For nursing graduates who wants wants to take the State Board, Here is the complete list of State Nursing Board with address, contact person and contact details including the necessary fees.

Alabama Board of Nursing

Address:
770 Washington Avenue
RSA Plaza, Suite 250
Montgomery, AL 36130-3900

Phone: (334) 242-4060
Fax: (334) 242-4360

Contact Person: N. Genell Lee, Executive Officer

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $85.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
RNs and LPNs: 24 contact hours for every 2-year renewal period

Alaska Board of Nursing

Address:
Dept. of Comm. & Econ. Development
Div. of Occupational Licensing
3601 C Street, Suite 722
Anchorage, AK 99503

Phone: (907) 269-8161
Fax: (907) 269-8196

Contact Person: Dorothy Fulton, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $155.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $105.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
Two of the following:
30 contact hours
30 hours of professional nursing activities
320 hours of nursing employment

Arizona State Board of Nursing

Address:
4747 N. 7th St.
Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85014

Phone: (602) 889-5150
Fax: (602) 889-5155

Contact Person: Joey Ridenour, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $186.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $50.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Arkansas State Board of Nursing

Address:
University Tower Building
1123 S. University, Suite 800
Little Rock, AR 72204-1619

Phone: (501) 686-2700
Fax: (501) 686-2714

Contact Person: Faith Fields, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $55.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $40.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
If your active license is to be renewed between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2004, you must have completed 8 practice-focused continuing education contact hours. If your active license is to be renewed after July 1, 2004, you must have completed 15 practice-focused continuing education contact hours.

California State Board of Registered Nursing

Address:
400 R Street, Suite 4030
PO Box 944210
Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 322-3350
Fax: (916) 327-4402

Contact Person:
Ruth Ann Terry, Executive Officer

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $195.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $80.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
30 contact hours per renewal period

Colorado Board of Nursing
Address:
1560 Broadway, Suite 880
Denver, Colorado 80202

Phone: (303) 894-2430
Fax: (303) 894-2821

Contact Person:
Patricia Uris, Program Administrator

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $71.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $100.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing
Address:
Dept. of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS# 13PHO
PO Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0328

Phone: (860) 509-7624
Fax: (860) 509-7553

Contact Person:
Jan Wojick, Board Liaison

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $90.00
License renewal (annual), RN: $50.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Delaware Board of Nursing
Address:
861 Silver Lake Blvd
Cannon Building, Suite 203
Dover, DE 19904

Phone: (302) 739-4522
Fax: (302) 739-2711

Contact Person:
Iva Boardman, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $84.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $74.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
30 contact hours every renewal period

District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Address:
Department of Health
825 N. Capitol Street, N.E., 2nd Floor
Room 2224
Washington, DC 20002

Phone: (202) 442-4778
Fax: (202) 442-9431

Contact Person:
Bonnie Rampersaud, Acting Program Manager for Program Licensing

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN:
License renewal (biennial), RN:

Continuing Education Requirements:
None currently required.

Florida Board of Nursing
Address:
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #A07
Tallahasse, FL 32399-1708

Phone: (850) 245-4244

Contact Person:
Deputy Secretary for Health and State Public Health Nursing Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $160.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $65.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
3 hours HIV/AIDS for initial licensure
25 contact hours every renewal period, including 1 hour on HIV/AIDS and 1 hour domestic violence

Georgia Board of Nursing
Address:
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858

Phone: (478) 207-1640
Fax: (478) 207-1660

Contact Person:
Shirley Camp, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $40.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Hawaii Board of Nursing
Address:
Professional & Vocational Licensing Division
PO Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801

Phone: (808) 586-3000
Fax: (808) 586-2689

Contact Person:
Kathleen Yokouchi, Executive Officer

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $88.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $90.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Idaho Board of Nursing
Address:
280 N. 8th Street, Suite 210
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720

Phone: (208) 334-3110
Fax: (208) 334-3262

Contact Person:
Sandra Evans, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $75.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $45.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
Address:
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph, Suite 9-300
Chicago, IL 60601

Phone: (312) 814-2715
Fax: (312) 814-3145

Contact Person:
Deborah Taylor, Nursing Act Assistant Coordinator

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $64.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $40.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Indiana State Board of Nursing
Address:
Health Professions Bureau
402 W. Washington Street, Room W041
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: (317) 232-2960
Fax: (317) 233-4236

Contact Person:
Kristen Kelley, Dir. of Nursing of IN BON

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $50.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $50.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Iowa Board of Nursing
Address:
River Point Business Park
400 S.W. 8th Street
Suite B
Des Moines, IA 50309-4685

Phone: (515) 281-3255
Fax: (515) 281-4825

Contact Person:
Lorinda Inman, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $75.00
License renewal, RN: $81.00 every three years

Continuing Education Requirements:
For renewal of a three year license, 45 contact hours.
For renewal of a license that has been issued for less than three years, 30 contact hours.

Kansas State Board of Nursing
Address:
Landon State Office Bldg.
900 SW Jackson, Suite 551 S.
Topeka, KS 66612-1230

Phone: (785) 296-4929
Fax: (785) 296-3929

Contact Person:
Mary Blubaugh, Executive Administrator

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $70.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
30 contact hours each renewal period for nurses at all levels of practice.

Kentucky Board of Nursing
Address:
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40222

Phone: (502) 329-7000
Fax: (502) 329-7011

Contact Person:
Sharon Weisenbeck, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $80.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $65.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
RNs and LPNs: 30 contact hours every 2 years; 2 of the 30 hours must be AIDS CE

Louisiana State Board of Nursing
Address:
3510 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 501
Metairie, LA 70003

Phone: (504) 838-5332
Fax: (504) 838-5349

Contact Person:
Barbara Morvant, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $80.00
License renewal (annual), RN: $45.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
RNs: 5, 10, or 15 contact hours every year, based on employment

Maine State Board of Nursing
Address:
158 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333

Phone: (207) 287-1133
Fax: (207) 287-1149

Contact Person:
Myra Broadway, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: Not listed on web site
License renewal, RN: Not listed on web site

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Maryland Board of Nursing
Address:
4140 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215

Phone: (410) 585-1900
Fax: (410) 358-3530

Contact Person:
Donna Dorsey, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $75.00
License renewal (annual), RN: $45.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None.

Massachusetts Nursing State Board
Address:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
239 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02114

Phone: (617) 973-0800
Fax: (617) 727-1630

Contact Person:
Theresa Bonanno, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $50.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $40.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
RNs and LPNs: 15 contact hours every renewal period

Michigan CIS/Office of Health Services
Address:
Ottawa Towers North
611 W. Ottawa, 4th Floor
Lansing, MI 48933

Phone: (517) 373-9102
Fax: (517) 373-2179

Contact Person:
Diane Lewis, Policy Manager for Licensing Division

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $120.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $40.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
RNs and LPNs: 25 contact hours every renewal period

Minnesota Board of Nursing
Address:
2829 University Avenue SE
Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Phone: (612) 617-2270
Fax: (612) 617-2190

Contact Person:
Shirley Brekken, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $100.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $70.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
RNs: 24 contact hours every renewal period LPNs: 12 contact hours every renewal period

Mississippi Board of Nursing
Address:
1935 Lakeland Drive, Suite B
Jackson, MS 39216-5014

Phone: (601) 987-4188 Fax: (601) 364-2352

Contact Person:
Marcia Rachel, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $60.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $50.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
RNs and LPNs: None

Missouri State Board of Nursing
Address:
3605 Missouri Blvd
P.O. Box 656
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656

Phone: (573) 751-0681
Fax: (573) 751-0075

Contact Person:
Lori Scheidt, Acting Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $67.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $100.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Montana State Board of Nursing
Address:
PO Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513

Phone: (406) 841-2345
Fax:(406) 841-2305

Contact Person:
Barbara Swehla, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $100.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $100.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
RNs and LPNs: None

Nebraska Health and Human Services System
Address:
Dept. of Regulation & Licensure, Nursing Section
301 Centenial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986

Phone: (402) 471-4376
Fax: (402) 471-3577

Contact Person:
Charlene Kelly, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $60.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $40.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
RNs: 20 contact hours every renewal period

Nevada State Board of Nursing
Address:
License Certification and Education
4330 S. Valley View Blvd
Suite 106
Las Vegas, NV 89103

Phone: (702) 486-5800
Fax: (702)) 486-5803

Contact Person:
Don Rennie, Associate Executive Director for Licensure & Certification

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $100.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $100.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
RNs and LPNs: 30 contact hours every renewal period

New Hampshire Board of Nursing
Address:
P.O. Box 3898
78 Regional Drive, BLDG B
Concord, NH 03302

Phone: (603) 271-2323
Fax: (603) 271-6605

Contact Person:
Cynthia Gray, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $80.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
All nurses: 30 contact hours every renewal period

New Jersey Board of Nursing
Address:
P.O. Box 45010
124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
Newark, NJ 07101

Phone: (973) 504-6586
Fax: (973) 648-3481

Contact Person:
Patricia Lynch Polansky, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $140.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $65.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
RNs and LPNs: None

New Mexico Board of Nursing
Address:
4206 Louisiana Boulevard, NE
Suite A
Albuquerque, NM 87109

Phone: (505) 841-8340
Fax: (505) 841-8347

Contact Person:
Debra Brady, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $90.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
All nurses: 30 contact hours every renewal period

New York State Board of Nursing
Address:
Education Bldg.
89 Washington Avenue
2nd Floor West Wing
Albany, NY 12234

Phone: (518) 474-3817 Ext. 120
Fax: (518) 474-3706

Contact Person:
Barbara Zittel, Executive Secretary

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $135.00
License renewal (triennial), RN: $50.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
2-hour course on child-abuse (one time requirement for registration)
4-hour course on infection control every 4 years

North Carolina Board of Nursing
Address:
3724 National Drive, Suite 201
Raleigh, NC 27612

Phone: (919) 782-3211
Fax: (919) 781-9461

Contact Person:
Polly Johnson, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $50.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

North Dakota Board of Nursing
Address:
919 South 7th Street, Suite 504
Bismark, ND 58504

Phone: (701) 328-9777
Fax: (701) 328-9785

Contact Person:
Constance Kalanek, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $90.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Ohio Board of Nursing
Address:
17 South High Street, Suite 400
Columbus, OH 43215-3413

Phone: (614) 466-3947
Fax: (614) 466-0388

Contact Person:
Janice Lanier, Interim Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $50.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $35.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
RNs and LPNs: 24 contact hours per renewal period

Oklahoma Board of Nursing
Address:
2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524
Oklahoma City, OK 73106

Phone: (405) 962-1800
Fax: (405) 962-1821

Contact Person:
Kimberly Glazier, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $75.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Oregon State Board of Nursing
Address:
800 NE Oregon Street, Box 25
Suite 465
Portland, OR 97232

Phone: (503) 731-4745
Fax: (503) 731-4755

Contact Person:
Joan Bouchard, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $80.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $65.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
RNs and LPNs: None

Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
Address:
124 Pine Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101

Phone: (717) 783-7142
Fax: (717) 783-0822

Contact Person:
Miriam Limo, Executive Secretary

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $35.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $45.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Rhode Island Board of Nursing
Registration and Nursing Education
105 Cannon Building
Three Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908

Phone: (401) 222-5700
Fax: (401) 222-3352

Contact Person:
Charles Alexandre, Executive Officer

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $93.75
License renewal (biennial), RN: $50.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

South Carolina State Board of Nursing
Address:
110 Centerview Drive
Suite 202
Columbia, SC 29210

Phone: (803) 896-4550
Fax: (803) 896-4525

Contact Person:
Martha Bursinger, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $65.00
License renewal (annual), RN: $32.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

South Dakota Board of Nursing
Address:
4300 South Louise Ave., Suite C-1
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3124

Phone: (605) 362-2760
Fax: (605) 362-2768

Contact Person:
Diana Vander Woude, Executive Secretary

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $75.00
License renewal, RN: $65.00

Continuing education requirements:
None

Tennessee State Board of Nursing
Address:
426 Fifth Avenue North
1st Floor – Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37247

Phone: (615) 532-5166
Fax: (615) 741-7899

Contact Person:
Elizabeth Lund, MSN, RN, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $105.00
License renewal, RN: Not listed on web site

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
Address:
333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460
Austin, TX 78701

Phone: (512) 305-7400
Fax: (512) 305-7401

Contact Person:
Katherine Thomas, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $65.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $92.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
20 contact hours per renewal period

Utah State Board of Nursing
Address:
Heber M. Wells Bldg., 4th Floor
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Phone: (801) 530-6628
Fax: (801) 530-6511

Contact Person:
Laura Poe, Executive Administrator

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $120.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $40.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
RNs: Have practiced not less than 400 hours during 2 years preceding application for renewal, or have completed 30 contact hours, or have practiced not less than 200 hours and completed 15 contact hours during 2 years preceding application for renewal.

Vermont State Board of Nursing
Address:
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-1106

Phone: (802) 828-2396
Fax: (802) 828-2484

Contact Person:
Anita Ristau, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $90.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $60.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Virginia Board of Nursing
Address:
6606 W. Broad Street, 4th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230

Phone: (804) 662-9909
Fax: (804) 662-9512

Contact Person:
Nancy Durrett, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $105.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: Not listed on web site

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
Address:
Department of Health
1300 Quince Street SE
Olympia, WA 98504-7864

Phone: (360) 236-4740
Fax: (360) 236-4738

Contact Person:
Paula Meyer, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $65.00
License renewal (annual), RN: $50.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
RNs and LPNs: None

West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
Address:
101 Dee Drive
Charleston, WV 25311

Phone: (304) 558-3596
Fax: (304) 558-3666

Contact Person:
Laura Rhodes, MSN, RN, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $51.50
License renewal (annual), RN: $25.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
30 contact hours per renewal period

Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing
Address:
1400 E. Washington Avenue
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708

Phone: (608) 266-0145
Fax: (608) 261-7083

Contact Person:
Kimberly Nania, Director, Bureau of Health Service Professions

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $68.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $66.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
None

Wyoming State Board of Nursing
Address:
2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 110
Cheyenne, WY 82002

Phone: (307) 777-7601
Fax: (307) 777-3519

Contact Person:
Cheryl Lynn Koski, MS, RN, CS, Executive Director

Fees:
Initial licensing fee, RN: $130.00
License renewal (biennial), RN: $110.00

Continuing Education Requirements:
20 contact hours, or 500 practice hours every two years, or 1600 practice hours every five years, or a refresher program.