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Most US States require Registered Nurses to take the NCLEX exam once they have arrived in the US. For more information, we suggest you visit the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Inc.'s web site located at www.ncsbn.org. Additionally you can contact the State Board of Nursing in the State in which you will be practicing. The following list is provided for your information.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Alabama Board of Nursing
RSA Plaza, Ste 250
770 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36130-3900Phone: (334) 242-4060
FAX: (334) 242-4360
Contact Person: N. Genell Lee, MSN, JD, RN, Executive Officer
Alaska Board of Nursing
Dept. of Comm. & Econ. Development
Div. of Occupational Licensing
3601 C Street, Suite 722
Anchorage, AK 99503Phone: (907) 269-8161
FAX: (907) 269-8196
Contact Person: Dorothy Fulton, MA, RN, Executive Director
American Samoa Health Services
Regulatory Board
LBJ Tropical Medical Center
Pago Pago, AS 96799Phone: (684) 633-1222
FAX: (684) 633-1869
Contact Person: Etenauga Lutu, RN, Executive Secretary
Arizona State Board of Nursing
1651 E. Morten Avenue, Suite 210
Phoenix, AZ 85020Phone: (602) 331-8111
FAX: (602) 906-9365
Contact Person: Joey Ridenour, MN, RN, Executive Director
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
University Tower Building
1123 S. University, Suite 800
Little Rock, AR 72204Phone: (501) 686-2700
FAX: (501) 686-2714
Contact Person: Faith Fields, MSN, RN, Executive Director
California Board of Registered Nursing
400 R St., Ste. 4030
Sacramento, CA 95814-6239Phone: (916) 322-3350
FAX: (916) 327-4402
Contact Person: Ruth Ann Terry, MPH, RN, Executive Officer
California Board of Vocational Nurse
and Psychiatric Technician Examiners
2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 205
Sacramento, CA 95833Phone: (916) 263-7800
FAX: (916) 263-7859
Contact Person: Teresa Bello-Jones, J.D., M.S.N, R.N., Executive Officer
Colorado Board of Nursing
1560 Broadway, Suite 880
Denver, CO 80202Phone: (303) 894-2430
FAX: (303) 894-2821
Contact Person: Patricia Uris, PhD, RN, Program Administrator
Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing
Division of Health Systems Regulation
410 Capitol Avenue, MS# 13ADJ
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0328Phone: (860) 509-7624
FAX: (860) 509-7553
Contact Person: Dorothy Pacyna, MS, RN, Supervisor Nursing Consultants
Delaware Board of Nursing
861 Silver Lake Blvd
Cannon Building, Suite 203
Dover, DE 19904Phone: (302) 739-4522
FAX: (302) 739-2711
Contact Person: Iva Boardman, MSN, RN, Executive Director
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Department of Health
825 N. Capitol Street, N.E., 2nd Floor
Room 2224
Washington, DC 20002Phone: (202) 442-4778
FAX: (202) 442-9431
Contact Person: Denise Pope, MSN, RN, Acting Executive Officer
Florida Board of Nursing
4080 Woodcock Drive, Suite 202
Jacksonville, FL 32207Phone: (904) 858-6940
FAX: (904) 858-6964
Contact Person: Ruth R. Stiehl, PhD., MN, MA, BS, RN, Executive Director
Georgia State Board of Licensed
Practical Nurses
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858Phone: (912) 207-1300
FAX: (912) 207-1633
Contact Person: Jacqueline Hightower, JD, Executive Director
Georgia Board of Nursing
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858Phone: (912) 207-1640
FAX: (912) 207-1660
Contact Person: Shirley Camp, BSN, JD, RN, Executive Director
Guam Board of Nurse Examiners
P.O. Box 2816
1304 East Sunset Boulevard
Barrgada, GU 96913Phone: (671) 475-0251
FAX: (671) 477-4733
Contact Person: Margarita Bautista-Gay, RN, BSN, MN, Chairperson & Acting Executive Director
Hawaii Board of Nursing
Professional and Vocational Licensing Division
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801Phone: (808) 586-3000
FAX: (808) 586-2689
Contact Person: Kathleen Yokouchi , Executive Officer
Idaho Board of Nursing
280 N. 8th Street, Suite 210
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720Phone: (208) 334-3110
FAX: (208) 334-3262
Contact Person: Sandra Evans, MA,Ed., RN, Executive Director
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph, Suite 9-300
Chicago, IL 60601Phone: (312) 814-2715
FAX: (312) 814-3145
Contact Person: Jacqueline Waggoner, MSN, RN, Nursing Act Coordinator
Indiana State Board of Nursing
Health Professions Bureau
402 W. Washington Street, Room W041
Indianapolis, IN 46204Phone: (317) 232-2960
FAX: (317) 233-4236
Contact Person: Beth Compton , Executive Director
Iowa Board of Nursing
RiverPoint Business Park
400 S.W. 8th Street
Suite B
Des Moines, IA 50309-4685Phone: (515) 281-3255
FAX: (515) 281-4825
Contact Person: Lorinda Inman, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Kansas State Board of Nursing
Landon State Office Building
900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 551-S
Topeka, KS 66612Phone: (785) 296-4929
FAX: (785) 296-3929
Contact Person: Mary Blubaugh, MSN, RN, Executive Administrator
Kentucky Board of Nursing
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40222Phone: (502) 329-7000
FAX: (502) 329-7011
Contact Person: Sharon Weisenbeck, MS, RN, Executive Director
Louisiana State Board of Practical
Nurse Examiners
3421 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 203
Metairie, LA 70002Phone: (504) 838-5791
FAX: (504) 838-5279
Contact Person: Claire Glaviano, BSN, MN, RN, Executive Director
Louisiana State Board of Nursing
3510 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 501
Metairie, LA 70003Phone: (504) 838-5332
FAX: (504) 838-5349
Contact Person: Barbara Morvant, MN, RN, Executive Director
Maine State Board of Nursing
158 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333Phone: (207) 287-1133
FAX: (207) 287-1149
Contact Person: Myra Broadway, JD, MS, RN, Executive Directorr
Maryland Board of Nursing
4140 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215Phone: (410) 585-1900
FAX: (410) 358-3530
Contact Person: Donna Dorsey, MS, RN, Executive Director
Massachusetts Board of Registration
in Nursing
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
239 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02114Phone: (207) 287-1133
FAX: (207) 287-1149
Contact Person: Myra Broadway, JD, MS, RN, Executive Directorr
Michigan CIS/Office of Health Services
Ottawa Towers North
611 W. Ottawa, 4th Floor
Lansing, MI 48933Phone: (517) 373-9102
FAX: (517) 373-2179
Contact Person: Cathy Seyka , Licensure Manager
Minnesota Board of Nursing
2829 University Avenue SE
Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55414Phone: (612) 617-2270
FAX: (612) 617-2190
Contact Person: Shirley Brekken, MS, RN, Executive Director
Mississippi Board of Nursing
1935 Lakeland Drive, Suite B
Jackson, MS 39216Phone: (601) 987-4188
FAX: (601) 364-2352
Contact Person: Marcia Rachel, PhD, RN, Executive Director
Missouri State Board of Nursing
3605 Missouri Blvd.
P.O. Box 656
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656Phone: (573) 751-0681
FAX: (573) 751-0075
Contact Person: Calvina Thomas, PhD, RN, Executive Director
Montana State Board of Nursing
301 South Park
Helena, MT 59620-0513Phone: (207) 287-1133
FAX: (207) 287-1149
Contact Person: Myra Broadway, JD, MS, RN, Executive Directorr
Nebraska Health and Human Services System
Dept. of Regulation and Licensure, Nursing Section
301 Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986Phone: (402) 471-4376
FAX: (402) 471-3577
Contact Person: Charlene Kelly, PhD, RN, Executive Director
Nevada State Board of Nursing
1755 East Plumb Lane
Suite 260
Reno, NV 89502Phone: (775) 688-2620
FAX: (775) 688-2628
Contact Person: Kathy Apple, MS, RN, Executive Director
New Hampshire Board of Nursing
78 Regional Drive, BLDG B
P.O. Box 3898
Concord, NH 03302Phone: (603) 271-2323
FAX: (603) 271-6605
Contact Person: Cynthia Gray, MBA, BS, RN, CPN, Executive Director
New Jersey Board of Nursing
124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 45010
Newark, NJ 07101Phone: (973) 504-6586
FAX: (973) 648-3481
Contact Person: Patricia Lynch Polansky, MS, RN, Executive Director
New Mexico Board of Nursing
4206 Louisiana Boulevard, NE
Suite A
Albuquerque, NM 87109Phone: (505) 841-8340
FAX: (505) 841-8347
Contact Person: Debra Brady, PhD, RN, Executive Director
New York State Board of Nursing
89 Washington Avenue
Education Bldg.
2nd Floor West Wing
Albany, NY 12234Phone: (402) 471-4376
FAX: (402) 471-3577
Contact Person: Charlene Kelly, PhD, RN, Executive Director
Nebraska Health and Human Services System
Dept. of Regulation and Licensure, Nursing Section
301 Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986Phone: (518) 473-6999
FAX: (518) 474-3706
Contact Person: Barbara Zittel , Temporary Acting EO
North Carolina Board of Nursing
3724 National Drive, Suite 201
Raleigh, NC 27612Phone: (919) 782-3211
FAX: (919) 781-9461
Contact Person: Polly Johnson, MSN, RN, Executive Director
North Dakota Board of Nursing
919 South 7th Street, Suite 504
Bismark, ND 58504Phone: (701) 328-9777
FAX: (701) 328-9785
Contact Person: Constance Kalanek, PhD, RN, Executive Director
Ohio Board of Nursing
17 South High Street, Suite 400
Columbus, OH 43215-3413Phone: (614) 466-3947
FAX: (614) 466-0388
Contact Person: Dorothy Fiorino, MS, RN, Executive Director
Oklahoma Board of Nursing
2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524
Oklahoma City, OK 73106Phone: (405) 962-1800
FAX: (405) 962-1821
Contact Person: Kimberly Glazier, M.Ed., RN, Executive Director
Oregon State Board of Nursing
800 NE Oregon Street, Box 25
Suite 465
Portland, OR 97232Phone: (503) 731-4745
FAX: (503) 731-4755
Contact Person: Joan Bouchard, MN, RN, Executive Director
Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
124 Pine Street
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17101Phone: (717) 783-7142
FAX: (717) 783-0822
Contact Person: Miriam Limo, MS, MSN, RN, Executive Secretary
Rhode Island Board of Nurse
Registration and Nursing Education
105 Cannon Building
Three Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908Phone: (401) 222-5700
FAX: (401) 222-3352
Contact Person: Charles Alexandre, MSN, RN, Executive Officer
South Carolina State Board of Nursing
110 Centerview Drive
Suite 202
Columbia, SC 29210Phone: (803) 896-4550
FAX: (803) 896-4525
Contact Person: Donald Hayden , Interim Executive Officer, Compliance Manager
South Dakota Board of Nursing
4300 South Louise Ave., Suite C-1
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3124Phone: (605) 362-2760
FAX: (605) 362-2768
Contact Person: Diana Vander Woude, MS, RN, Executive Secretary
Tennessee State Board of Nursing
426 Fifth Avenue North
1st Floor - Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37247Phone: (615) 532-5166
FAX: (615) 741-7899
Contact Person: Elizabeth Lund, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460
Austin, TX 78701Phone: (512) 305-7400
FAX: (512) 305-7401
Contact Person: Katherine Thomas, MN, RN, Executive Director
Texas Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners
William P. Hobby Building, Tower 3
333 Guadalupe Street, Suite 3-400
Austin, TX 78701Phone: (512) 305-8100
FAX: (512) 305-8101
Contact Person: Mary Strange, RN, Executive Director
Utah State Board of Nursing
Heber M. Wells Bldg., 4th Floor
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111Phone: (801) 530-6628
FAX: (801) 530-6511
Contact Person: Laura Poe, MS, RN, Executive Administrator
Vermont State Board of Nursing
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-1106Phone: (802) 828-2396
FAX: (802) 828-2484
Contact Person: Anita Ristau, MS, RN, Executive Director
Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure
Veterans Drive Station
St. Thomas, VI 00803Phone: (340) 776-7397
FAX: (340) 777-4003
Contact Person: Winifred Garfield, CRNA, RN, Executive Secretary
Virginia Board of Nursing
6606 W. Broad Street, 4th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230Phone: (804) 662-9909
FAX: (804) 662-9512
Contact Person: Nancy Durrett, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Washington State Nursing Care Quality
Assurance Commission
Department of Health
1300 Quince Street SE
Olympia, WA 98504-7864Phone: (360) 236-4740
FAX: (360) 236-4738
Contact Person: Mary Strange, RN, Executive Director
West Virginia State Board
of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses
101 Dee Drive
Charleston, WV 25311Phone: (304) 558-3572
FAX: (304) 558-4367
Contact Person: Nancy Wilson, RN, Executive Secretary
West Virginia Board of Examiners
for Registered Professional Nurses
101 Dee Drive
Charleston, WV 25311Phone: (304) 558-3596
FAX: (304) 558-3666
Contact Person: Laura Rhodes, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Wisconsin Department of Regulation
and Licensing
1400 E. Washington Avenue
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708Phone: (608) 266-0145
FAX: (608) 261-7083
Contact Person: Kimberly Nania , Director, Bureau of Health Service Professions
Wyoming State Board of Nursing
2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 110
Cheyenne, WY 82002Phone: (307) 777-7601
FAX: (307) 777-3519
Contact Person: Cheryl Lynn Koski, MS, RN, CS, Executive Director
