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Alabama Board of Nursing 770 Washington Ave. RSA Plaza, Suite 250 Montgomery, AL 36130-3900 Phone: (334) 242-4060 Fax: (334) 242-4360	Contact N. Genell Lee, Exec. Officer	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $85.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00	CE Requirements RNs and LPNs: 24 contact hours for every 2-year renewal period
Alaska Board of Nursing Dept. of Comm. & Econ. Dev. Div. of Occupational Licensing 3601 C Street, Suite 722 Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: (907) 269-8161 Fax: (907) 269-8196	Contact Dorothy Fulton, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $155.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $105.00	CE Requirements Two of the following: 30 contact hours 30 hours of professional nursing activities 320 hours of nursing employment
Arizona State Board of Nursing 1651 E. Morten Ave. Suite 150 Phoenix, AZ 85020 Phone: (602) 331-8111 Fax: (602) 906-9365	Contact Joey Ridenour, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $186.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $50.00	CE Requirements: None
Arkansas State Board of Nursing University Tower Building 1123 S. University, Suite 800 Little Rock, AR 72204-1619 Phone: (501) 686-2700 Fax: (501) 686-2714	Contact Faith Fields, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $55.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $40.00	CE Requirements If your active license is to be renewed between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2004, you must have completed 8 practice-focused continuing education contact hours. If your active license is to be renewed after July 1, 2004, you must have completed 15 practice-focused continuing education contact hours.
California State Board of Registered Nursing 400 R Street, Suite 4030 PO Box 944210 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone:916.322.3350 Fax:916.327.4402 TDY:916.322.1700	Contact Ruth Ann Terry, Exec. Officer	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $195.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $80.00	CE Requirements: 30 contact hours per renewal period
Colorado Board of Nursing 1560 Broadway, Suite 880 Denver, Colorado 80202 Phone: Phone: (303) 894-2430 Fax: (303) 894-2821	Contact Patricia Uris, Program Administrator	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $71.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $100.00	CE Requirements None
Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing Dept. of Public Health 410 Capitol Avenue, MS# 13PHO, PO Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134-0328 Phone: (860) 509-7624 Fax: (860) 509-7553	Contact Jan Wojick, Board Liaison	Fees: Initial licensing fee, RN: $90.00 License renewal (annual), RN: $50.00	CE Requirements None
Delaware Board of Nursing 861 Silver Lake Blvd Cannon Building, Suite 203 Dover, DE 19904 Phone: (302) 739-4522 Fax: (302) 739-2711	Contact Iva Boardman, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $84.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $74.00	CE Requirements 30 contact hours every renewal period
District of Columbia Board of Nursing Department of Health 825 N. Capitol Street, N.E., 2nd Floor Room 2224 Washington, DC 20002 Phone: (202) 442-4778 Fax: (202) 442-9431	Contact Bonnie Rampersaud, Acting Program Manager, Program Licensing	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: License renewal (biennial), RN:	CE Requirements None currently required
Florida Board of Nursing 4080 Woodcock Drive, Suite 202 Jacksonville, FL 32207 Phone: (904) 858-6940 Fax: (904) 858-6964	Contact Vacant, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $160.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $65.00	CE Requirements 3 hours HIV/AIDS for initial licensure 25 contact hours every renewal period, including 1 hour on HIV/AIDS and 1 hour domestic violence
Georgia Board of Nursing 237 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA 31217-3858 Phone: (478) 207-1640 Fax: (478) 207-1660	Contact Shirley Camp, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $40.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00	CE Requirements: None
Hawaii Board of Nursing Professional & Vocational Licensing Division PO Box 3469 Honolulu, HI 96801 Phone: (808) 586-3000 Fax: (808) 586-2689	Contact Kathleen Yokouchi, Exec. Officer	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $88.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $90.00	CE Requirements: None
Idaho Board of Nursing 280 N. 8th Street, Suite 210 PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720 E-Mail: lcoley@ibn.state.id.us Phone: (208) 334-3110 Fax: (208) 334-3262	Contact Sandra Evans, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $75.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $45.00	CE Requirements None
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation James R. Thompson Center 100 West Randolph, Suite 9-300 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: (312) 814-2715 Fax: (312) 814-3145	Contact Deborah Taylor, Nursing Act Assistant Coordinator	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $64.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $40.00	CE Requirements: None
Indiana State Board of Nursing Health Professions Bureau 402 W. Washington Street, Room W041 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (317) 232-2960 Fax: (317) 233-4236	Contact Kristen Kelley, Dir. of Nursing of IN BON	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $50.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $50.00	CE Requirements None
Iowa Board of Nursing River Point Business Park 400 S.W. 8th Street Suite B Des Moines, IA 50309-4685 Phone: (515) 281-3255 Fax: (515) 281-4825	Contact Lorinda Inman, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $75.00 License renewal, RN: $81.00 every three years	CE Requirements For renewal of a three year license, 45 contact hours. For renewal of a license that has been issued for less than three years, 30 contact hours.
Kansas State Board of Nursing Landon State Office Bldg. 900 SW Jackson, Suite 551 S. Topeka, KS 66612-1230 Phone: (785) 296-4929 Fax: (785) 296-3929	Contact Mary Blubaugh, Exec. Administrator	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $70.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00	Requirements 30 contact hours each renewal period for nurses at all levels of practice.
Kentucky Board of Nursing 312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40222 Phone: (502) 329-7000 Fax: (502) 329-7011	Contact Sharon Weisenbeck, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $80.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $65.00	CE Requirements RNs and LPNs: 30 contact hours every 2 years; 2 of the 30 hours must be AIDS CE
Louisiana State Board of Nursing 3510 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 501 Metairie, LA 70003 Phone: (504) 838-5332 Fax: (504) 838-5349	Contact Barbara Morvant, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $80.00 License renewal (annual), RN: $45.00	CE Requirements RNs: 5, 10, or 15 contact hours every year, based on employment
Maine State Board of Nursing 158 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 Phone: (207) 287-1133 Fax: (207) 287-1149	Contact Myra Broadway, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: Not listed on web site License renewal, RN: Not listed on web site	CE Requirements None
Maryland Board of Nursing 4140 Patterson Ave. Baltimore, MD 21215 Phone: (410) 585-1900 Fax: (410) 358-3530	Contact Donna Dorsey, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $75.00 License renewal (annual), RN: $45.00	CE Requirements: None
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing Commonwealth of Massachusetts 239 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02114 Phone: (617) 727-9961 Fax: (617) 727-1630	Contact Theresa Bonanno, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $50.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $40.00	CE Requirements: RNs and LPNs: 15 contact hours every renewal period
Michigan CIS/Office of Health Services Ottawa Towers North 611 W. Ottawa, 4th Floor Lansing, MI 48933 Phone: (517) 373-9102 Fax: (517) 373-2179	Contact Diane Lewis, Policy Manager for Licensing Division	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $120.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $40.00	CE Requirements RNs and LPNs: 25 contact hours every renewal period
Minnesota Board of Nursing 2829 University Ave. SE Suite 500 Minneapolis, MN 55414 Phone: (612) 617-2270 Fax: (612) 617-2190	Contact Shirley Brekken, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $100.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $70.00	CE Requirements: RNs: 24 contact hours every renewal period LPNs: 12 contact hours every renewal period
Mississippi Board of Nursing 1935 Lakeland Drive, Suite B Jackson, MS 39216-5014 Phone: (601) 987-4188 Fax: (601) 364-2352	Contact Marcia Rachel, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $60.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $50.00	CE Requirements RNs and LPNs: None
Missouri State Board of Nursing 3605 Missouri Blvd P.O. Box 656 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656 Phone: (573) 751-0681 Fax: (573) 751-0075	Contact Lori Scheidt, Acting Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $67.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $100.00	CE Requirements None
Montana State Board of Nursing 301 South Park Helena, MT 59620-0513 Phone: (406) 444-2071 Fax: (406) 841-2343	Contact Barbara Swehla, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $70.00 License renewal (annual), RN: $40.00	CE Requirements RNs and LPNs: None
Nebraska Health and Human Services System Dept. of Regulation & Licensure, Nursing Section 301 Centenial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509-4986 Phone: (402) 471-4376 Fax: (402) 471-3577	Contact Charlene Kelly, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $60.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $40.00	CE Requirements: RNs: 20 contact hours every renewal period
Nevada State Board of Nursing License Certification and Education 4330 S. Valley View Blvd Suite 106 Las Vegas, NV 89103 Phone: (702) 486-5800 Fax: (702)) 486-5803	Contact Don Rennie, Associate Exec. Director, Licensure & Certification	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $100.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $100.00	CE Requirements RNs and LPNs: 30 contact hours every renewal period
New Hampshire Board of Nursing P.O. Box 3898 78 Regional Drive, BLDG B Concord, NH 03302 Phone: (603) 271-2323 Fax: (603) 271-6605	Contact Cynthia Gray, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $80.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00	CE Requirements All nurses: 30 contact hours every renewal period
New Jersey Board of Nursing P.O. Box 45010 124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor Newark, NJ 07101 Phone: (973) 504-6586 Fax: (973) 648-3481	Contact Patricia Lynch Polansky, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $140.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $65.00	CE Requirements All nurses: 30 contact hours every two-year licensure period, effective 2008. Any nurse relicensed in 2006 must begin work on CEUs to be in compliance for 2008.
New Mexico Board of Nursing 4206 Louisiana Boulevard, NE Suite A Albuquerque, NM 87109 Phone: (505) 841-8340 Fax: (505) 841-8347	Contact Debra Brady, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $90.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00	CE Requirements All nurses: 30 contact hours every renewal period
New York State Board of Nursing Education Bldg. 89 Washington Ave. 2nd Floor West Wing Albany, NY 12234 Phone: (518) 474-3817 Ext. 120 Fax: (518) 474-3706	Contact Barbara Zittel, Exec. Secretary	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $135.00 License renewal (triennial), RN: $50.00	CE Requirements: 2-hour course on child-abuse (one time requirement for registration) 4-hour course on infection control every 4 years
North Carolina Board of Nursing 3724 National Drive, Suite 201 Raleigh, NC 27612 Phone: (919) 782-3211 Fax: (919) 781-9461	Contact Polly Johnson, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $50.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00	CE Requirements 30 contact hours, or 15 hours in combination with other specified activities. For more information, visit HERE
North Dakota Board of Nursing 919 South 7th Street, Suite 504 Bismark, ND 58504 Phone: (701) 328-9777 Fax: (701) 328-9785	Contact Constance Kalanek, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $90.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00	CE Requirements None
Ohio Board of Nursing 17 South High Street, Suite 400 Columbus, OH 43215-3413 Phone: (614) 466-3947 Fax: (614) 466-0388	Contact Janice Lanier, Interim Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $50.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $35.00	CE Requirements RNs and LPNs: 24 contact hours per renewal period
Oklahoma Board of Nursing 2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524 Oklahoma City, OK 73106 Phone: (405) 962-1800 Fax: (405) 962-1821	Contact Kimberly Glazier, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $75.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00	CE Requirements None
Oregon State Board of Nursing 800 NE Oregon Street, Box 25 Suite 465 Portland, OR 97232 Phone: (503) 731-4745 Fax: (503) 731-4755	Contact Joan Bouchard, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $80.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $65.00	CE Requirements RNs and LPNs: None
Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing 124 Pine Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 Phone: (717) 783-7142 Fax: (717) 783-0822	Contact Miriam Limo, Exec. Secretary	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $35.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $45.00	CE Requirements None
Rhode Island Board of Nursing Registration and Nursing Education 105 Cannon Building Three Capitol Hill Providence, RI 02908 Phone: (401) 222-5700 Fax: (401) 222-3352	Contact Charles Alexandre, Exec. Officer	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $93.75 License renewal (biennial), RN: $50.00	CE Requirements: None
South Carolina State Board of Nursing 110 Centerview Drive Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone: (803) 896-4550 Fax: (803) 896-4525	Contact Martha Bursinger, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $65.00 License renewal (annual), RN: $32.00	CE Requirements None
South Dakota Board of Nursing 4300 South Louise Ave., Suite C-1 Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3124 Phone: (605) 362-2760 Fax: (605) 362-2768	Contact Diana Vander Woude, Exec. Secretary	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $75.00 License renewal, RN: $65.00	CE Requirements None
Tennessee State Board of Nursing 426 Fifth Avenue North 1st Floor - Cordell Hull Building Nashville, TN 37247 Phone: (615) 532-5166 Fax: (615) 741-7899	Contact Elizabeth Lund, MSN, RN, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $105.00 License renewal, RN: Not listed on web site	CE Requirements None
Texas Board of Nurse Examiners 333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460 Austin, TX 78701 Phone: (512) 305-7400 Fax: (512) 305-7401	Contact Katherine Thomas, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $65.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $92.00	CE Requirements 20 contact hours per renewal period
Utah State Board of Nursing Heber M. Wells Bldg., 4th Floor 160 East 300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: (801) 530-6628 Fax: (801) 530-6511	Contact Laura Poe, Exec. Administrator	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $120.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $40.00	CE Requirements RNs: Have practiced not less than 400 hours during 2 years preceding application for renewal, or have completed 30 contact hours, or have practiced not less than 200 hours and completed 15 contact hours during 2 years preceding application for renewal.
Vermont State Board of Nursing 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-1106 Phone: (802) 828-2396 Fax: (802) 828-2484	Contact Anita Ristau, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $90.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00	CE Requirements None
Virginia Board of Nursing 6606 W. Broad Street, 4th Floor Richmond, VA 23230 Phone: (804) 662-9909 Fax: (804) 662-9512	Contact Nancy Durrett, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $105.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: Not listed on web site	CE Requirements None
Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission Department of Health 1300 Quince Street SE Olympia, WA 98504-7864 Phone: (360) 236-4740 Fax: (360) 236-4738	Contact Paula Meyer, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $65.00 License renewal (annual), RN: $50.00	CE Requirements RNs and LPNs: None
West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses 101 Dee Drive Charleston, WV 25311 Phone: (304) 558-3596 Fax: (304) 558-3666	Contact Laura Rhodes, MSN, RN, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $51.50 License renewal (annual), RN: $25.00	CE Requirements 30 contact hours per renewal period
Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing 1400 E. Washington Avenue P.O. Box 8935 Madison, WI 53708 Phone: (608) 266-0145 Fax: (608) 261-7083	Contact Kimberly Nania, Director, Bureau of Health Service Professions	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $68.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $66.00	CE Requirements None
Wyoming State Board of Nursing 2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 110 Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7601 Fax: (307) 777-3519	Contact Cheryl Lynn Koski, MS, RN, CS, Exec. Director	Fees Initial licensing fee, RN: $130.00 License renewal (biennial), RN: $110.00	CE Requirements 20 contact hours, or 500 practice hours every two years, or 1600 practice hours every five years, or a refresher program.