Welcome!
The Kentucky Board of Nursing is an agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, governed by the Nurse Practice Act. The Board is a separate and distinct entity from any professional association.
Our job is to protect public health and welfare by developing and enforcing state laws governing the safe practice of nursing.
The Board is self-supporting through fees assessed for professional licensure. The agency receives no general fund tax appropriation.
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Apply for Licensure Online |
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Submit an online application for licensure
APPLICATION FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE
NOTE: Application is best viewed using the Internet Explorer browser.
For more information, see Credentials & Licensure Information.
It is not the practice of KBN to release NCLEX results to another board of nursing.
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License/Application Lookup |
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Check the status of:
Your licensure application (application status)
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An existing nurse/nurse aide license (validation)
For more information, see Credentials & Licensure Information.
PRIMARY SOURCE VERIFICATION: The KBN website is considered primary source verification and is actually the preferred method of licensure validation instead of viewing the license card. Both JCAHO and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Office of the Inspector General, consider verification through the website as evidence of licensure. License cards, which are an additional evidence of licensure, generally take 3 to 6 weeks to print.
KBN does primary source verification of an initial applicant's nursing education. See 201 KAR 20:070 and 201 KAR 20:110. See Licensure Validation for additional information.
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Other Online Services |
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