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The March 7, 2025 disciplinary meeting of the Board of Nursing will be held in person at 124 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey. Remote participation will also be facilitated. Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-9.1, notice is being provided electronically within 72 hours of the scheduled meeting. The meeting will begin at 9:30 am. And will be conducted in person and remotely. The public may obtain information about how to access the meeting by accessing the Board's website at: Pages - Disciplinary Meetings (njconsumeraffairs.gov) Meetings

Any public comments should be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday March 6, 2025, by emailing NursingUpdates@dca.lps.state.nj.us. The email should contain the name of the submitter. The Board will make its best efforts to read any comments received during the meeting.

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The March 7, 2025 Regular Board meeting of the Board of Nursing will be held in person at 124 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey. Remote participation will also be facilitated. Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-9.1, notice is being provided electronically within 72 hours of the scheduled meeting. The meeting will begin at 1:00 pm. And will be conducted in person and remotely. The public may obtain information about how to access the meeting by accessing the Board's website at: Pages - Regular Meetings (njconsumeraffairs.gov) Meetings

Any public comments should be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday March 6, 2025, by emailing NursingUpdates@dca.lps.state.nj.us. The email should contain the name of the submitter. The Board will make its best efforts to read any comments received during the meeting.

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Reminder regarding prescriptions from APNs
During New Jersey’s declared state of emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists may fill prescriptions written by Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs), to include prescriptions that do not include the name of a collaborating physician. Pursuant to Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 112 and pursuant to the Division of Consumer Affairs’ Administrative Order 2020-02, statutory and regulatory requirements that would otherwise mandate that an APN maintain a joint protocol with a collaborating physician, and that the collaborating physician’s name, address and telephone number be included on prescriptions written by the APN, have been waived. Although the public health emergency originally declared in Executive Order 112 has ended, the state of emergency remains in effect. Additionally, pursuant to Executive Order 292, the cited provisions of both EO 112 and AO 2020-02 remain in full force and effect at this time.
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Applications and Forms

Have questions conc​erning the status of your application?
BOARD ALERTS

Pursuant to P.L. 2021, c. 335, all health care boards are prohibited from issuing or renewing a license without first determining that no information exists on file in the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) which may disqualify the applicant from being licensed or otherwise authorized to practice as a health care professional. Currently, no action is required by the applicant or licensee. The Board or Committee must query the NPDB during your application process. This action may take several days to complete after all other requirements for licensure are fulfilled.


RN and LPN Licensure

Complete if you do not  have a valid NJ Nursing license.

The previously used "Examination" and "Endorsement" applications have been combined into one "Candidate" application. Apply by "Candidate" if you are seeking a NJ license as an RN or LPN, and you've never been licensed before or you're licensed in another state. A multistate Compact license will be issued if you meet the requirements. A single state NJ license may be issued if you do not meet the requirements for a Compact license.

RN and LPN Candidate Application (online application)

Pursuant to NJAC 13:37-2.1(b), an applicant who fails to pass three consecutive licensing examinations must submit to the Board, prior to taking the fourth exam, proof of successful completion of a 30-hour remediation course taught by a qualified instructor. Some options for remediation courses can be found at: https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/Documents/Approved-Remediation-Companies-Individuals-for-RN-and-LPN-NCLEX-Testing.pdf

Re-examination application (paper application)

Nurse Licensure Compact- Multistate RN and LPN Licensure ("Upgrade")

Current NJ licensees who meet the requirements below may apply for a multi-state Compact license by Upgrade.

To be eligible for a New Jersey issued multistate license, you must:

  • Have a current and valid NJ Nursing license;
  • Meet the requirements for licensure in New Jersey (state of residency);
  • Have graduated from a board-approved education program; or has graduated from an international education program (approved by the authorized accrediting body in the applicable country and verified by an independent credentials review agency);
  • Have passed an English proficiency examination (applies to graduates of an international education program not taught in English or if English is not the individual's native language);
  • Have passed an NCLEX-RN® or NCLEX-PN® Examination or predecessor exam;
  • Be eligible for or holds an active, unencumbered license (i.e., without active discipline);
  • Have submitted to state and federal fingerprint-based criminal background checks;
  • Have not been convicted or found guilty, or has entered into an agreed disposition, of a felony offense under applicable state or federal criminal law;
  • Have no misdemeanor convictions related to the practice of nursing (determined on a case-by-case basis);
  • Not currently a participant in an alternative program;
  • Be required to self-disclose current participation in an alternative program; and
  • Have a valid United States Social Security number.

RN and LPN Multistate License Application (online application)

Application to Establish a New Program of Nursing

Reinstatement

  • Application to Reinstate or Reactivate Advanced Practice Nurse Certification​ (online application)
    Note:  Reinstate your Registered Professional Nurse license first because you are required to be licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in order to be certified as an Advanced Practice Nurse.

Request a Duplicate License

Temporary License

Reactivation

Forensic Nurse-Certified Sexual Assault Application

Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Certification

  • Advanced Practice Nurse Certification Application (online application)
    - RNs who hold a multistate RN license from their home state may apply for NJ APN certification using the multistate RN license.

Reporting Forms

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