Listed below are the contact information and website links to each of the state boards in charge of overseeing practical and vocational nursing education and licensure in the United States:
Alabama Board of Nursing
770 Washington Avenue
RSA Plaza, Suite 250
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334.242.4060
Fax: 334.242.4360
www.abn.alabama.gov
Alaska Board of Nursing
550 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 1500
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3567
Phone: 907.269.8161
Fax: 907.269.8196
http://commerce.state.ak.us
Arizona State Board of Nursing
4747 North 7th Street, Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85014-3655
Phone: 602.771.7800
Fax: 602.771.7888
http://www.azbn.gov/
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
http://www.arsbn.org/
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
http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/
Colorado Board of Nursing
1560 Broadway, Suite 1370
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303.894.2430
Fax: 303.894.2821
http://www.dora.state.co.us/nursing/
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
Fax: 860.509.7553
http://www.state.ct.us/dph/
Delaware Board of Nursing
861 Silver Lake Blvd.
Cannon Building, Suite 203
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: 302.744.4500
Fax: 302.739.2711
http://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Department of Health
Health Professional Licensing Administration
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
717 14th Street, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 877.672.2174
Fax: 202.727.8471
http://doh.dc.gov/service/board-nursing
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
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/
Georgia State Board of Licensed Practical Nurses
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
Phone: 478.207.2440
Fax: 478.207.1354
http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/lpn
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
www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/nursing
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
http://ibn.idaho.gov/IBNPortal/
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
http://nursing.illinois.gov/
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
http://www.in.gov/pla/
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
http://nursing.iowa.gov/
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
http://www.ksbn.org/
Kentucky Board of Nursing
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40222
Phone: 502.429.3300
Fax: 502.429.3311
http://www.kbn.ky.gov/
Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners
3421 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 505
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504.838.5791
Fax: 504.838.5279
http://www.lsbpne.com/
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
http://www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/
Maryland Board of Nursing
4140 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: 410.585.1900
Fax: 410.358.3530
http://www.mbon.org/
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
239 Causeway Street, Second Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617.973.0900
800.414.0168
Fax: 617.973.0984
http://www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/rn/
Michigan/DCH/Bureau of Health Professions
Ottawa Towers North
611 W. Ottawa, 1st Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: 517.335.0918
Fax: 517.373.2179
http://www.michigan.gov/healthlicense
Minnesota Board of Nursing
2829 University Avenue SE, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: 612.617.2270
Fax: 612.617.2190
http://www.nursingboard.state.mn.us/
Mississippi Board of Nursing
1080 River Oaks Drive
Flowood, MS 39232
Phone: 601.664.9303
Fax: 601.664.9304
http://www.msbn.state.ms.us/
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
http://pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp
Montana State Board of Nursing
301 South Park, Suite 401
P.O. Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
Phone: 406.841.2345
Fax: 406.841.2305
http://www.nurse.mt.gov
Nebraska Board of Nursing
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
Phone: 402.471.4376
Fax: 402.471.1066
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/nursing/nursingindex.htm
Nevada State Board of Nursing
5011 Meadowood Mall Way, Suite 300
Reno, NV 89502
Phone: 775.687.7700
Fax: 775.687.7707
http://www.nursingboard.state.nv.us/
New Hampshire Board of Nursing
21 South Fruit Street, Suite 16
Concord, NH 03301-2341
Phone: 603.271.2323
Fax: 603.271.6605
http://www.state.nh.us/nursing/
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
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/nursing.htm
New Mexico Board of Nursing
6301 Indian School Road, NE, Suite 710
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: 505.841.8340
Fax: 505.841.8347
http://www.bon.state.nm.us/
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
http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/
North Carolina Board of Nursing
4516 Lake Boone Trail
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919.782.3211
Fax: 919.781.9461
http://www.ncbon.com/
North Dakota Board of Nursing
919 South 7th Street, Suite 504
Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone: 701.328.9777
Fax: 701.328.9785
http://www.ndbon.org/
Ohio Board of Nursing
17 South High Street, Suite 400
Columbus, OH 43215-3413
Phone: 614.466.3947
Fax: 614.466.0388
http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/
Oklahoma Board of Nursing
2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Phone: 405.962.1800
Fax: 405.962.1821
http://www.ok.gov/nursing/
Oregon State Board of Nursing
17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd
Portland, OR 97224
Phone: 971.673.0685
Fax: 971.673.0684
http://www.osbn.state.or.us/
Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
Phone: 717.783.7142
Fax: 717.783.0822
www.portal.state.pa.us/
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
http://www.health.ri.gov/
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: 803.896.4525
http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/nursing
South Dakota Board of Nursing
4305 South Louise Ave., Suite 201
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3115
Phone: 605.362.2760
Fax: 605.362.2768
https://doh.sd.gov/boards/nursing/
Tennessee State Board of Nursing
227 French Landing, Suite 300
Heritage Place MetroCenter
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615.532.5166
Fax: 615.741.7899
http://health.state.tn.us/Boards/Nursing/index.htm
Texas Board of Nursing
333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: 512.305.7400
Fax: 512.305.7401
http://www.bon.state.tx.us
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
http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/nursing.html
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
http://www.vtprofessionals.org/opr1/nurses/
Virginia Board of Nursing
Department of Health Professions
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Richmond, Virginia 23233
Phone: (804) 367-4515
Fax: (804) 527-4455
http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing/
Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
Department of Health
HPQA #6
310 Israel Rd. SE
Tumwater, WA 98501-7864
Phone: 360.236.4700
Fax: 360.236.4738
http://www.doh.wa.gov/
West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses
101 Dee Drive
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: 304.558.3572
Fax: 304.558.4367
http://www.lpnboard.state.wv.us/
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
http://drl.wi.gov/
Wyoming State Board of Nursing
1810 Pioneer Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307.777.7601
Fax: 307.777.3519
http://nursing.state.wy.us/