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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 Internet Explorer or Firefox.
For more information, see Apply for a License.
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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Look up your licensure application (application status)
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Look up an existing license (validation)
For more information, see Apply for a License.
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PRIMARY SOURCE VERIFICATION: The KBN website is considered primary source verification and is actually the preferred method of licensure validation. Both JCAHO and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Office of the Inspector General, consider verification through the website as evidence of licensure. |
KBN does primary source verification of an initial applicant's nursing education. See 201 KAR 20:056, 201 KAR 20:070 and 201 KAR 20:110.
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