Please select the type of licensure to verify.
- Advanced Practice Recognition for Registered Nurses
- Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Registered Nurses
- Temporary Licenses (LVN and RN)
- Graduate Nurse and Graduate Vocational Nurse Permits
- Check Status of Application for Initial Licensure (Endorsement, Examination or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse)
- Nurse Licensure Compact - Discipline
Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Fact Sheet - Overview of What Nurse Employers Need to Know regarding the licensure compact.
Reminder - No More Paper Licenses Upon Renewal After September 1, 2008
The Board of Nursing (BON) has discontinued issuing wallet-sized paper licenses for nurses renewing their licenses beginning September 1, 2008. The BON will continue to issue paper license certificates for:
- Graduate nurses who pass the NCLEX® exam and obtain their initial nurse license in Texas;
- Nurses who hold licenses in other states and are obtaining a Texas nurse license for the first time; and
- Nurses who receive full authorization to practice as advanced practice nurses.