License verification
Nursing License Lookup — All 50 States
Verify any RN, LPN, or APRN license through the official state Board of Nursing. Primary-source data — never scraped or cached.
What you'll need
- • Either the nurse's license number or full legal name.
- • The state where the license was issued (a nurse may hold licenses in multiple states).
- • For multi-state Compact licenses, Nursys returns status across every participating state.
State Boards of Nursing — verification portals
Direct links to every state's official license lookup.
- Alabama BONNursys
- Alaska BONAK
- Arizona BONNursys
- Arkansas BONNursys
- California BONCA
- Colorado BONNursys
- Connecticut BONCT
- Delaware BONNursys
- District of Columbia BONNursys
- Florida BONFL
- Georgia BONNursys
- Hawaii BONHI
- Idaho BONNursys
- Illinois BONIL
- Indiana BONNursys
- Iowa BONNursys
- Kansas BONNursys
- Kentucky BONNursys
- Louisiana BONNursys
- Maine BONNursys
- Maryland BONNursys
- Massachusetts BONNursys
- Michigan BONMI
- Minnesota BONNursys
- Mississippi BONNursys
- Missouri BONNursys
- Montana BONNursys
- Nebraska BONNursys
- Nevada BONNursys
- New Hampshire BONNursys
- New Jersey BONNJ
- New Mexico BONNursys
- New York BONNY
- North Carolina BONNursys
- North Dakota BONNursys
- Ohio BONNursys
- Oklahoma BONNursys
- Oregon BONNursys
- Pennsylvania BONPA
- Rhode Island BONNursys
- South Carolina BONNursys
- South Dakota BONNursys
- Tennessee BONNursys
- Texas BONNursys
- Utah BONNursys
- Vermont BONNursys
- Virginia BONNursys
- Washington BONWA
- West Virginia BONNursys
- Wisconsin BONNursys
- Wyoming BONNursys
FAQs
- Is this an official nursing license verification?
- We're a directory — every search launches the official state Board of Nursing verification portal or Nursys QuickConfirm, which are the only authoritative sources for license status.
- How do I verify a Compact (eNLC) nursing license?
- Use Nursys QuickConfirm — it returns multi-state license status for all eNLC participating states in one search.
- What information do I need?
- Either the nurse's license number or full legal name plus the state of licensure. Some BON portals also accept date of birth.
- Is nursing license verification free?
- State Board of Nursing verification is free. Some BONs charge a small fee for an official, employer-acceptable verification letter. Nursys QuickConfirm individual searches are free; Nursys e-Notify is also free.
- How current is the license status?
- Boards update Nursys and their own portals daily. The data you see is primary-source — not cached or scraped.