansas | 4-6 weeks/valid 6 months | $125 | 6 weeks | $100 | 501.686.2700 |
California | 4-6 weeks/valid 6 months | $30 | 1-6 months | $60 | 916.322.3350 |
Colorado | 2 weeks/valid 4 months | $43 | 3-4 weeks | $43 | 303.894.7800 |
Connecticut | 5 days/valid 120 days | $180 | 5-10 days | $180 | 860.509.7603 |
Delaware | 1-3 weeks/valid 90 days | $35 | 4-6 weeks | $110 | 302.744.4500 |
District of Columbia | 5-10 days/valid 90 days | $230 | 4-6 weeks | $230 | 877.244.1689 |
Florida | Not available | N/A | 21-30 days | $218 | 850.488.0595 |
Georgia | Not available | N/A | 25 days | $60 | 478.207.2440 |
Hawaii | 3-5 days/valid 3 months | $180 | 10-12 days | $180 | 808.586.300 |
Idaho | 1-2 days/valid 90 days | $25 | 2-3 days | $165 | 208.334.3110 |
Illinois | 2-4 weeks/valid 6 months | $25 | 4-5 weeks | $50 | 217.782.0820 |
Indiana | varies/valid 90 days | $10 | 4-6 weeks | $50 | 317.234.2043 |
Iowa | 3-5 days/valid 30 days | $169 | 7-10 days | $169 | 515.281.3255 |
Kansas | up to 10 days/valid 120 | $75 | 10 days | $75 | 785.296.4929 |
Kentucky | 14 days/valid 6 months | $156.50 | 4-8 weeks | $150 | 502.428.330 |
Louisiana | 10 days/valid 90 days | $192 | Over 60 days | $192 | 225.755.7500 |
Maine | 7-10 days/valid 90 days | $75 | 90 days | $75 | 207.287.1133 |
Maryland | same day/vaild 90 days | $40 | 4-6 weeks | $100 | 410.585.1900 |
Massachusetts | Not available | N/A | 4 weeks | $200 | 800.414.0168 |
Michigan | 6-8 weeks/valid 1 year | $10 | 6-8 weeks | $54 | 517.335.0918 |
Minnesota | 3-5 days/valid 60 days | $115.50 | 2-3 days | $115.50 | 612.617.2270 |
Mississippi | 4-5 days/valid 90 days | $25 | 5-7 days | $100 | 601.987.4188 |
Missouri | same day/6 months | $55 | 2-3 weeks | $55 | 573.751.0293 |
Montana | 3-5 days/valid 90 days | $25 | 2-3 days | $200 | 406.841.2397 |
Nebraska | 2-3 weeks/valid 60 days | $123 | Upon complete file | $123 | 402.471.4375 |
Nevada | 1 week/valid 6 months | $105 | 2-4 months | $105 | 702.486.5800 |
New Hampshire | valid 120 days | $20 | 2wks in state 3-6 out | $120 | 603.271.2323 |
New Jersey | Not available | N/A | 4-8 weeks | $200 | 973.504.6430 |
New Mexico | 2 weeks/valid 6 months | $50 | 2-3 weeks | $110 | 505.841.8340 |
New York | Not available | N/A | 2-3 weeks | $143 | 518.474.8317 |
North Carolina | 7-10 days/valid 6 months | $150 | 4-6 weeks | $150 | 919.782.3211 |
North Dakota | 2-5 days/valid 90 days | $130 | Upon complete file | $130 | 701.328.9777 |
Ohio | Not available | N/A | 30 days | $75 | 614.466.3947 |
Oklahoma | 2 weeks/valid 90 days | $10 | 2 weeks | $85 | 405.962.1800 |
Oregon | Not available | N/A | 3-6 weeks | $195 | 971.673.0685 |
Pennsylvania | 7-10 days/valid 1 year | $35 | 2-4 months | $100 | 717.783.7142 |
Rhode Island | 2-3 weeks | $130 | 8 weeks | $130 | 401.222.5700 |
South Carolina | 15 days/valid 90 days | $10 | Upon lic. verification | $100 | 803.896.4550 |
South Dakota | same day/valid 90 days | $25 | 2-3 weeks | $100 | 605.362.2760 |
Tennessee | 2-4 weeks/valid 6 months | $25 | 4-6 weeks | $115 | 800.778.4123 |
Texas | 10 days/valid 120 days | $200 | 10 days | $200 | 512.305.7400 |
Utah | Not available | N/A | 7-15 days | $100 | 801.530.6628 |
Vermont | same day/valid 90 days | $150 | Upon lic. verification | 802.828.2396 | |
Virgin Islands | Not available | N/A | 5 days | $75 | 340.776.7397 |
Virginia | 7-10 days/valid 30 days | $190 | 7-10 days | $190 | 804.367.4586 |
Washington | 2 weeks/valid 6 months | $92 | 6 weeks | $92 | 360.236.4700 |
West Virginia | 3-5 days/valid 6 months | $10 | 7-10 days | $60 | 877.743.6877 |
Wisconsin | 10 days/valid 90 days | $10 | 20 days | $92 | 877.617.1565 |
Wyoming | 10-14 days/valid 90 days | $195 | 30 days | $195 | 307.777.7601 |