Licensing & Certifications

Compact License

Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) States The Nurse Licensure Compact allows any nurse who resides in one of the 22 participating compact states to practice nursing in any of the states forming the compact state alliance.

Please visit the Nurse License Compact Administrator website for more information:
www.ncsbn.org/nlc.htm

Walk-Through States

Walk-through states allow a nurse to be issues a temporary license within a very short period of time. This temporary license is used to practice nursing while awaiting permanent licensure to be processed. These temporary licenses obtained in walk-through states are usually valid for 30 days to 6 months depending on the state issuing the license. The following states allow licensure by “walk-through”:

Arizona		District of Columbia
Idaho		Illinois -reinstatements only
Indiana		Maryland
Massachusetts -reinstatements only		Nebraska
New York -reinstatements only		South Carolina -Wednesdays only
South Dakota		Vermont

Board of Nursing Websites

Please see below a list of all the state board of nursing sites:

Alabama	Alaska	Arizona
Arkansas	California	Colorado
Connecticut	Delaware	District of Columbia
Florida	Georgia	Hawaii
Idaho	Illinois	Indiana
Iowa	Kansas	Kentucky
Louisiana	Maine	Maryland
Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota
Mississippi	Missouri	Montana
Nebraska	Nevada	New Hampshire
New Jersey	New Mexico	New York
North Carolina	North Dakota	Ohio
Oklahoma	Oregon	Pennsylvania
Rhode Island	South Carolina	South Dakota
Tennessee	Texas	Utah
Vermont	Virginia	Washington
West Virginia	Wisconsin	Wyoming