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Healthcare licensing and credentials
Every state's official boards and license lookups, plus national guides to getting licensed, verifying a license and working in more than one state.
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How healthcare licensing works in the U.S.Licenses, certifications and registries explained: who issues them, why they're state by state, and how to find the right board for your role.How to verify a healthcare license in any stateCheck that a nurse, aide, hygienist or therapist license is active and in good standing, using the official state lookup or Nursys.Interstate compacts: working in more than one stateHow the Nurse Licensure Compact and the PT, OT and speech-language pathology compacts work, and where to check which states are members.Working in another state: how nursing license endorsement and the compact workMoving or taking a travel assignment? How nurses get licensed in a new state: the Nurse Licensure Compact, licensure by endorsement and verification.
Verify a nurse's license in any participating state
Free nurse license and discipline lookup for participating boards of nursing. Nursys describes its data as primary source equivalent, provided directly by the boards. Nursys QuickConfirm
Official boards by state
Every state page lists the official boards and license lookups for all 12 professions. States marked In-depth also cover training, exam and renewal requirements; more are on the way.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- CaliforniaIn-depth
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming