Nursing State Authorizations

STATE	MEETS, DOES NOT MEET, OR TO BE DETERMINED
Alabama https://www.abn.alabama.gov/licensing/	Meets
Alaska https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofNursing/ApplicationsForms.aspx	Meets
Arizona https://www.azbn.gov/licenses-certifications/apply-for-a-license	Meets
Arkansas https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/arsbn-examination	Meets
California https://www.rn.ca.gov/applicants/index.shtml	Meets
Colorado https://dpo.colorado.gov/Nursing/Applications	Meets
Connecticut https://portal.ct.gov/dph/practitioner-licensing–investigations/registered-nurse/registered-nurse-licensure	Meets
Delaware https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/	Meets
District of Columbia https://dchealth.dc.gov/node/323012	Meets
Florida https://floridasnursing.gov/licensing/	Meets
Georgia https://sos.ga.gov/search?division=Licensing&board=Nursing&type=&query=rules+and+regulations	Meets
Hawaii https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/nursing/	Meets
Idaho https://dopl.idaho.gov/bon/	Meets
Illinois https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/nursing.html	Meets
Indiana https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/nursing-home/	Meets
Iowa https://dial.iowa.gov/i-need/licenses/medical/nursing-professional-midwifery	Meets
Kansas https://ksbn.kansas.gov/programs/	Meets
Kentucky https://kbn.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx	Meets
Louisiana https://www.lsbn.state.la.us/	Meets
Maine https://www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/index.html	Meets
Maryland https://mbon.maryland.gov/Pages/education-index.aspx	MBON approval pending
Massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-a-nursing-license-by-exam	Meets
Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/nursing#Licensing_Information%20	Meets- Note: requires separate training in human trafficking and implicit bias
Minnesota https://mn.gov/boards/nursing/	Meets
Mississippi https://www.msbn.ms.gov/licensure/applications-and-forms	Meets
Missouri https://pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp	Meets
Montana https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/nursing/	Meets
Nebraska https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Nurse-Licensing.aspx	Meets
Nevada https://nevadanursingboard.org/	Meets
New Hampshire https://www.oplc.nh.gov/applications-rn	Meets
New Jersey https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/Pages/default.aspx	Meets
New Mexico https://www.bon.nm.gov/rn/	Meets
New York https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/registered-professional-nursing/license-requirements	Meets- Note: requires separate coursework completion for infection control and child abuse reporting
North Carolina https://www.ncbon.com/rnlpn-examination	Meets
North Dakota https://www.ndbon.org/NurseLicensure/InitialExam/index.asp	Meets
Ohio https://nursing.ohio.gov/licensing-and-certification	Meets
Oklahoma https://oklahoma.gov/nursing/applications.html	Meets
Oregon https://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Pages/index.aspx	Meets- Note: requires separate one hour Oregon BON Pain Management CE completion
Pennsylvania https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Nursing/Pages/Nursing-Guide.aspx	Meets- Note: requires separate three hour PA BON approved child abuse CE module completion
Rhode Island https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=231	Meets
South Carolina https://llr.sc.gov/nurse/	Meets
South Dakota https://www.sdbon.org/	Meets
Tennessee https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/nursing-board/nursing-board/applications.html	Meets
Texas https://www.bon.texas.gov/index.asp.html	Meets
Utah https://dopl.utah.gov/nursing/	Meets
Vermont https://sos.vermont.gov/nursing/apply-renew/	Meets
Virginia https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Nursing/	Meets
Washington https://nursing.wa.gov/	Meets
West Virginia https://wvrnboard.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx	Meets
Wisconsin https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/Nursing/Default.aspx	Meets
Wyoming https://wsbn.wyo.gov/	Meets
American Somoa http://dhss.as/	No information available – does not meet
Micronesia	No information available – does not meet
Northern Mariana Islands https://nmibon.info/	Meets
Marshall Islands https://rmihealth.org/	No information available – does not meet
Guam https://guamhplo.org/gbne	Meets
Palau https://www.palaugov.pw/executive-branch/ministries/health/bureau-of-nursing/	No information available – does not meet
Puerto Rico https://www.salud.pr.gov/CMS/126	No information available – does not meet
US Virgin Islands https://vibnl.vi.gov/	No information available – does not meet