Your State Board of Nursing (BON) is an invaluable resource for you career. Find fees, dates, and the requirements to initially obtain your nursing license and to maintain it. Most BONs require continuing education between licensing periods. Get to know your requirements and dates so you can plan according to earn your license and maintain it.
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2023 List of State Boards of Nursing (BON)
- Alabama State Board of Nursing
- Address: 770 Washington Avenue, RSA Plaza, Suite 250, Montgomery, AL 36130-3900
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $100
- Renewal fee, RN: $100
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 24 contact hours per renewal period
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Alaska Board of Nursing
- Address: 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1500, Anchorage, AK 99501
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $300
- Renewal fee, RN: $200
- Continuing education requirements: RNs need 30 contact hours and LPNs need 20 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Arizona State Board of Nursing
- Address: 1740 W Adams St, Suite 2000, Phoenix, AZ 85007
- Renewal format: Every four years
- Initial fee, RN: $300
- Renewal fee, RN: $160
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 20 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Arkansas State Board of Nursing
- Address: 1123 S. University Ave., Suite 800, Little Rock, AR 72204
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $85
- Renewal fee, RN: $85
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 15 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- California Board of Registered Nursing
- Address: 1747 N. Market Blvd, Suite 150, Sacramento, CA 95834
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $150
- Renewal fee, RN: $150
- Continuing education requirements: RNs need 30 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: No
- Colorado Board of Nursing
- Address: 1560 Broadway, Suite 1350, Denver, CO 80202
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $75
- Renewal fee, RN: $60
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 20 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing
- Address: 410 Capitol Ave., MS# 13PHO, P.O. Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $180
- Renewal fee, RN: $120
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 25 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Delaware Board of Nursing
- Address: Cannon Building, Suite 203, 861 Silver Lake Blvd., Dover, DE 19904
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $177
- Renewal fee, RN: $117
- Continuing education requirements: RNs need 30 contact hours every two years, LPNs need 24 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- District of Columbia Board of Nursing
- Address: 899 North Capitol Street, NE, First Floor, Washington, DC 20002
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $90
- Renewal fee, RN: $90
- Continuing education requirements: RNs need 24 contact hours every two years, LPNs need 24 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Florida Board of Nursing
- Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-02, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3252
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $110
- Renewal fee, RN: $110
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 24 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Georgia Board of Nursing
- Address: 237 Coliseum Drive, Macon, GA 31217-3858
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $40
- Renewal fee, RN: $65
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Hawaii Board of Nursing
- Address: P.O. Box 3469, Honolulu, HI 96801
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $40
- Renewal fee, RN: $120
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Idaho Board of Nursing
- Address: 280 N. 8th Street, Suite 210, Boise, ID 83702-6066
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $80
- Renewal fee, RN: $80
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
- Address: 320 West Washington Street, Springfield, IL 62786
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $75
- Renewal fee, RN: $60
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 20 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Indiana State Board of Nursing
- Address: 402 W. Washington St., Room W072, Indianapolis, IN 46204
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $50
- Renewal fee, RN: $50
- Continuing education requirements: RNs need 24 contact hours every two years, LPNs need 16 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Iowa Board of Nursing
- Address: 400 SW 8th Street, Suite B, Des Moines, IA 50309-4685
- Renewal format: Every three years
- Initial fee, RN: $143
- Renewal fee, RN: $93
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 36 contact hours every three years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Kansas State Board of Nursing
- Address: Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson, Suite 1051, Topeka, KS 66612-1230
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $90
- Renewal fee, RN: $75
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Kentucky Board of Nursing
- Address: 312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40222-5172
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $110
- Renewal fee, RN: $70
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 14 contact hours every year
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Louisiana State Board of Nursing
- Address: 17373 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70810-8212
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $100
- Renewal fee, RN: $100
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 5 contact hours related to the practice of nursing and 2 contact hours related to the Louisiana Nurse Practice Act every renewal period
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Maine State Board of Nursing
- Address: 161 Capitol St., 158 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0158
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $100
- Renewal fee, RN: $75
- Continuing education requirements: RNs need 75 practice hours or 15 contact hours every two years, LPNs need 400 practice hours or 15 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Maryland Board of Nursing
- Address: 4140 Patterson Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $80
- Renewal fee, RN: $80
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
- Address: 239 Causeway Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02114
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $230
- Renewal fee, RN: $120
- Continuing education requirements: RNs need 15 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Michigan Board of Nursing
- Address: P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $54
- Renewal fee, RN: $56
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 25 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Minnesota Board of Nursing
- Address: 1210 Northland Drive, Suite 120, Mendota Heights, MN 55120
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $115
- Renewal fee, RN: $115
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 24 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Mississippi Board of Nursing
- Address: 713 Pear Orchard Road, Suite 300, Ridgeland, MS 39157
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $100
- Renewal fee, RN: $100
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 20 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Missouri State Board of Nursing
- Address: 3605 Missouri Blvd., P.O. Box 656, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $50
- Renewal fee, RN: $45
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Montana Board of Nursing
- Address: 301 South Park, 4th Floor, P.O. Box 200513, Helena, MT 59620-0513
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $120
- Renewal fee, RN: $100
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 24 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Nebraska Board of Nursing
- Address: 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE 68509
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $123
- Renewal fee, RN: $123
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 20 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Nevada State Board of Nursing
- Address: 5011 Meadowood Mall Way, Suite 300, Reno, NV 89502-6547
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $150
- Renewal fee, RN: $100
- Continuing education requirements: RNs need 30 contact hours every two years, LPNs need 20 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- New Hampshire Board of Nursing
- Address: 121 South Fruit Street, Concord, NH 03301-2412
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $120
- Renewal fee, RN: $120
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- New Jersey Board of Nursing
- Address: 124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor, P.O. Box 45010, Newark, NJ 07101
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $200
- Renewal fee, RN: $100
- Continuing education requirements: RNs need 30 contact hours every two years, LPNs need 20 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- New Mexico Board of Nursing
- Address: 6301 Indian School Road NE, Suite 710, Albuquerque, NM 87110-4945
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $110
- Renewal fee, RN: $90
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- New York State Education Department Office of the Professions
- Address: 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234-1000
- Renewal format: Every three years
- Initial fee, RN: $143
- Renewal fee, RN: $89
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 24 contact hours every three years
- Member of the eNLC: No
- North Carolina Board of Nursing
- Address: 4516 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607-7460
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $100
- Renewal fee, RN: $100
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 15 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- North Dakota Board of Nursing
- Address: 919 South 7th Street, Suite 504, Bismarck, ND 58504-5881
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $110
- Renewal fee, RN: $110
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 12 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Ohio Board of Nursing
- Address: 17 South High Street, Suite 400, Columbus, OH 43215-3413
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $75
- Renewal fee, RN: $65
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 24 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Oklahoma Board of Nursing
- Address: 2915 N. Classen Blvd., Suite 524, Oklahoma City, OK 73106-5428
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $85
- Renewal fee, RN: $85
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 24 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Oregon State Board of Nursing
- Address: 17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road, Portland, OR 97224-7012
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $180
- Renewal fee, RN: $110
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
- Address: P.O. Box 2649, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $65
- Renewal fee, RN: $60
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Rhode Island Board of Nursing
- Address: 3 Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908-5097
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $135
- Renewal fee, RN: $110
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 10 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- South Carolina Board of Nursing
- Address: 110 Centerview Drive, Columbia, SC 29210
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $100
- Renewal fee, RN: $85
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- South Dakota Board of Nursing
- Address: 4305 S. Louise Avenue, Suite 201, Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3115
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $125
- Renewal fee, RN: $100
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 20 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Tennessee Board of Nursing
- Address: 665 Mainstream Drive, 2nd Floor, Nashville, TN 37243
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $115
- Renewal fee, RN: $115
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 24 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Texas Board of Nursing
- Address: 333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460, Austin, TX 78701-3944
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $139
- Renewal fee, RN: $73.50
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LVNs need 20 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing – Board of Nursing
- Address: P.O. Box 146741, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $100
- Renewal fee, RN: $90
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 30 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Vermont Board of Nursing
- Address: 89 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Montpelier, VT 05620-3402
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $110
- Renewal fee, RN: $120
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 15 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Virginia Board of Nursing
- Address: Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233-1463
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $130
- Renewal fee, RN: $90
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 14 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
- Address: P.O. Box 47864, Olympia, WA 98504-7864
- Renewal format: Every three years
- Initial fee, RN: $120
- Renewal fee, RN: $120
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 45 hours every three years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
- Address: 90 MacCorkle Avenue SW, Suite 203, South Charleston, WV 25303
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $85
- Renewal fee, RN: $85
- Continuing education requirements: RNs need 30 contact hours every two years, LPNs need 24 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Wisconsin Board of Nursing
- Address: 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI 53708-8935
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $90
- Renewal fee, RN: $90
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 24 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
- Wyoming State Board of Nursing
- Address: 130 Hobbs Avenue, Suite B, Cheyenne, WY 82002-4665
- Renewal format: Every two years
- Initial fee, RN: $100
- Renewal fee, RN: $80
- Continuing education requirements: RNs and LPNs need 20 contact hours every two years
- Member of the eNLC: Yes
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Krystina is an RN with a varied background. She has worked on a telemetry unit, an allergy/immunotherapy clinic and is currently working in diabetes education, pursuing her Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) certification. She has traveled the long road to her bachelor’s degree – she began her nursing career as an LPN, graduating from a local university. She pursued first her ADN, then BSN from Excelsior College.
