Board Info

Apply for licensure by endorsement if you were licensed in another state or U.S. jurisdiction and want a Kentucky RN or LPN license.

Click on the following

NOTE: IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE A PAPERLESS PROCESS, THE INFORMATION PACKETS CONTAINING LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS AND BACKGROUND CHECK INFORMATION ARE POSTED BELOW.

RN/LPN Requirements

NOTE:  Beginning December 9, 2020, all applicants will need to complete their federal fingerprint process through IdentoGO. Instructions that are included in the packet information.

List of requirements, additional instructions and background check information are provided here:      Endorsement Packet

• Endorsement Application and $165.00 fee (fees are non-refundable).
  Application is best viewed using Internet Explorer or Firefox


• Kentucky Criminal Background Report from the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC).
  KBN will receive an electronic copy of the report, if you request the report online and  follow the 
  AOC Fastcheck Instruction.


• Federal Background Check
• Appointments are available by scheduling on-line at http://uenroll.identogo.com or by calling 1-844-543-9714. 
• New fingerprinting process: New Fingerprinting Process
• Kentucky Service Code Form:  KY Service Code Form
• Screenshots for Kentucky Registration:  Kentucky Registration Screenshots
• Non-resident processing instruction:  KY Non-Resident Processing Instructions


• Complete the Kentucky Jurisprudence Exam online after completing the endorsement application.
•  Click on Application Status to access​
   the link to the exam after you have applied with KBN
•  Go to Jurisprudence Examination for
   more information on the exam.
  


• Verification of Original Licensure
  (Verification of licensure is required from the state in which you took and passed NCLEX/Boards)
  
  

• Transcripts: If you were licensed from one of the following states, you must request your nursing program to send
  KBN an official transcript, with degree and graduation date posted.

• California*
• Connecticut
• Hawaii
• Kansas
• Michigan
• Washington



NOTE:  A temporary permit will not be issued to nurses who completed a program of nursing in and were originally licensed in CA until the transcript is received.
Mail transcript to:

• Kentucky Board of Nursing
• Attn: Endorsement
• 312 Whittington Pkwy, Suite 300
• Louisville, KY 40222


• For nurses who have not worked 500 hours in the past five (5) years
  click on the following have not practiced at least 500 hours within the past 5 years. (Not Required for New Graduates)
  

Reporting Criminal History

Click here for more information on reporting criminal convictions.

KRS 314.011(21) defines conviction as an unvacated adjudication of guilt, pleading no contest or nolo contendere, entering an Alford plea, or entering a guilty plea pursuant to a pretrial diversion order regardless of whether the penalty is rebated, suspended, or probated.  


Temporary Permit

Click on temporary permit below:

• To view documents needed before a temporary permit or license will be issued.
  

Paper Application Request Form

The application requires an additional fee when the application is submitted via paper. There is no additional fee if these forms are submitted electronically. Please fill out and submit the request form along with the additional fee.

Paper Application Request Form - Endorsement

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