State Boards of Practical and Vocational Nursing for All 50 States

On this page, you will find the contact information of all state boards dealing with vocational and practical nursing education and licenses in the US:

Alabama Board of Nursing

Phone: 334.242.4060
Fax: 334.242.4360

770 Washington Avenue
RSA Plaza, Suite 250
Montgomery, AL 36104

Alaska Board of Nursing

Phone: 907.269.8161
Fax: 907.269.8196

550 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 1500
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3567

Arizona State Board of Nursing

Phone: 602.771.7800
Fax: 602.771.7888

4747 North 7th Street, Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85014-3655

Arkansas State Board of Nursing

Phone: 501.686.2700
Fax: 501.686.2714

University Tower Building
1123 S. University, Suite 800
Little Rock, AR 72204-1619

California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians

Phone: 916.263.7800
Fax: 916.263.7859

2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 205
Sacramento, CA 95833

Colorado Board of Nursing

Phone: 303.894.2430
Fax: 303.894.2821

1560 Broadway, Suite 1370
Denver, CO 80202

Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing

Phone: 860.509.7624
Fax: 860.509.7553

Dept. of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS# 13PHO
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0328

Delaware Board of Nursing

Phone: 302.744.4500
Fax: 302.739.2711

861 Silver Lake Blvd.
Cannon Building, Suite 203
Dover, DE 19904

District of Columbia Board of Nursing0

Phone: 877.672.2174
Fax: 202.727.8471

Department of Health
Health Professional Licensing Administration
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
717 14th Street, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005

Florida Board of Nursing

Phone: 850.245.4125
Fax: 850.245.4172

Physical Address:
4042 Bald Cypress Way, Room 120
Tallahassee, FL 32399

Mailing Address:
4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C02
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3252

Georgia State Board of Licensed Practical Nurses

Phone: 478.207.2440
Fax: 478.207.1354

237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858

Hawaii Board of Nursing

Phone: 808.586.3000
Fax: 808.586.2689

Physical Address:
King Kalakaua Building
335 Merchant Street, 3rd Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813

Mailing Address:
PVLD/DCCA
Attn: Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801

Idaho Board of Nursing

Phone: 208.334.3110
Fax: 208.334.3262

280 N. 8th Street, Suite 210
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720

Illinois Board of Nursing

Phone: 312.814.2715
Fax: 312.814.3145

James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 9-300
Chicago, IL 60601

Indiana State Board of Nursing

Phone: 317.234.2043
Fax: 317.233.4236

Professional Licensing Agency
402 W. Washington Street, Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Iowa Board of Nursing

Phone: 515.281.3255
Fax: 515.281.4825

RiverPoint Business Park
400 S.W. 8th Street, Suite B
Des Moines, IA 50309-4685

Kansas State Board of Nursing

Phone: 785.296.4929
Fax: 785.296.3929

Landon State Office Building
900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 1051
Topeka, KS 66612

Kentucky Board of Nursing

Phone: 502.429.3300
Fax: 502.429.3311

312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40222

Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners

Phone: 504.838.5791
Fax: 504.838.5279

3421 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 505
Metairie, LA 70002

Maine State Board of Nursing

Phone: 207.287.1133
Fax: 207.287.1149

Street address (for FedEx & UPS):
161 Capitol Street
Augusta, ME 04333

Regular mailing address:
158 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333

Maryland Board of Nursing

Phone: 410.585.1900
Fax: 410.358.3530

4140 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215

Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing

Phone: 617.973.0900
800.414.0168
Fax: 617.973.0984

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
239 Causeway Street, Second Floor
Boston, MA 02114

Michigan/DCH/Bureau of Health Professions

Phone: 517.335.0918
Fax: 517.373.2179

Ottawa Towers North
611 W. Ottawa, 1st Floor
Lansing, MI 48933

Minnesota Board of Nursing

Phone: 612.617.2270
Fax: 612.617.2190

2829 University Avenue SE, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Mississippi Board of Nursing

Phone: 601.664.9303
Fax: 601.664.9304

1080 River Oaks Drive
Flowood, MS 39232

Missouri State Board of Nursing

Phone: 573.751.0681
Fax: 573.751.0075

3605 Missouri Blvd.
P.O. Box 656
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656

Montana State Board of Nursing

Phone: 406.841.2345
Fax: 406.841.2305

301 South Park, Suite 401
P.O. Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513

Nebraska Board of Nursing

Phone: 402.471.4376
Fax: 402.471.1066

301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986

Nevada State Board of Nursing

Phone: 775.687.7700
Fax: 775.687.7707

5011 Meadowood Mall Way, Suite 300
Reno, NV 89502

New Hampshire Board of Nursing

Phone: 603.271.2323
Fax: 603.271.6605

21 South Fruit Street, Suite 16
Concord, NH 03301-2341

New Jersey Board of Nursing

Phone: 973.504.6430
Fax: 973.648.3481

P.O. Box 45010
124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
Newark, NJ 07101

New Mexico Board of Nursing

Phone: 505.841.8340
Fax: 505.841.8347

6301 Indian School Road, NE, Suite 710
Albuquerque, NM 87110

New York State Board of Nursing

Phone: 518.474.3817, Ext. 120
Fax: 518.474.3706

Education Bldg.
89 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor West Wing
Albany, NY 12234

North Carolina Board of Nursing

Phone: 919.782.3211
Fax: 919.781.9461

4516 Lake Boone Trail
Raleigh, NC 27607

North Dakota Board of Nursing

Phone: 701.328.9777
Fax: 701.328.9785

919 South 7th Street, Suite 504
Bismarck, ND 58504

Ohio Board of Nursing

Phone: 614.466.3947
Fax: 614.466.0388

17 South High Street, Suite 400
Columbus, OH 43215-3413

Oklahoma Board of Nursing

Phone: 405.962.1800
Fax: 405.962.1821

2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524
Oklahoma City, OK 73106

Oregon State Board of Nursing

Phone: 971.673.0685
Fax: 971.673.0684

17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd
Portland, OR 97224

Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing

Phone: 717.783.7142
Fax: 717.783.0822

P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649

Rhode Island Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education

Phone: 401.222.5700
Fax: 401.222.3352

105 Cannon Building
Three Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908

South Carolina State Board of Nursing

Phone: 803.896.4550
Fax: 803.896.4525

Physical Address:
Synergy Business Park, Kingstree Building
110 Centerview Drive, Suite 202
Columbia, SC 29210

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 12367
Columbia, SC 29211

South Dakota Board of Nursing

Phone: 605.362.2760
Fax: 605.362.2768

4305 South Louise Ave., Suite 201
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3115

Tennessee State Board of Nursing

Phone: 615.532.5166
Fax: 615.741.7899

227 French Landing, Suite 300
Heritage Place MetroCenter
Nashville, TN 37243

Texas Board of Nursing

Phone: 512.305.7400
Fax: 512.305.7401

333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460
Austin, TX 78701

Utah State Board of Nursing

Phone: 801.530.6628
Fax: 801.530.6511

Heber M. Wells Bldg., 4th Floor
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Vermont State Board of Nursing

Phone: 802.828.2396
Fax: 802.828.2484

Office of Professional Regulation
National Life Building North F1.2
Montpelier, Vermont 05620-3402

Virginia Board of Nursing

Phone: (804) 367-4515
Fax: (804) 527-4455

Department of Health Professions
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Richmond, Virginia 23233

Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission

Phone: 360.236.4700
Fax: 360.236.4738

Department of Health
HPQA #6
310 Israel Rd. SE
Tumwater, WA 98501-7864

West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses

Phone: 304.558.3572
Fax: 304.558.4367

101 Dee Drive
Charleston, WV 25311

Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing

Phone: 608.266.2112
Fax: 608.261.7083

Physical Address:
1400 E. Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708-8935

Wyoming State Board of Nursing

Phone: 307.777.7601
Fax: 307.777.3519

1810 Pioneer Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001

Additional Resources

• State-by-state information for LPNs/LVNs.
• A general guide on how to become an LPN/LVN.