Board Info

Applications and documents are reviewed within 14 days. However, if you respond "Yes" to the disciplinary or conviction questions it can take up to 3 months to process your application.

Fee Payment Update: Effective July 6, 2020, fees assessed by the banking industry will be charged for each transaction. Payments made with a credit card will have an additional 2.75% of the payment added to the total. Payments made by ACH (online check) will have a $1.00 charge attached to the payment. The banking fees will be in addition to the fees due the Kentucky Board of Nursing.

• Endorsement Application and $165.00 fee (fees are non-refundable).
  Application is best viewed using Internet Explorer or Firefox
  
• State and Federal Background Checks
• Appointments are available by scheduling on-line at http://uenroll.identogo.com or by calling 1-844-543-9714. 
• New fingerprinting process: NEW Background Check Process - Effective Feb 2021
• Kentucky Service Code Form:  KY Service Code Form- Effective February 2021
• 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