State Licensure Guide for Nurse Practitioners
A nurse practitioner’s scope of practice are the procedures, actions and processes that the NP is permitted to undertake under the terms of his or her professional licensure. The scope of practice for nurse practitioners is changing quickly in many states. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners is tracking these changes closely. The AANP classifies states in three categories; full practice, reduced practice, and restricted practice. Over 20 states have enacted a model of “full practice” for nurse practitioners as of 2019. This means that the nurse practitioner practices exclusively under the authority of the state nursing board, and not a physician. State laws in the other two categories either reduce or restrict a nurse practitioner’s practice and/or require collaborative agreements with another healthcare provider.
Due to constant change, please check the AANP and/or the individual state nursing board for direction on licensure and scope of practice.
Visit AANP or the individual boards.
Alabama Board of Nursing
RSA Plaza, Suite 250, 770 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 1-800-656-5318
Fax: 1-334-293-5201
Alaska Board of Nursing
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811
Physical Address:
(No USPS mail delivery)
333 Willoughby AVE, 9th FL
State Office Building
Juneau, AK 99801-1770
Phone: (907) 465-2550
Fax: (907) 465-2974
Arizona Board of Nursing
1740 W. Adams St. Suite 2000
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 771-7800
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
University Tower Bldg.
1123 South University, Suite 800
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: (501) 686-2700
Fax: (501) 686-2714
California Board of Registered Nursing
PO Box 944210
Sacramento, CA 94244
Phone: (916) 322-3350
Colorado Board of Nursing
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-894-2430
Fax: (303) 894-2821
Connecticut Board Examiners for Nursing
410 Capitol Avenue, MS #13PHO
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone: (860) 509-7603 – Menu Option 2
Fax: (860) 509-8457
Delaware Board of Nursing
Cannon Building, Suite 203
861 Silver Lake Blvd.
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 744-4500
(302) 739-2711
customerservice.dpr@delaware.gov
DC Board of Nursing
899 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 442-5955
Fax: (202) 442-4795
TTY: 711
Email: doh@dc.gov
Florida Board of Nursing
Department of Health
Board of Nursing
4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin C-02
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3252
Phone: (850) 245-4125
FAX: (850) 617-6460
Georgia Board of Nursing
214 State Capitol
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Phone: (844) 753-7825
Hawaii Board of Nursing
DCCA-PVL Att: BON
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801
Phone: (808) 586-2695
Email: nursing@dcca.hawaii.gov
Idaho Board of Nursing
PO Box 83720
280 N 8th Street, Suite 210
Boise, Idaho 83720
Phone: (208) 577-2476 and TDD Phone – (800) 377-3529
Illinois Board of Nursing
320 West Washington, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
Phone: (888) 473-4858
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 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 Board of Nursing
17373 Perkins Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Phone: (225) 755-7500
Fax: (225) 755-7584
Maine 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 Nursing
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
239 Causeway Street, Suite 500, 5th floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: (617) 973-0900
Fax: (617) 973-0984
Michigan Board of Nursing
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Professional Licensing
PO Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 241- 0199
Minnesota Board of Nursing
2829 University Avenue SE, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: (612) 317-3000
Fax: (612) 617-2190
Mississippi Board of Nursing
713 Pear Orchard Road, 3rd Floor
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Phone: (601) 957-6300
Fax: (601) 957-6301
3605 Missouri Boulevard
P.O. Box 656
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-0681
Fax: (573) 751-0075
Montana Board of Nursing
Board of Nursing
PO Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
Phone: (406) 444-6880
Nebraska Board of Nursing
Office of Nursing and Nursing Support, DHHS, Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-4376
Fax: (402) 742-2360
Nevada Board of Nursing
5011 Meadowood Mall Way, Suite 300
Reno, NV 89502
Phone: (775) 687-7700
Fax: (775) 687-7707
New Hampshire Board of Nursing
121 S. Fruit Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-2323
Fax: (603) 271-6605
New Jersey Nursing Board
P.O. Box 45010, 124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
Newark, NJ 07101
Phone: (973) 504-6430
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 Building
89 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor West Wing
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-3817, Ext. 120
Fax: (518) 474-3706
North Dakota Board of Nursing
919 S 7th St
Suite 504
Bismarck, ND 58504-5881
Phone: 701-328-9777
Fax: 701-328-9785
Email: contactus@ndbon.org
Ohio Board of Nursing
17 South High Street, Suite 660
Columbus, OH 43215
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
17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road
Portland, OR 97224
Phone: (971) 673-0685
Fax: (971) 673-0684
Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: (717) 783-7142
Fax: (717) 783-0822
Rhode Island State Board of Nursing
105 Cannon Building, Three Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 222-5700
Fax: (401) 222-3352
South Carolina Board of Nursing
Synergy Business Park
Kingstree Building
110 Centerview Drive, Suite 202
Columbia, SC 29210
Phone: (803) 896-4550
Fax: (803) 896-4515
South Dakota Board of Nursing
4305 South Louise Avenue, Suite 201
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Phone: (605) 362-2760
Fax: (605) 362-2768
Tennessee State Board of Nursing
665 Mainstream Drive
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 532-5166
Fax: (615) 741-7899
Texas Board of Nursing
333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 305-7400
Fax: (512) 305-7401
Utah State Board of Nursing
Heber M. Wells Building
4th Floor, 160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 530-6628
Fax: (801) 530-6511
Vermont State Board of Nursing
Office of Professional Regulation
Board of Nursing
89 Main Street, Floor 3
Montpelier, VT 05620
Phone: (802) 828-2396
Fax: (802) 828-2484
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
Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
Department of Health, Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
111 Israel Road S.E.
Tumwater, WA 98501
Phone: (360) 236-4703
Fax: (360) 236-4738
West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
90 MacCorkle Avenue, SW, Suite 203
South Charleston, WV 25303
Phone: (304) 744-0900 or (877) 743-6877
Fax: (304) 744-0600
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
4822 Madison Yards Way
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 266-2112
Wyoming State Board of Nursing
130 Hobbs Avenue, Suite B
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7601
Fax: (307) 777-3519
Virgin Islands Board of Nursing Licensure
#3 Kongens Gade (Government Hill)
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802
Phone: (340) 774-7477
Fax: (340) 777-4003
*The information on this page is provided as a guide to assist you with high level information and is not 100% comprehensive. Visa status, state updates and other factors may impact the information provided. Please visit the state website for the state you are applying for to ensure you have all of the correct information.