Universal RN & LPN Applications

• Application fees are non-refundable
• Best viewed using Internet Explorer or Firefox
• Apply online for licensure by
  • Examination (initial licensure)
  • Endorsement (license from another state board)
  • Reinstatement (lapsed KY license)

Advanced Practice RN (APRN) Applications

• Application fees are non-refundable
• Best viewed using Internet Explorer or Firefox
• Apply online for Advanced Practice RN (APRN) licensure

Renewal (Sep. 15 - Oct. 31)

• Renew your license online
• Check the expiration date of your license online

Application Status

• Check on the status of your application as it goes through the licensure process
• Already have a KY license? Look it up here.

Verify a License

• Look up a KY license online for free
• Look up a licensee in a compact state (non-KY license)
• Purchase a bulk subscription
  • Allows you to store and validate multiple licenses at once
  • Sends you an email when there is a status change of one of your licensees 
  • Already have a bulk subscription? Log in here.
• Don't have a KY license yet? Check the status of your application here.

Fingerprint Card Request

• All applications also require submission of a fingerprint card
• Request a fingerprint card online
• What else do I need to submit with my application?

Address/Email/Name Change

• Some information may be changed online

Data Roster Download

• Purchase a roster of individual RNs, LPNs, and/or APRNs online
• Rosters for Nurse Aides are not online. Purchase them here.
• View aggregate (not individual) data online for free

Retire Your License

• Online retired license request

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.

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