State Requirements
For specific state requirement and CEU information, please see your State below:
AK Alaska
State Board Requirements | 30 contact hours |
State Board Phone Number | (907) 269-8161 |
State Board Website | http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pnur.htm |
AL Alabama
State Board Requirements | 24 every 2 years |
State Board Phone Number | (334) 242-4060 |
State Board Website | http://www.abn.state.al.us/ |
AR Arkansas
State Board Requirements | 15 practice-focused contact hours |
State Board Phone Number | (501) 686-2700 |
State Board Website | http://www.arsbn.org/ |
AZ Arizona
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (602) 331-8111 |
State Board Website | http://www.azbn.gov/ |
CA California
State Board Requirements | 30 contact hours |
State Board Phone Number | (916) 323-3350 |
State Board Website | http://www.rn.ca.gov/ |
Co Colorado
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (303) 894-2430 |
State Board Website | http://www.dora.state.co.us/nursing/ |
CT Connecticut
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (860) 509-7624 |
State Board Website | http://www.state.ct.us/dph/ |
DC District of Columbia
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (202) 442-4778 |
State Board Website | http://doh.dc.gov/doh/site/default.asp |
DE Delaware
State Board Requirements | 30 contact hours |
State Board Phone Number | (302) 739-4522 |
State Board Website | http://www.dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/index.shtml |
FL Florida
State Board Requirements | 25 hours (1 hour HIV/AIDS [3 for initial licensure], 1 hour Domestic Violence) |
State Board Phone Number | (904) 858-6940 |
State Board Website | http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/ |
GA Georgia
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (478) 207-1640 |
State Board Website | http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/rn/ |
HI Hawaii
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (808) 586-3000 |
State Board Website | http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl/boards/nursing/ |
IA Iowa
State Board Requirements | 45 hours (3 years) |
State Board Phone Number | (515) 281-3255 |
State Board Website | http://www.state.ia.us/nursing/index.htm |
ID Idaho
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (208) 324-3110 |
State Board Website | http://www2.state.id.us/ibn/index.htm |
IL Illinois
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (312) 814-2715 |
State Board Website | http://www.idfpr.com/ |
IN Indiana
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (317) 232-2960 |
State Board Website | http://www.in.gov/pla |
KS Kansas
State Board Requirements | 30 hours |
State Board Phone Number | (785) 296-4929 |
State Board Website | http://www.ink.org/public/ksbn/ |
KY Kentucky
State Board Requirements | 30 hours every 2 years (2 must be HIV/AIDS) |
State Board Phone Number | (502) 429-3300 |
State Board Website | http://kbn.ky.gov/ |
LA Louisiana
State Board Requirements | 5 to 15 hours |
State Board Phone Number | (504) 838-5791 |
State Board Website | http://www.lsbn.state.la.us/ |
MA Massachusetts
State Board Requirements | 15 hours |
State Board Phone Number | (617) 727-9961 |
State Board Website | http://www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/rn/ |
MD Maryland
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (410) 585-1900 |
State Board Website | http://www.mbon.org/main.php |
MD Maryland
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (410) 585-1900 |
State Board Website | http://www.mbon.org/main.php |
ME Maine
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (207) 287-1133 |
State Board Website | http://www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/ |
MI Michigan
State Board Requirements | 25 hours |
State Board Phone Number | (517) 373-9102 |
State Board Website | http://www.cis.state.mi.us/bhser/genover.htm |
MN Minnesota
State Board Requirements | RN’s: 24 contact hours, LPN’s: 12 contact hours |
State Board Phone Number | (612) 617-2270 |
State Board Website | http://www.nursingboard.state.mn.us/ |
MO Missouri
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (573) 751-0681 |
State Board Website | http://pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp |
MS Mississippi
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (601) 987-4188 |
State Board Website | http://www.msbn.state.ms.us/ |
MT Montana
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (406) 444-2071 |
State Board Website | http://mt.gov/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/nur_board/board_page.asp |
NC North Carolina
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (919) 782-3211 |
State Board Website | http://www.ncbon.com/ |
ND North Daktoa
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (701) 328-9777 |
State Board Website | http://www.ndbon.org/ |
NE Nebraska
State Board Requirements | 20 hours |
State Board Phone Number | (402) 471-4376 |
State Board Website | http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/nursing/nursingindex.htm |
NH New Hampshire
State Board Requirements | 30 hours |
State Board Phone Number | (603) 271-2323 |
State Board Website | http://www.state.nh.us/nursing/ |
NJ New Jersey
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (973) 504-6586 |
State Board Website | http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical.htm |
NM New Mexico
State Board Requirements | 30 hours |
State Board Phone Number | (505) 841-8340 |
State Board Website | http://www.bon.state.nm.us/ |
NV Nevada
State Board Requirements | 30 hours |
State Board Phone Number | (702) 486-5800 |
State Board Website | http://www.nursingboard.state.nv.us/ |
NY New York
State Board Requirements | 2 hours on child abuse (one-time requirement) and 4 hours on infection control every 4 years |
State Board Phone Number | (518) 474-3817 ext. 120 |
State Board Website | http://www.nysed.gov/prof/nurse.htm |
OH Ohio
State Board Requirements | 24 hours |
State Board Phone Number | (614) 466-3947 |
State Board Website | http://www.state.oh.us/nur/ |
OK Oklahoma
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (405) 962-1800 |
State Board Website | http://www.ok.gov/nursing/ |
OR Oregon
State Board Requirements | 7 contact hours of pain management (one-time requirement) |
State Board Phone Number | (503) 731-4745 |
State Board Website | http://www.osbn.state.or.us/ |
PA Pennsylvania
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (717) 783-7142 |
State Board Website | http://www.dos.state.pa.us/nurse |
PR Puerto Rico
State Board Requirements | 30 every 2 years |
State Board Phone Number | (787) 725-8161 |
State Board Website | None |
RI Rhode Island
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (401) 222-3855 |
State Board Website | http://www.healthri.org/ |
SC South Caroline
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (803) 896-4550 |
State Board Website | http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/nursing/ |
SD South Dakota
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (605) 362-2760 |
State Board Website | http://www.state.sd.us/doh/nursing/ |
TN Tennessee
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (615) 532-5166 |
State Board Website | http://www2.state.tn.us/boards/nursing/index.htm |
TX Texas
State Board Requirements | 20 hours |
State Board Phone Number | (512) 305-7400 |
State Board Website | http://www.bne.state.tx.us/ |
UT Utah
State Board Requirements | 15 to 30 hours |
State Board Phone Number | (801) 530-6628 |
State Board Website | http://www.commerce.state.ut.us/ |
VA Virginia
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (804) 662-9909 |
State Board Website | http://www.dhp.state.va.us/ |
VT Vermont
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (802) 828-2396 |
State Board Website | http://www.vtprofessionals.org/opr1/nurses/ |
WA Washinton
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (360) 236-4740 |
State Board Website | http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsga/nursing/default.htm |
WI Wisconsin
State Board Requirements | None |
State Board Phone Number | (608) 266-2112 |
State Board Website | http://state.wi.us/ |
WV West Virginia
State Board Requirements | 30 hours |
State Board Phone Number | (304) 558-3596 |
State Board Website | http://www.state.wv.us/nurses/rn/ |
WY Wyoming
State Board Requirements | 20 hours |
State Board Phone Number | (307) 777-7601 |
State Board Website | http://nursing.state.wy.us/ |