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General Information
Board Statement on the Multi-State Nurse Licensure Compact
Click Here for Licensure by Exam and Endorsement Forms
Click Here for Licensure Renewal, Reinstatement and Change of Address Forms
Click Here for the Ohio Licensure Verification Page
FAQs
Accommodations for the NCLEX Examination
The Eight Steps of the NCLEX
Click Here for the Criminal History Fact Sheet located on the Discipline and Compliance Page
Other Useful Links
Link to National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Website
Link to National Council National State Board Directory
Renew your LPN license Online Now!
All License Practical Nurses (LPN’s) who are eligible to renew their licenses this year will receive a Renewal Notice by mail during the first week of April, along with instructions on how to renew their license on-line.
Use the link below to easily navigate to the online renewal web site. Remember that Windows users must access the renewal web site using Internet Explorer and Mac OS/X users should access the site using the Safari web browser.
Click Here to Download the LPN Renewal Instructions
Click Here to Renew Your LPN Nursing License
Pearson VUE delivers the RN and LPN NCLEX examination for the the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). These two examinations are used to test entry-level nursing competence of candidates for licensure as RNs and LPNs. Licensure candidates can visit www.pearsonvue.com/nclex to register for the NCLEX® and obtain detailed instructions. A candidate may also register for the NCLEX® by contacting Pearson VUE at 1-866-496-2539.
Important Applicant Information - Please Read
The average processing time is 6-8 weeks from the date your application is received by the Board.
CHECKING THE STATUS OF YOUR APPLICATION: Check the status of your application on the Board’s web site at http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/Verification.htm. Click on ''verification" and you will be directed to the license and certificate verification site. Refer to the instructions on the web page regarding recommended browsers. If we have started processing your application, your name will appear as “pending” until your license is issued.
PROCESSING TIME: If it has been more than 8 weeks since you mailed your application, and your name does not appear on the license and certificate verification page, or you have not received your ATT (for examination applicants), contact the Licensure Unit at (614) 995-7675 or by e-mail at licensure@nursing.ohio.gov. You will be asked to provide the date you mailed your application so that Board staff can assist you. If you want to confirm that the Board has received your application, you may want to send your application via delivery confirmation (i.e. Priority Mail, FedEx, UPS). Do not contact the Board prior to this time, as this causes a further delay in processing applications.
PAYMENTS: Fees must be made payable to “Treasurer, State of Ohio”. Personal checks or cash will not be accepted. Send a certified check, cashier’s check or money order. Business checks from government entities, corporations, and education or training programs will be accepted. Payments must be drawn on a United States (U.S.) bank and payable in U.S. dollars. Please do not staple your payment to the application.
ALL APPLICANTS: If you are mailing one of the forms below to the Board of Nursing, please send to ATTENTION: LICENSURE UNIT. This will facilitate the processing of your request. Please refer to the NEW background check instructions that are attached to the on-line examination and endorsement applications.
CRIMINAL RECORD CHECKS: Click Here For More Information
We are committed to issuing licenses as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.
The Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification (BCI&I) will generally only accept electronic fingerprints for FBI and BCI background checks.
Fingerprint cards will only be accepted by BCI&I (with an exemption form) for one of the following reasons:
1) Applicant's home address is 75 miles or more from the nearest Webcheck location;
2) Amputations or missing digits (Webcheck 4.0 only);
3) Out-of-state applicant;
4) Poor quality prints (Not able to capture at WebCheck location, provide name of location where the background check was attempted on the waiver form);
5) BCI/FBI rejects from original electronic submission. Note: The original reject letter must accompany the fingerprint card (s); and
6) Public Housing Organization background checks.
Please refer to the background check instructions that are attached to the on-line licensure by examination and endorsement applications. Individual instructions for Community Health Workers, Dialysis Technicians, and Medication Aides are located above the link for each specific application.
Click Here to find out how the Criminal Records Check may affect your future
employment as a nurse or certificate holder in Ohio. Or go to the Discipline
& Compliance Page .
LPN Authorization to Administer Medications and Limited IV Therapy in Ohio
Verification of your nursing license is available at the License & Certificate page of the Board website. Your name, license number and expiration date is public information and may be viewed by anyone. Please note that when calling the Board office with questions about your license that Board staff generally will not use social security numbers as a primary means to verify licensure information. In December, the licensure designation for LPNs who are authorized to administer medications and to perform limited IV Therapy changed from “LPN IV” to LPN M-IV. License designations for LPNs are as follows:
An LPN who is authorized to administer medications, but not perform limited IV Therapy, will have a license designation of “LPN Meds”.
An LPN who is authorized to administer medications and to perform limited IV Therapy procedures will have a license designation of “LPN M-IV”.
If an LPN is NOT authorized to administer medications or to perform limited IV therapy procedures, they will have a license designation of “LPN”.
