Boards of Nursing in USA
Boards of Nursing are state governmental agencies whose sole purpose is to protect the public’s health and welfare by overseeing and ensuring the safe practice of nursing. Below you will find a listing of the Boards of Nursing for all the states and US territories. Included are addresses, phone and fax numbers.
The boards of nursing (BONs) that comprise NCSBN protect the public’s health and welfare by assuring that safe and competent nursing care is provided by licensed nurses. BONs achieve this mission by outlining the standards for safe nursing care and issuing licenses to practice nursing.
This is the Complete List of State Board of Nursing in USA:
Alabama Board of Nursing
- 770 Washington Avenue
- RSA Plaza, Suite 250
- Montgomery, AL 36130-3900
- Phone: (334) 242-4060
- FAX: (334) 242-4360
Alaska Board of Nursing
- 550 West Seventh Avenue Suite 1500
- Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3567
- Phone: (907) 269-8161
- FAX: (907) 269-8196
American Samoa Health Services
- Regulatory Board
- LBJ Tropical Medical Center
- Pago Pago, AS 96799
- Phone: (684) 633-1222
- FAX: (684) 633-1869
Arizona State Board of Nursing
- 4747 North 7th Street, Suite 200
- Phoenix, AZ 85014-3653
- Phone: (602) 889-5150
- FAX: (602) 889-5155
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
California Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technicians
- 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 205
- Sacramento, CA 95833
- Phone: (916) 263-7800
- FAX: (916) 263-7859
California Board of Registered Nursing
- 1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite N-217
- Sacramento, CA 95834-1924
- Phone: (916) 322-3350
- FAX: (916) 574-8637
Colorado Board of Nursing
- 1560 Broadway, Suite 880
- Denver, CO 80202
- Phone: (303) 894-2430
- FAX: (303) 894-2821
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
Delaware Board of Nursing
- 861 Silver Lake Blvd
- Cannon Building, Suite 203
- Dover, DE 19904
- Phone: (302) 739-4522
- FAX: (302) 739-2711
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
- Department of Health
- 717 14th Street, NW
- Suite 600
- Washington, DC 20005
- Phone: (202) 724-4900
- FAX: (202) 727-8241
Florida Board of Nursing
- 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C02
- Tallahassee, FL 32399-3252
- Phone: (850) 245-4125
- FAX: (850) 245-4172
Georgia State Board of Licensed Practical Nurses
- 237 Coliseum Drive
- Macon, GA 31217-3858
- Phone: (478) 207-2440
- FAX: ((877) 588-0446
Georgia Board of Nursing
- 237 Coliseum Drive
- Macon, GA 31217-3858
- Phone: (478) 207-2440
- FAX: (877) 588-0446
Guam Board of Nurse Examiners
- Regular mailing address
- P.O. Box 2816
- Agana, GU 96910
- Phone: (671) 475-0251
- FAX: (671) 477-4733
Hawaii Board of Nursing
- King Kalakaua Building
- 335 Merchant Street, 3rd Floor
- Honolulu, HI 96813
- Phone: (808) 586-3000
- FAX: (808) 586-2689
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
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
- James R. Thompson Center
- 100 West Randolph, Suite 9-300
- Chicago, IL 60601
- Phone: (312) 814-2715
- FAX: (312) 814-3145
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
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
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
Kentucky Board of Nursing
- 312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300
- Louisville, KY 40222
- Phone: (502) 429-3300
- FAX: (502) 429-3311
Louisiana State Board of Nursing
- 5207 Essen Lane, Suite 6
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809
- Phone: (225) 763-3570
- FAX: (225) 763-3580
Maine State Board of Nursing
- 158 State House Station
- Augusta, ME 04333
- Phone: (207) 287-1133
- FAX: (207) 287-1149
Maryland Board of Nursing
- 4140 Patterson Avenue
- Baltimore, MD 21215
- Phone: (410) 585-1900
- FAX: (410) 358-3530
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- 239 Causeway Street, Second Floor
- Boston, MA 02114
- Phone: (617) 973-0800
- FAX: (617) 973-0984
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
Minnesota Board of Nursing
- 2829 University Avenue SE
- Minneapolis, MN 55414
- Phone: (612) 617-2270
- FAX: (612) 617-2190
Mississippi Board of Nursing
- 1935 Lakeland Drive, Suite B
- Jackson, MS 39216-5014
- Phone: (601) 987-4188
- FAX: (601) 364-2352
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
Montana State Board of Nursing
- 301 South Park
- PO Box 200513
- Helena, MT 59620-0513
- Phone: (406) 841-2340
- FAX: (406) 841-2305
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure
- Nursing and Nursing Support
- 301 Centennial Mall South
- Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
- Phone: (402) 471-4376
- FAX: (402) 471-1066
Nevada State Board of Nursing
- 5011 Meadowood Mall #201
- Reno, NV 89502-6547
- Phone: (775) 688-2620
- FAX: (775) 688-2628
New Hampshire Board of Nursing
- 21 South Fruit Street
- Suite 16
- Concord, NH 03301-2341
- Phone: (603) 271-2323
- FAX: (603) 271-6605
New Jersey Board of Nursing
- P.O. Box 45010
- 124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
- Newark, NJ 07101
- Phone: (973) 504-6586
- FAX: (973) 648-3481
New Mexico Board of Nursing
- 6301 Indian School Road, NE
- Suite 710
- Albuquerque, NM 87110
- Phone: (505) 841-8340
- FAX: (505) 841-8347
New York State Board of Nursing
- Education Bldg.
- 89 Washington Avenue
- 2nd Floor West Wing
- Albany, NY 12234
- Phone: (518) 474-3817
- FAX: (518) 474-3706
North Carolina Board of Nursing
- 3724 National Drive, Suite 201
- Raleigh, NC 27602
- Phone: (919) 782-3211
- FAX: (919) 781-9461
North Dakota Board of Nursing
- 919 South 7th Street, Suite 504
- Bismarck, ND 58504
- Phone: (701) 328-9777
- FAX: (701) 328-9785
Northern Mariana Islands
- Commonwealth Board of Nurse Examiners
- PO BOX 501458
- Saipan, MP 96950
- Phone: (670) 664-4812
- FAX: (670) 664-4813
Ohio Board of Nursing
- 17 South High Street, Suite 400
- Columbus, OH 43215-3413
- Phone: (614) 466-3947
- FAX: (614) 466-0388
Oklahoma Board of Nursing
- 2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524
- Oklahoma City, OK 73106
- Phone: (405) 962-1800
- FAX: (405) 962-1821
Oregon State Board of Nursing
- 800 NE Oregon Street, Box 25
- Suite 465
- Portland, OR 97232
- Phone: (971) 673-0685
- FAX: (971) 673-0684
Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
- PO 2649
- Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
- Phone: (717) 783-7142
- FAX: (717) 783-0822
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- Board of Nurse Examiners
- 800 Roberto H. Todd Avenue
- Room 202, Stop 18
- Santurce, PR 00908
- Phone: (787) 725-7506
- FAX: (787) 725-7903
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
South Carolina State Board of Nursing
- 110 Centerview Drive
- Suite 202
- Columbia, SC 29210
- Phone: (803) 896-4550
- FAX: (803) 896-4525
South Dakota Board of Nursing
- 4305 South Louise Ave., Suite 201
- Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3115
- Phone: (605) 362-2760
- FAX: (605) 362-2768
Tennessee State Board of Nursing
- 425 Fifth Avenue North
- 1st Floor – Cordell Hull Building
- Nashville, TN 37247
- Phone: (615) 532-5166
- FAX: (615) 741-7899
Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
- 333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460
- Austin, TX 78701
- Phone: (512) 305-7400
- FAX: (512) 305-7401
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
Vermont State Board of Nursing
- National Life Building, North FL2
- Montpelier, VT 05620-3402
- Phone: (802) 828-2396
- FAX: (802) 828-2484
Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure
- Veterans Drive Station
- St. Thomas, VI 00803
- Phone: (340) 776-7397
- FAX: (340) 777-4003
Virginia Board of Nursing
- 6603 West Broad Street
- 5th Floor
- Richmond, VA 23230-1712
- Phone: (804)662-9909
- FAX: (804) 662-9512
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
West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses
- 101 Dee Drive
- Charleston, WV 25311
- Phone: (304) 558-3572
- FAX: (304) 558-4367
West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
- 101 Dee Drive
- Charleston, WV 25311
- Phone: (304) 558-3596
- FAX: (304) 558-3666
Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing
- 1400 E. Washington Avenue, RM 173
- Madison, WI 53708
- Phone: (608) 266-0145
- FAX: (608) 261-7083
Wyoming State Board of Nursing
- 2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 110
- Cheyenne, WY 82002
- Phone: (307) 777-7601
- FAX: (307) 777-3519