Boards of Nursing are state governmental agencies that are responsible for the regulation of nursing practice. State governments established Board of Nursingboards of nursing to protect the public’s health and welfare by overseeing and ensuring the safe practice of nursing. Boards of nursing achieve this mission by outlining the standards for safe nursing care and issuing licenses to practice nursing. Once a license is issued, the board’s job continues by monitoring licensees’ compliance to state laws and taking action against the licenses of those nurses who have exhibited unsafe nursing practice.

List of Boards of Nursing in the US:

Alabama Board of Nursing
770 Washington Avenue
RSA Plaza, Ste 250
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334.242.4060
Fax: 334.242.4360
Website: www.abn.alabama.gov
Contact Person: N. Genell Lee, MSN, JD, 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: www.arsbn.org
Contact Person: Sue Tedford, MNSc, RN, Executive Director

California Board of Registered Nursing
1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite N-217
Sacramento, CA 95834-1924
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: www.state.ct.us/dph
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: David Mangler, MS, RN, Executive Director

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
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: www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa
Contact Person: Joe Baker, Jr. Executive Director

Georgia Board of Nursing
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
Phone: 478.207.2440
Fax: 478.207.1354
Website: www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/rn
Contact Person: Jim Cleghorn, Executive Director


Georgia State Board of Licensed Practical Nurses
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
Phone: 478.207.2440
Fax: 478.207.1354
Website: www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/lpn
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: Margarita Bautista-Gay, RN, BSN, MN, Interim Executive Director

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: www.in.gov/pla
Contact Person: Sean Gorman, Board 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, BSN, MN, 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, Second Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617.973.0900 / 800.414.0168
Fax: 617.973.0984
Website: www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/rn
Contact Person: Rula Faris Harb, MS, RN, Executive Director

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
Website: www.michigan.gov/healthlicense
Contact Person: Amy L. Allen, MPA, Policy 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

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
Website: www.nurse.mt.gov
Contact Person: Cynthia Gustafson, PhD, RN, Executive Director

Nebraska Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Board
301 Centennial Mall South P.O. BOX 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
Phone: 402.471.6443
Fax: 402.471.1066
Website: www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/nursing/nursingindex.htm
Contact Person: Karen Bowen, MS, RN, Nursing Practice Consultant

Nebraska Board of Nursing
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
Phone: 402.471.4376
Fax: 402.471.1066
Website: www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/nursing/nursingindex.htm
Contact Person: Diana Baker, MSN, 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: Margaret Walker, Ed.D, MBA, 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: Deborah Walker, MSN, RN, 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: Barbara Zittel, PhD, RN, Executive Secretary

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, RN, MSN, 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: www.ndbon.org
Contact Person: Constance Kalanek, PhD, RN, Executive Director

Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Board of Nurse Examiners (Saipan)

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
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, RN, MS, JD, 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

Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
Phone: 717.783.7142
Fax: 717.783.0822
Website: www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/view.asp?a=1104&q=432869
Contact Person: Laurette D. Keiser, RN, MSN, Executive Secretary/Section Chief

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: Pamela McCue, MS, RN, Executive Officer

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
Website: www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/nursing
Contact Person: Joan K. Bainer, MN, RN, NE, BC, 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, RN, MS, 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: Laura Poe, MS, RN, Executive Administrator

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: 340.776.7131
Fax: 340.777.4003
Website: www.vibnl.org
Contact Person: Diane Ruan-Viville, MA, BSN, RN, Executive Director

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, RN, MSM, CSAC, Executive Director

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
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, RN, MSN, JD, 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: Jeff Scanlan, Bureau Director, Health Services Boards

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, Executive Officer

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