Emergency orders and licensing requirements have been updated. However, note that while the following changes have occurred, each healthcare facility is managing differently what their exact requirements entail; facilities facing a rapid-response crisis may be implementing these waiver changes, but generally, licensing is still required and in most cases will be expedited.
You can see the status of all states below:
Note that some states are no longer following Emergency Declaration licensing and WILL require a local state license.
Alabama April 9th 2021
- Licensed nurses can work in Alabama without a state-specific license for a period of 30 days after the Governor declares a state emergency
- A temporary license is required if a Nurse is to practice over 30 days. Required to submit electronically.
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- No Renewal Extension
- Alabama Board of Nursing Link
- Valid license from another state can apply with the state’s BON
- Courtesy Emergency License for Out of State Medical Personnel: https://commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofNursing.aspx
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- Alaska Board of Nursing Link
- Courtesy Licensing still active
- “temporary waiver of professional licensure requirements necessary[…] to address the state of emergency.”
- 48 Hour Emergency Temp License: https://azbn.gov/news-and-events/48-hour-emergency-temporary-license
- 90 Day Emergency Temporary Waiver Renewal: https://azbn.gov/azbns-emergency-response-to-the-covid-19-pandemic
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Arizona Board of Nursing Link
Arkansas March 31 2021
- Implemented an expedited licensing process
- Licensing Fees Waived
- No renewal extension
- Licensure wait time ~24 hours
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Arkansas Board of Nursing Link
- Out of State Waiver
- No renewal extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- BON Verification Link
- California Board of Nursing Link
Colorado April 14th 2021
- Any license (multi or single-state) will be accepted
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- BON Verification Link
- Colorado Board of Nursing Link
Connecticut April 20th 2021
- Valid license from another state is accepted
- Fast Track Renewal : https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DCP/pdf/Applications_Added_2017/Online-Fast-Track-Instructions-Oct17-pdf.pdf?la=en
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- Connecticut Board of Nursing Link
Delaware March 21st 2021
- Valid license from another state waiver: https://dpr.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/93/2020/03/Medical-Personnel-Request-Form.pdf
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Delaware Board of Nursing Link
Washington, D.C. March 31st 2021
- Licensed nurses can work in D.C. without a state-specific license
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- Washington, D.C. Board of Nursing Link
Florida April 27th 2021
- Valid license from another state can work for 30 days
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- BON Verification Link
- Florida Board of Nursing Link
Georgia April 6th 2021
- Temporary Permit: https://sos.ga.gov/PLB/acrobat/Forms/38%20Application%20-%20Temporary%20Permit%20Application%20COVID-19.pdf
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Georgia Board of Nursing Link
Hawaii April 13 2021
- Out of state licenses in good standing are permitted to work
Idaho March 28th 2021
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work
- Temporary licenses offered
- Expedited online process
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- BON Verification Link
- Idaho Board of Nursing Link
Illinois April 4th 2021
- Emergency temp licenses expired
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- No Renewal Extension
- Illinois Board of Nursing Link
Indiana March 31st 2021
- Valid license from another state is permitted to work
- Expedite fingerprints processing
- Nurse Licensure Compact: YES
- Indiana Board of Nursing Link
Iowa April 4th 2021
- Valid license from another is permitted to work
- Renewal Update: Any license expiring in 2020 will not be considered inactive until 7/1/2021
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Iowa Board of Nursing Link
Kansas March 31st 2021
- Valid license from another state is permitted to work
- No renewal extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- Kansas Board of Nursing Link
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work
- Registry Form : https://kbn.ky.gov/covid-19/Documents/registry-application.pdf
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Kentucky Board of Nursing Link
Louisiana March 31st 2021
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work
- Renewal Extension Update : License may be extended past renewal date with written request to BON.
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Louisiana Board of Nursing Link
Maine April 15th 2021
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Maine Board of Nursing Link
Maryland April 30th 2021
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work
- Renewal Update: Licenses set to expire will have until the 30th day to renew after emergency has ended
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- BON Verification Link
- Maryland Board of Nursing Link
- Expedited online process of “reciprocal licensure” https://onlineservices.hhs.state.ma.us/mylicense%20enterprise/
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- BON Verification Link
- Massachusetts Board of Nursing Link
- Out of State Licensure expires 4/2/2021 all temporary licensees must meet all requirements by this date.
- No Renewal Extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- Michigan Board of Nursing Link
Minnesota April 14th 2021
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work
- No Renewal Extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- Minnesota Board of Nursing Link
- Temporary license FAQ
- RN/LPN Disaster Waiver Application; APRN Disaster Waiver Application
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Mississippi Board of Nursing Link
Missouri March 31st 2021
- Expedited licensure applications: anyone who graduated nursing school after December 16, 2019 but has not yet taken the NCLEX (has not been denied licensure) can practice as a graduate nurse pending the results of their first licensing exams or 180 days (whichever comes first)
- The BON will automatically extend any unexpired temporary permit for 6 months.
- No Renewal Extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Missouri Board of Nursing Link
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work once registered with the state board
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- No Renewal Extension
- Montana Board of Nursing Link
- Out of State Licensed Nurses are permitted to work
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Nebraska Board of Nursing Link
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work
- Waiver to work during Emergency : https://nevadanursingboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Notification-of-Waiver.pdf
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- No Renewal Extension
- Nevada Board of Nursing Link
New Hampshire March 26th 2021
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work
- Expedited online process
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- BON Verification Link
- New Hampshire Board of Nursing Link
New Jersey April 19th 2021
- Waiver for temporary emergency license : https://njconsumeraffairs.state.nj.us/NJBoards-TempLicense/
- Partially implemented nurse licensure compact: nurses holding compact licenses will currently find their licenses valid in New Jersey
- Any valid multi-state license from any state will be accepted
- No Renewal Extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- New Jersey Board of Nursing Link
New Mexico April 2nd 2021
- Any valid license from any state will be accepted and will not need a New Mexico license until upwards of 30 days thereafter
- No Renewal Extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- BON Verification Link
- New Mexico Board of Nursing Link
New York March 24th 2021
- Any valid/active license from any state will be accepted, does not need to register with the New York Board of Nursing
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- BON Verification Link
- New York Board of Nursing Link
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work
- Retired nurses (within five years) can return to work, and nursing students who have graduated but not yet taken the NCLEX can practice as graduate nurses
- No Renewal Extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- BON Verification Link
- North Carolina Board of Nursing Link
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work
- No Renewal Extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- North Dakota Board of Nursing Link
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work
- Renewal Extension Update: Licenses extended until 7/1/2021
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- Ohio Board of Nursing Link
Oklahoma April 30th 2021
- Valid license from another state can apply with the state’s BON by completing application via Endorsement via online portal.
- No Renewal Extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Oklahoma Board of Nursing Link
Oregon May 2nd 2021
- Valid license from another state can apply with the state’s BON must complete waiver: https://oregon.gov/osbn/Pages/LicenseExceptions.aspx
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- Oregon Board of Nursing Link
Pennsylvania May 20th 2021
- Valid license from another state can apply with the state’s BON instructions: https://dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Nursing/Documents/Board%20Documents/INSTRUCTIONS-FOR-OUT-OF-STATE-NURSES-TO-OBTAIN-TPP.pdf
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- Pennsylvania Board of Nursing Link
Rhode Island April 14th 2021
- Out of State licensees only need submit a completed application and statement verifying their license status for a 90 day permit.
- No Renewal Extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- Rhode Island Board of Nursing Link
South Carolina March 29th 2021
- Valid license from another state can apply with the state’s BON waiver: https://llr.sc.gov/nurse/pdf/UPDATED%20Emergency%20License%2010_26_20.pdf
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- BON Verification Link
- South Carolina Board of Nursing Link
South Dakota June 30th 2021
- license from another state can apply with the state’s BON (license to be honored for 90 days)
- No Renewal Extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- South Dakota Board of Nursing Link
Tennessee April 28th 2021
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work
- No Renewal Extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- BON Verification Link
- Tennessee Board of Nursing Link
Texas April 5th 2021
- Any valid license from any state will be accepted
- No Renewal Extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- BON Verification Link
- Texas Board of Nursing Link
- Valid license from another state can apply with the state’s BON to receive a DOPL Time-limited Emergency License (lasting for up 180 days)
- No Renewal Extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Utah Board of Nursing Link
Vermont April 15th2021
- Valid license from another state can apply with the state’s BON (licensure lasts 90 days and can be renewed until the state of emergency is over) waiver: https://sos.vermont.gov/opr/about-opr/covid-19-response/out-of-state-licensees-temporary-licensees-telehealth/
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- Vermont Board of Nursing Link
- Government waives requirements of fees, CEUs, and reactivation of licenses for APRNs, RNs, and LPNs
- Waiver: https://dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/Request%20for%20Temp%20License%20under%20EO%2051.pdf
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Virginia Board of Nursing Link
- Any valid license from any state are permitted to work
- Nurse Licensure Compact: No
- BON Verification Link
- Washington Board of Nursing Link
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work
- Waiver: https://wvrnboard.wv.gov/Documents/COVID%20Nurses%20Working%20in%20WV%20on%20Other%20State%20License.pdf
- No Renewal Extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- West Virginia Board of Nursing Link
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work
- Waiver: https://dsps.wi.gov/Documents/fmEO2020-1.pdf
- No Renewal Extension
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Wisconsin Board of Nursing Link
- Valid license from another state are permitted to work
- Nurse Licensure Compact: Yes
- Wyoming Board of Nursing Link
Updated March 23, 2021