The US Department of Education requires UNMC to notify applicants who have an out-of-state address and are interested in or enrolled in degree programs that lead to state licensure.
Licensure requirements differ from state to state. We are required to notify you if the program you are interested in or enrolled in will meet educational requirements to apply for licensure in your home state. The official categories are: Meets; Does Not Meet; and Have Not Made a Determination if it Does or Does Not Meet.
A Does Not Meet or Have Not Made a Determination status does not indicate that you will be unable to obtain certification or licensure in your home state. Please check with your advisor, department chair, or certification officer for further details. Contact information for each program is found in the program sections below.
Common causes for a Does Not Meet or Have Not Made a Determination include the following:
- Your home state certification agency requires a transcript review prior to application for certification.
- Your home state does not have an equivalent for an endorsement completed in Nebraska.
- Your home state requires you to take an additional course or exam specific to that state’s history or laws. These courses and exams are not offered in Nebraska.
Registered Nurse Licensure |
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| State | Program Meets Licensure Requirements |
Program Does Not Meet Licensure Requirements |
Information Not Known at Present |
State Board Website | State Board Contact Information |
| Alabama | X | www.abn.alabama.gov | abn@abn.alabama.gov | ||
| Alaska | X | www.commerce.alaska.gov/ web/cbpl/professionallicensing/ boardofnursing.aspx |
nursing@alaska.gov | ||
| Arizona | X | www.azbn.gov/ | jridenour@azbn.gov | ||
| Arkansas | X | www.arsbn.org | sue.tedford@arkansas.gov | ||
| California | X | www.rn.ca.gov/outage.shtml | renewals.brn@dca.ca.gov | ||
| Colorado | X | www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Nursing | dora_nursingboard@state.co.us | ||
| Connecticut | X | dph.nursingteam@ct.gov | oplc.dph@ct.gov | ||
| Delaware | X | doh@dc.gov | customerservice.dpr@delaware.gov | ||
| Florida | X | floridasnursing.gov/ | |||
| Georgia | X | www.sos.ga.gov/plb/nursing | nursing@sos.ga.gov | ||
| Hawaii | X | cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/nursing/ | nursing@dcca.hawaii.gov | ||
| Idaho | X | ibn.idaho.gov/IBNPortal/ | info@ibn.idaho.gov | ||
| Illinois | X | www.idfpr.com/profs/Email/prfGrp07.asp | |||
| Indiana | X | www.in.gov/pla/nursing.htm | pla2@pla.IN.gov | ||
| Iowa | X | nursing.iowa.gov/ | ibon@iowa.gov | ||
| Kansas | X | ksbn.kansas.gov/ | carol.moreland@ks.gov | ||
| Kentucky | X | kbn.ky.gov | Jodi.Velazquez@ky.gov | ||
| Louisiana | X | www.lsbn.state.la.us | lsbn@lsbn.state.la.us | ||
| Maine | X | www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/ | Kim.Esquibel@maine.gov | ||
| Maryland | X | MBON.NursingPractice@maryland.gov | MBON.NurseLicenseRenewal@maryland.gov | ||
| Massachusetts | X | www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-nursing | nursing.admin@state.ma.us | ||
| Michigan | X | www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154 -89334_63294_72975---,00.html |
BCHS-Help@michigan.gov | ||
| Minnesota | X | mn.gov/boards/nursing/ | Nursing.Board@state.mn.us | ||
| Mississippi | X | www.msbn.ms.gov | pjohnson@msbn.ms.gov | ||
| Missouri | X | pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp | nursing@pr.mo.gov | ||
| Montana | X | boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/nur | DLIBSDHELP@MT.GOV | ||
| Nebraska | X | dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Nurse-Licensing.aspx | DHHS.NursingOffice@nebraska.gov | ||
| Nevada | X | nevadanursingboard.org/ | Nursingboard@nsbn.state.nv.us | ||
| New Hampshire | X | board.questions@oplc.nh.gov | board.questions@oplc.nh.gov | ||
| New Jersey | X | www.ncsbn.org/New%20Jersey.htm | NursingUpdates@dca.lps.state.nj.us | ||
| New Mexico | X | nmbon.sks.com/ | EducationPractice.De@state.nm.us | ||
| New York | X 2 | www.op.nysed.gov/ | NURSEBD@nysed.gov | ||
| North Carolina | X | www.ncbon.com | |||
| North Dakota | X | www.ndbon.org/ | contactus@ndbon.org | ||
| Ohio | X | nursing.ohio.gov/ | board@nursing.ohio.gov | ||
| Oklahoma | X | www.nursing.ok.gov | obnwebmaster@nursing.ok.gov | ||
| Oregon | X | www.oregon.gov/OSBN/pages/index.aspx | oregon.bn.info@state.or.us | ||
| Pennsylvania | X | www.dos.pa.gov | ST-NURSE@pa.gov | ||
| Puerto Rico | X | www.salud.gov.pr | contactus@salud.pr.gov | ||
| Rhode Island | X | health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=231 | margaret.clifton@health.ri.gov | ||
| South Carolina | X | llr.sc.gov | nurseboard@llr.sc.gov | ||
| South Dakota | X | doh.sd.gov/boards/nursing/ | Abbey.Bruner@state.sd.us | ||
| Tennessee | X | www.tn.gov/nursing | |||
| Texas | X | www.bon.state.tx.us | webmaster@bon.texas.gov | ||
| Utah | X | dopl.utah.gov/nurse/ | jbusjahn@utah.gov | ||
| Vermont | X | https://www.sec.state.vt.us/professional-regulation/list-of-professions/nursing.aspx | michelle.lavoie@vermont.gov | ||
| Virginia | X | www.dhp.virginia.gov | nursebd@dhp.virginia.gov | ||
| Washington | X 1 | www.doh.wa.gov /LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ NursingCommission |
nursing@doh.wa.gov | ||
| West Virginia | X | wvrnboard.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx | rnboard@wv.gov | ||
| Wisconsin | X | dsps.wi.gov/pages/BoardsCouncils/ Nursing/Default.aspx |
dsps@wi.gov | ||
| Wyoming | X | wsbn.wyo.gov/home | wsbn-info-licensing@wyo.gov | ||
Notes:
1 - Need to demonstrate 7 hours of HIV education
2 - Must be compared to New York standard curriculum
APRN Licensure |
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| State | Program Meets Licensure Requirements |
Program Does Not Meet Licensure Requirements |
Information Not Known at Present |
State Board Website | State Board Contact Information |
| Alabama | X 2 | www.abn.alabama.gov | abn@abn.alabama.gov | ||
| Alaska | X | www.commerce.alaska.gov/ web/cbpl/professionallicensing/ boardofnursing.aspx |
nursing@alaska.gov | ||
| Arizona | X 2 | www.azbn.gov/ | jridenour@azbn.gov | ||
| Arkansas | X 3 | X | www.arsbn.org | sue.tedford@arkansas.gov | |
| California | X | www.rn.ca.gov/outage.shtml | renewals.brn@dca.ca.gov | ||
| Colorado | X | www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Nursing | dora_nursingboard@state.co.us | ||
| Connecticut | X | dph.nursingteam@ct.gov | oplc.dph@ct.gov | ||
| Delaware | X | doh@dc.gov | customerservice.dpr@delaware.gov | ||
| District of Columbia | X | ||||
| Florida | X | floridasnursing.gov/ | |||
| Georgia | X 1 | www.sos.ga.gov/plb/nursing | nursing@sos.ga.gov | ||
| Hawaii | X 1 | cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/nursing/ | nursing@dcca.hawaii.gov | ||
| Idaho | X | ibn.idaho.gov/IBNPortal/ | info@ibn.idaho.gov | ||
| Illinois | X 1 | www.idfpr.com/profs/Email/prfGrp07.asp | |||
| Indiana | X 2,4 | www.in.gov/pla/nursing.htm | pla2@pla.IN.gov | ||
| Iowa | X | nursing.iowa.gov/ | ibon@iowa.gov | ||
| Kansas | X | ksbn.kansas.gov/ | carol.moreland@ks.gov | ||
| Kentucky | X | kbn.ky.gov | Jodi.Velazquez@ky.gov | ||
| Louisiana | X | www.lsbn.state.la.us | lsbn@lsbn.state.la.us | ||
| Maine | X 2,4 | www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/ | Kim.Esquibel@maine.gov | ||
| Maryland | X 2 | MBON.NursingPractice@maryland.gov | MBON.NurseLicenseRenewal@maryland.gov | ||
| Massachusetts | X | www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-nursing | nursing.admin@state.ma.us | ||
| Michigan | X 1 | www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154 -89334_63294_72975---,00.html |
BCHS-Help@michigan.gov | ||
| Minnesota | X 1 | mn.gov/boards/nursing/ | Nursing.Board@state.mn.us | ||
| Mississippi | X 1,4 | www.msbn.ms.gov | pjohnson@msbn.ms.gov | ||
| Missouri | X | pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp | nursing@pr.mo.gov | ||
| Montana | X 1 | boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/nur | DLIBSDHELP@MT.GOV | ||
| Nebraska | X | dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Nurse-Licensing.aspx | DHHS.NursingOffice@nebraska.gov | ||
| Nevada | X 1 | nevadanursingboard.org/ | Nursingboard@nsbn.state.nv.us | ||
| New Hampshire | X 2 | board.questions@oplc.nh.gov | board.questions@oplc.nh.gov | ||
| New Jersey | X 1 | www.ncsbn.org/New%20Jersey.htm | NursingUpdates@dca.lps.state.nj.us | ||
| New Mexico | X | nmbon.sks.com/ | EducationPractice.De@state.nm.us | ||
| New York | X 1 | www.op.nysed.gov/ | NURSEBD@nysed.gov | ||
| North Carolina | X2 | www.ncbon.com | |||
| North Dakota | X 2 | www.ndbon.org/ | contactus@ndbon.org | ||
| Ohio | X | nursing.ohio.gov/ | board@nursing.ohio.gov | ||
| Oklahoma | X 1 | www.nursing.ok.gov | obnwebmaster@nursing.ok.gov | ||
| Oregon | X | www.oregon.gov/OSBN/pages/index.aspx | oregon.bn.info@state.or.us | ||
| Pennsylvania | X 1 | www.dos.pa.gov | ST-NURSE@pa.gov | ||
| Puerto Rico | X | www.salud.gov.pr | contactus@salud.pr.gov | ||
| Rhode Island | X 1 | health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=231 | margaret.clifton@health.ri.gov | ||
| South Carolina | X | llr.sc.gov | nurseboard@llr.sc.gov | ||
| South Dakota | X | doh.sd.gov/boards/nursing/ | Abbey.Bruner@state.sd.us | ||
| Tennessee | X 1 | www.tn.gov/nursing | |||
| Texas | X 2 | www.bon.state.tx.us | webmaster@bon.texas.gov | ||
| Utah | X | dopl.utah.gov/nurse/ | jbusjahn@utah.gov | ||
| Vermont | X 1,4 | https://www.sec.state.vt.us/professional-regulation/list-of-professions/nursing.aspx | michelle.lavoie@vermont.gov | ||
| Virginia | X 2 | www.dhp.virginia.gov | nursebd@dhp.virginia.gov | ||
| Washington | X 1 | www.doh.wa.gov /LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ NursingCommission |
nursing@doh.wa.gov | ||
| West Virginia | X 1 | wvrnboard.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx | rnboard@wv.gov | ||
| Wisconsin | X 2 | dsps.wi.gov/pages/BoardsCouncils/ Nursing/Default.aspx |
dsps@wi.gov | ||
| Wyoming | X 1 | wsbn.wyo.gov/home | wsbn-info-licensing@wyo.gov | ||
Notes:
1 - Must apply for state RN Licensure First
2 - Can apply directly with eNLC RN license
3 - Must show verification of 2000 hours clinical practice as an RN
4 - Must have collaboration agreement in place
Some states have additional applications for prescribing privileges, some of those have collaboration agreements tied to the prescribing privileges. You need to check your specific state for those regulations.