Nursing State Licensure List:
Alabama Board of Nursing
Mailing address: P O Box 303900 Montgomery, AL 36130-3900
Physical address: 770 Washington Avenue RSA Plaza, Ste 250 Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334.293.5200 or 800.656.5318 Fax: 334.293.5201 Website: www.abn.alabama.gov Contact Person: N. Genell Lee, JD, MSN, RN, Executive Officer
Alaska Board of Nursing
550 West Seventh Avenue Suite 1500 Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3567
Phone: 907.269.8161 Fax: 907.269.8196 Website: www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pnur.htm Contact Person: Nancy Sanders, PhD, RN, Executive Administrator
American Samoa Health Services
Regulatory Board LBJ Tropical Medical Center Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: 684.633.1222 Fax: 684.633.1869 Contact Person: Toaga Atuatasi Seumalo, MS, RN, Executive Secretary
Arizona State Board of Nursing
4747 North 7th Street, Suite 200 Phoenix, AZ 85014-3655
Phone: 602.771.7800 Fax: 602.771.7888 Website: www.azbn.gov Contact Person: Joey Ridenour, MN, RN, FAAN, Executive Director
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 Website: http://www.arsbn.arkansas.gov/Pages/default.aspx Contact Person: Sue Tedford, MNSc, RN, Executive Director
California Board of Registered Nursing
1747 North Market Boulevard, Suite 150 Sacramento, CA 95834
Phone: 916.322.3350 Fax: 916.574.8637 Website: www.rn.ca.gov Contact Person: Louise Bailey, MEd, RN, Executive Officer
California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians
2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 205 Sacramento, CA 95833
Phone: 916.263.7800 Fax: 916.263.7859 Website: www.bvnpt.ca.gov Contact Person: Teresa Bello-Jones, JD, MSN, RN, Executive Officer
Colorado Board of Nursing
1560 Broadway, Suite 1370 Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303.894.2430 Fax: 303.894.2430 Website: www.dora.state.co.us/nursing/ Contact Person: Kennetha Julien, JD, Program Director
Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing
Dept. of Public Health 410 Capitol Avenue, MS# 13PHO P.O. Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134-0328
Phone: 860.509.7624 (860.509.7603 – for testing candidates only) Fax: 860.509.7553 Website: http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3143&q=388910 Contact Person: Jennifer L. Filippone, Chief, Practitioner Licensing and Investigations Section
Delaware Board of Nursing
861 Silver Lake Blvd. Cannon Building, Suite 203 Dover, DE 19904
Phone: 302.744.4500 Fax: 302.739.2711 Website: http://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/ Contact Person: Pamela Zickafoose, Ed.D, RN, CNA-BC, CNE, Executive Director
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Department of Health Health Professional Licensing Administration 899 North Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 877.672.2174 Fax: 202.727.8471 Website: http://hpla.doh.dc.gov/hpla/cwp/view,A,1195,Q,488526,hplaNav,|30661|,.asp Contact Person: Karen Scipio-Skinner MSN, RN, Executive Director
Florida Board of Nursing
Mailing Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C02 Tallahassee, FL 32399-3252
Physical Address: 4042 Bald Cypress Way Room 120 Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: 850.245.4125 Fax: 850.245.4172 Website: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/index.html Contact Person: Joe Baker, Jr. Executive Director
Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Practical Nurses
237 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA 31217-3858
Phone: 478.207.2440 Fax: 877.371.5712 Website: http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/lpn/ Contact Person: Jim Cleghorn, Executive Director
Georgia Board of Nursing
237 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA 31217-3858
Phone: 478.207.2440 Fax: 877.371.5712 Website: http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/rn/ Contact Person: Jim Cleghorn, Executive Director
Guam Board of Nurse Examiners
#123 Chalan Kareta Mangilao, Guam 96913-6304
Phone: 671.735.7407 Fax: 671.735.7413 Website: www.dphss.guam.gov Contact Person: Marlene Carbullido, RN, Executive Officer
Hawaii Board of Nursing
Mailing Address: PVLD/DCCA Attn: Board of Nursing P.O. Box 3469 Honolulu, HI 96801
Physical Address: King Kalakaua Building 335 Merchant Street, 3rd Floor Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808.586.3000 Fax: 808.586.2689 Website: www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/nursing Contact Person: Lee Ann Teshima, Executive Officer
Idaho Board of Nursing
280 N. 8th Street, Suite 210 P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720
Phone: 208.334.3110 Fax: 208.334.3262 Website: www2.state.id.us/ibn Contact Person: Sandra Evans, MAEd, RN, Executive Director
Illinois Board of Nursing
James R. Thompson Center 100 West Randolph Street Suite 9-300 Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312.814.2715 Fax: 312.814.3145 Website: www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/nurs.asp Contact Person: Michele Bromberg, MSN, APN, BC, Nursing Act Coordinator
Indiana State Board of Nursing
Professional Licensing Agency 402 W. Washington Street, Room W072 Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317.234.2043 Fax: 317.233.4236 Website: http://www.in.gov/pla/nursing.htm Contact Person: Elizabeth Kiefner Crawford, Director
Iowa Board of Nursing
RiverPoint Business Park 400 S.W. 8th Street Suite B Des Moines, IA 50309-4685
Phone: 515.281.3255 Fax: 515.281.4825 Website: http://nursing.iowa.gov Contact Person: Lorinda Inman, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Kansas State Board of Nursing
Landon State Office Building 900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 1051 Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: 785.296.4929 Fax: 785.296.3929 Website: www.ksbn.org Contact Person: Mary Blubaugh, MSN, RN, Executive Administrator
Kentucky Board of Nursing
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40222
Phone: 502.429.3300 Fax: 502.429.3311 Website: www.kbn.ky.gov Contact Person: Charlotte F. Beason, Ed.D, RN, NEA, Executive Director
Louisiana State Board of Nursing
17373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810
Phone: 225.755.7500 Fax: 225.755.7585 Website: www.lsbn.state.la.us Contact Person: Barbara Morvant, MN, RN, Executive Director
Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners
3421 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 505 Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504.838.5791 Fax: 504.838.5279 Website: www.lsbpne.com/ Contact Person: Claire Doody Glaviano, MN, BSN, RN, Executive Director
Maine State Board of Nursing
Regular mailing address: 158 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333
Street address (for FedEx & UPS): 161 Capitol Street Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207.287.1133 Fax: 207.287.1149 Website: www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/ Contact Person: Myra Broadway, JD, MS, RN, Executive Director
Maryland Board of Nursing
4140 Patterson Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: 410.585.1900 Fax: 410.358.3530 Website: www.mbon.org Contact Person: Patricia Ann Noble, MSN, RN Executive Director
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 239 Causeway Street, Suite 500, 5th floor Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617.973.0900 / 800.414.0168 Fax: 617.973.0984 Website: http://www.mass.gov/dph/boards/rn Contact Person: Rula Faris Harb, MS, RN, Executive Director
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Health Professions 611 W. Ottawa St; PO Box 30670 Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517.335.0918 Fax: 517.241.1431 Website: www.michigan.gov/healthlicense Contact Person: Norene Lind, Policy Administration Manager
Minnesota Board of Nursing
2829 University Avenue SE Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: 612.617.2270 Fax: 612.617.2190 Website: www.nursingboard.state.mn.us Contact Person: Shirley Brekken, MS, RN, Executive Director
Mississippi Board of Nursing
1080 River Oaks Drive Flowood, MS 39232
Phone: 601.664.9303 Fax: 601.664.9304 Website: http://www.msbn.state.ms.us/ Contact Person: Melinda E. Rush, DSN, FNP, Executive Director
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 Website: http://www.pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp Contact Person: Lori Scheidt, BS, Executive Director
Nebraska Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Board
Office of Nursing and Nursing Support DHHS, Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
Phone: 402.471.6443 Fax: 402.471.1066 Website: http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/crl_nursing_nursingindex.aspx Contact Person: Karen Bowen, MS, RN, Executive Director
Nevada State Board of Nursing
5011 Meadowood Mall Way, Suite 300 Reno, NV 89502
Phone: 775.687.7700 Fax: 775.687.7707 Website: www.nursingboard.state.nv.us Contact Person: Debra Scott, MSN, RN, FRE, Executive Director
New Hampshire Board of Nursing
21 South Fruit Street Suite 16 Concord, NH 03301-2341
Phone: 603.271.2323 Fax: 603.271.6605 Website: www.state.nh.us/nursing Contact Person: Denise Nies, MS, RN, Executive Director
New Jersey Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 45010 124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor Newark, NJ 07101
Phone: 973.504.6430 Fax: 973.648.3481 Website: www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/nursing.htm Contact Person: George Hebert, MA, RN, Executive Director
New Mexico Board of Nursing
6301 Indian School Road, NE Suite 710 Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: 505.841.8340 Fax: 505.841.8347 Website: www.bon.state.nm.us Contact Person: Nancy Darbro, PhD, APRN, CNS, LPCC, LADAC, Executive Director
New York State Board of Nursing
Education Bldg. 89 Washington Avenue 2nd Floor West Wing Albany, NY 12234
Phone: 518.474.3817, Ext. 120 Fax: 518.474.3706 Website: www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/ Contact Person: Vacant
North Carolina Board of Nursing
4516 Lake Boone Trail Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919.782.3211 Fax: 919.781.9461 Website: www.ncbon.com Contact Person: Julia L. George, MSN, RN, FRE, Executive Director
North Dakota Board of Nursing
919 South 7th Street, Suite 504 Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone: 701.328.9777 Fax: 701.328.9785 Website: https://www.ndbon.org Contact Person: Constance Kalanek, PhD, RN, Executive Director
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Board of Nurse Examiners
Regular Mailing Address P.O. Box 501458 Saipan, MP 96950
Street Address (for FedEx and UPS) Commonwealth Health Center, New Administration Bldg. Navy Hill Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: (670) 234-8950, ext. 3587 Fax: 670.664.4813 Website: www.nmicbne.com Contact Person: Aurelia G. Long, RNC, FNP, Board Chairperson
Ohio Board of Nursing
17 South High Street, Suite 400 Columbus, OH 43215-3413
Phone: 614.466.3947 Fax: 614.466.0388 Website: www.nursing.ohio.gov Contact Person: Betsy J. Houchen, JD, MS, RN, Executive Director
Oklahoma Board of Nursing
2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524 Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Phone: 405.962.1800 Fax: 405.962.1821 Website: www.ok.gov/nursing/ Contact Person: Kimberly Glazier, M.Ed., RN, Executive Director
Oregon State Board of Nursing
17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd Portland, OR 97224
Phone: 971.673.0685 Fax: 971.673.0684 Website: www.osbn.state.or.us Contact Person: Holly Mercer, JD, RN, Executive Director
Rhode Island Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education
105 Cannon Building Three Capitol Hill Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401.222.5700 Fax: 401.222.3352 Website: www.health.ri.gov Contact Person: Sandra Clark, MA, RN, Interim Director
South Carolina State Board of Nursing
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12367 Columbia, SC 29211
Physical Address: Synergy Business Park, Kingstree Building 110 Centerview Drive, Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29210
Phone: 803.896.4550 Fax: 803.896.4515 Website: www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/nursing/ Contact Person: Nancy Murphy MS, RN, BC, CPM, Administrator
South Dakota Board of Nursing
4305 South Louise Ave., Suite 201 Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3115
Phone: 605.362.2760 Fax: 605.362.2768 Website: www.state.sd.us/doh/nursing/ Contact Person: Gloria Damgaard, MS, RN, Executive Secretary
Tennessee State Board of Nursing
227 French Landing, Suite 300 Heritage Place MetroCenter Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615.532.5166 Fax: 615.741.7899 Website: http://health.state.tn.us/Boards/Nursing/index.htm Contact Person: Elizabeth Lund, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Texas Board of Nursing
333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460 Austin, TX 78701
Phone: 512.305.7400 Fax: 512.305.7401 Website: www.bon.state.tx.us Contact Person: Katherine Thomas, MN, RN, Executive Director
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 Website: www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/nursing.html Contact Person: Debra F. Hobbins, DNP, APRN, LSAC, CARN-AP, Bureau Manager
Vermont State Board of Nursing
Office of Professional Regulation National Life Building North F1.2 Montpelier, Vermont 05620-3402
Phone: 802.828.2396 Fax: 802.828.2484 Website: www.vtprofessionals.org/opr1/nurses/ Contact Person: Linda Davidson, APRN, Executive Director
Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure
Mailing Address P.O. Box 304247, Veterans Drive Station St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00803
Physical Address (For FedEx and UPS) Virgin Island Board of Nurse Licensure #3 Kongens Gade (Government Hill) St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802
Phone: 340.776.7397 Fax: 340.777.4003 Website: www.vibnl.org Contact Person: Carla King, Staff Contact
Virginia Board of Nursing
Department of Health Professions Perimeter Center 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300 Henrico, Virginia 23233
Phone: (804) 367-4515 Fax: (804) 527-4455 Website: www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing Contact Person: Jay Douglas, MSM, RN, CSAC, Executive Director
Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
Department of Health Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission P.O. Box 47864 Olympia, WA 98504-7864
email: nursing@doh.wa.gov
Phone: 360.236.4700 Fax: 360.236.4738 Website: www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/professions/nursing/default.htm Contact Person: Paula Meyer, MSN, RN, Executive Director
West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
101 Dee Drive Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: 304.558.3596 Fax: 304.558.3666 Website: www.wvrnboard.com Contact Person: Laura Rhodes, MSN, RN, Executive Director
West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses
101 Dee Drive Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: 304.558.3572 Fax: 304.558.4367 Website: www.lpnboard.state.wv.us Contact Person: Lanette Anderson, JD, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing
Physical Address: 1400 E. Washington Avenue Madison, WI 53703
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8935 Madison, WI 53708-8935
Phone: 608.266.2112 Fax: 608.261.7083 Website: http://drl.wi.gov Contact Person: Dan Williams, Bureau Director – Division of Board Services
Wyoming State Board of Nursing
1810 Pioneer Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307.777.7601 Fax: 307.777.3519 Website: http://nursing.state.wy.us Contact Person: Mary Kay Goetter, PhD, RNC, NEA-BC, Executive Officer
Source: National Council of State Boards of Nursing: visit www.ncsbn.org for more information.
