State boards
State Boards of Nursing
Your state Board of Nursing handles RN licensing, license verification, and the APRN requirements you'll meet after CRNA school. Below is a direct link to each of the 54 boards — no search results in between. For the national picture, see the NCSBN.
Every link above was fetched and confirmed to load on September 1, 2026, and is re-checked when the directory is rebuilt. Sourced from NCSBN's member-board directory; where a jurisdiction runs separate RN and practical-nursing boards, this is the RN board. NCSBN's directory doesn't list a board for Puerto Rico or American Samoa, so those aren't included. Boards move their sites without notice — if one of these is wrong, tell us and we'll fix it. Always confirm you're on the official site before entering personal information.
State boards of nursing — FAQ
It issues and renews RN licenses, verifies licensure, handles endorsement when you move between states, and sets the APRN requirements you'll meet after CRNA school. It is also who you contact about a license in another state, which matters because many nurse anesthesia programs place students at clinical sites across state lines.
Usually yes, and often before you start clinicals rather than at admission. Requirements differ: some states accept a multistate license under the Nurse Licensure Compact, others require a single-state license. Ask your program which they require and when, then confirm the process with the board below — endorsement can take weeks.
Most boards run a public license-verification search, and Nursys covers many states in one place. Programs use these to confirm your license is active and unencumbered, so check your own record early — an address mismatch or a lapsed renewal is much easier to fix months before an application deadline.
APRN scope and certification requirements sit with the board, but the admission requirements for nurse anesthesia programs are set by the programs themselves. Board sites tell you what you'll need to practice; our program directory tells you what you'll need to get in.