Checking authorization to work starts with the issuing board. Establish the license type, practice location and any change in legal residence before relying on a compact privilege.
Verify a license
Read the original record and distinguish a status change from a grant of authority.
- Primary Source Verification of a Nursing License · Nursys e-Notify
- Nursing License Status Terms · Temporary Nursing Licenses
- Nursing License Fraud and Impersonation
Move or work across state lines
Match the assignment, residence and location of care to the correct authorization.
- Single-State and Multistate Nursing Licenses · Primary State of Residence for Nurses
- Compact Practice Privileges · Licensing Questions for Military Spouses
- Verifying Authorization for Telehealth Nursing
Keep a license current
Find the appropriate route for changes, renewal documentation or reactivation.
- Nursing License Name Changes · Nursing License Address Changes
- Nursing License Renewal Audits · Contact Hours and Continuing Education Units
- Accredited Continuing Nursing Education · Keeping Nursing Continuing Education Records
- Nursing License Reinstatement and Reactivation
Verify and renew certifications
Check specialty credentials with their issuer, including inactive or retired status.
- Verifying Specialty Certification · Certification Renewal by Examination
- Retired Nursing Certification Status · Lapsed Nursing Certification
- Maintaining Multiple Nursing Certifications
Bring qualifications from another country
Separate education evaluation, language testing and immigration-related screening.
- Credential Evaluation for International Nurses · English Proficiency Testing for Nurse Licensure
- VisaScreen for Nurses
Sources
- NCSBN: License verification services (accessed 2026-11-11).
- Nurse Licensure Compact: How it works (accessed 2026-11-11).
- HHS: Licensing across state lines for telehealth (accessed 2026-11-11).