State Board Contact Information

Alabama


Alabama Board of Nursing
P O Box 303900
Montgomery, AL 36130-3900
Phone: 334.293.5200 or 800.656.5318
Website: www.abn.alabama.gov
Contact Person: N. Genell Lee, JD, MSN, RN, Executive Officer

Alaska


Alaska Board of Nursing
550 West Seventh Avenue Suite 1500
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3567
Phone: 907.269.8161
Website: www.dced.state.ak.us
Contact Person: Nancy Sanders, PhD, RN, Executive Administrator

Arizona


Arizona State Board of Nursing
4747 North 7th Street, Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85014-3655
Phone: 602.771.7800
Website: www.azbn.gov
Contact Person: Joey Ridenour, MN, RN, FAAN, Executive Director

Arkansas


Arkansas State Board of Nursing
University Tower Building
1123 S. University, Suite 800
Little Rock, AR 72204-1619
Phone: 501.686.2700
Website: http://www.arsbn.arkansas.gov
Contact Person: Sue Tedford, MNSc, RN, Executive Director

California


California Board of Registered Nursing
1747 North Market Boulevard, Suite 150
Sacramento, CA 95834
Phone: 916.322.3350
Website: www.rn.ca.gov
Contact Person: Louise Bailey, MEd, RN, Executive Officer

Colorado


Colorado Board of Nursing
1560 Broadway, Suite 1370
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303.894.2430
Website: www.dora.state.co.us/nursing/
Contact Person: Kennetha Julien, JD, Program Director

Connecticut


Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing
Dept. of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS# 13PHO
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0328
Phone: 860.509.7624
Website: http://www.ct.gov
Contact Person: Jennifer L. Filippone, Chief, Practitioner Licensing and Investigations Section

Delaware


Delaware Board of Nursing
861 Silver Lake Blvd.
Cannon Building, Suite 203
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: 302.744.4500
Website: http://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/
Contact Person: Pamela Zickafoose, Ed.D, RN, CNA-BC, CNE, Executive Director

Florida


Florida Board of Nursing
4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C02
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3252
Phone: 850.245.4125
Website: http://www.doh.state.fl.us
Contact Person: Joe Baker, Jr. Executive Director

Georgia


Georgia Board of Nursing
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
Phone: 478.207.2440
Website: http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/rn/
Contact Person: Jim Cleghorn, Executive Director

Hawaii


Hawaii Board of Nursing
PVLD/DCCA
Attn: Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801
Phone: 808.586.3000
Website: www.hawaii.gov
Contact Person: Lee Ann Teshima, Executive Officer

Idaho


Idaho Board of Nursing
280 N. 8th Street, Suite 210
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
Phone: 208.334.3110
Website: www2.state.id.us/ibn
Contact Person: Sandra Evans, MAEd, RN, Executive Director

Illinois


Illinois Board of Nursing
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street
Suite 9-300
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312.814.2715
Website: www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/nurs.asp
Contact Person: Michele Bromberg, MSN, APN, BC, Nursing Act Coordinator

Indiana


Indiana State Board of Nursing
Professional Licensing Agency
402 W. Washington Street, Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317.234.2043
Website: http://www.in.gov/pla/nursing.htm
Contact Person: Elizabeth Kiefner Crawford, Director

Iowa


Iowa Board of Nursing
RiverPoint Business Park
400 S.W. 8th Street
Suite B
Des Moines, IA 50309-4685
Phone: 515.281.3255
Website: http://nursing.iowa.gov
Contact Person: Lorinda Inman, MSN, RN, Executive Director

Kansas


Kansas State Board of Nursing
Landon State Office Building
900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 1051
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: 785.296.4929
Website: www.ksbn.org
Contact Person: Mary Blubaugh, MSN, RN, Executive Administrator

Kentucky


Kentucky Board of Nursing
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40222
Phone: 502.429.3300
Website: www.kbn.ky.gov
Contact Person: Charlotte F. Beason, Ed.D, RN, NEA, Executive Director

Louisiana


Louisiana State Board of Nursing
17373 Perkins Road
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810
Phone: 225.755.7500
Website: www.lsbn.state.la.us
Contact Person: Barbara Morvant, MN, RN, Executive Director

Maine


Maine State Board of Nursing
158 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207.287.1133
Website: www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/
Contact Person: Myra Broadway, JD, MS, RN, Executive Director

Maryland


Maryland Board of Nursing
4140 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: 410.585.1900
Website: www.mbon.org
Contact Person: Patricia Ann Noble, MSN, RN Executive Director

Massachusetts


Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
239 Causeway Street, Suite 500, 5th floor
Boston, MA 02114 Phone: 617.973.0900 / 800.414.0168
Website: http://www.mass.gov/dph/boards/rn
Contact Person: Rula Faris Harb, MS, RN, Executive Director

Michigan


Michigan/DCH/Bureau of Health Professions
Ottawa Towers North
611 W. Ottawa, 1st Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
phone: 517.335.0918
Website: www.michigan.gov/healthlicense

Minnesota


Minnesota Board of Nursing
2829 University Avenue SE
Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: 612.617.2270
Website: www.nursingboard.state.mn.us
Contact Person: Shirley Brekken, MS, RN, Executive Director

Mississippi


Mississippi Board of Nursing
1080 River Oaks Drive
Flowood, MS 39232 Phone: 601.664.9303
Website: http://www.msbn.state.ms.us/
Contact Person: Melinda E. Rush, DSN, FNP, Executive Director

Missouri


Missouri State Board of Nursing
3605 Missouri Blvd.
P.O. Box 656
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656
Phone: 573.751.0681
Website: http://www.pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp
Contact Person: Lori Scheidt, BS, Executive Director

Montana


Montana State Board of Nursing
301 South Park
Suite 401
P.O. Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
Phone: 406.841.2340
Website: http://bsd.dli.mt.gov
Contact Person: Cynthia Gustafson, PhD, RN, Executive Director

Nebraska


Nebraska Board of Nursing
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
Phone: 402.471.4376
Website: http://www.dhhs.ne.gov
Contact Person: Karen Bowen, MS, RN, Interim Executive Director

Nevada


Nevada State Board of Nursing
5011 Meadowood Mall Way, Suite 300
Reno, NV 89502Phone: 775.687.7700
Website: www.nursingboard.state.nv.us
Contact Person: Debra Scott, MSN, RN, FRE, Executive Director

New Hampshire


New Hampshire Board of Nursing
21 South Fruit Street
Suite 16
Concord, NH 03301-2341
Phone: 603.271.2323
Website: www.state.nh.us/nursing
Contact Person: Margaret Walker, Ed.D, RN, FRE, Interim Executive Director

New Jersey


New Jersey Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 45010
124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
Newark, NJ 07101 Phone: 973.504.6430
Website: www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/nursing.htm
Contact Person: George Hebert, MA, RN, Executive Director

New Mexico


New Mexico Board of Nursing
6301 Indian School Road, NE
Suite 710
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: 505.841.8340
Website: www.bon.state.nm.us
Contact Person: Nancy Darbro, PhD, APRN, CNS, LPCC, LADAC, Interim Executive Director

New York


New York State Board of Nursing
Education Bldg.
89 Washington Avenue
2nd Floor West Wing
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: 518.474.3817, Ext. 120
Website: www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/
Contact Person: Laurene C. O’Brien, RN, MS, NPP, Interim Executive Secretary

North Carolina


North Carolina Board of Nursing
4516 Lake Boone Trail
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919.782.3211
Website: www.ncbon.com
Contact Person: Julia L. George, MSN, RN, FRE, Executive Director

North Dakota


North Dakota Board of Nursing
919 South 7th Street, Suite 504
Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone: 701.328.9777
Website: https://www.ndbon.org
Contact Person: Constance Kalanek, PhD, RN, Executive Director

Ohio


Ohio Board of Nursing
17 South High Street, Suite 400
Columbus, OH 43215-3413
Phone: 614.466.3947
Website: www.nursing.ohio.gov
Contact Person: Betsy J. Houchen, JD, MS, RN, Executive Director

Oklahoma


Oklahoma Board of Nursing
2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Phone: 405.962.1800
Website: www.ok.gov/nursing/
Contact Person: Kimberly Glazier, M.Ed., RN, Executive Director

Oregon


Oregon State Board of Nursing
17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd
Portland, OR 97224
Phone: 971.673.0685
Website: www.osbn.state.or.us
Contact Person: Holly Mercer, JD, RN, Executive Director

Pennsylvania


Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
Phone: 717.783.7142
Website: http://www.portal.state.pa.us
Contact Person: Laurette D. Keiser, MSN, RN, Executive Secretary/Section Chief

South Carolina


South Carolina State Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 12367
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803.896.4550
Website: www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/nursing/
Contact Person: Nancy Murphy MS, RN, BC, CPM, Administrator

South Dakota


South Dakota Board of Nursing
4305 South Louise Ave., Suite 201
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3115
Fax: 605.362.2768
Website: www.state.sd.us/doh/nursing/
Contact Person: Gloria Damgaard, MS, RN, Executive Secretary

Tennessee


Tennessee State Board of Nursing
227 French Landing, Suite 300
Heritage Place MetroCenter
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615.532.5166
Website: http://health.state.tn.us
Contact Person: Elizabeth Lund, MSN, RN, Executive Director

Texas


Texas Board of Nursing
333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: 512.305.7400
Website: www.bon.state.tx.us
Contact Person: Katherine Thomas, MN, RN, Executive Director

Utah


Utah State Board of Nursing
Heber M. Wells Bldg., 4th Floor
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: 801.530.6628
Website: www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/nursing.html
Contact Person: Debra F. Hobbins, DNP, APRN, LSAC, CARN-AP, Bureau Manager

Vermont


Vermont State Board of Nursing
Office of Professional Regulation
National Life Building North F1.2
Montpelier, Vermont 05620-3402
Phone: 802.828.2396
Website: www.vtprofessionals.org/opr1/nurses/
Contact Person: Linda Davidson, APRN, Executive Director

Virginia


Virginia Board of Nursing
Department of Health Professions
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, Virginia 23233 Phone: (804) 367-4515
Website: www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing
Contact Person: Jay Douglas, MSM, RN, CSAC, Executive Director

Washington


Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
Department of Health
HPQA #6
310 Israel Rd. SE
Tumwater, WA 98501-7864
Phone: 360.236.4700
Website: www.doh.wa.gov
Contact Person: Paula Meyer, MSN, RN, Executive Director

West Virginia


West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
101 Dee Drive
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: 304.558.3596
Website: www.wvrnboard.com
Contact Person: Laura Rhodes, MSN, RN, Executive Director

Wisconsin


Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing
1400 E. Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608.266.2112
Website:
http://drl.wi.gov
Contact Person: Dan Williams, Bureau Director - Division of Board Services

Wyoming


Wyoming State Board of Nursing
1810 Pioneer Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307.777.7601
Website: http://nursing.state.wy.us
Contact Person: Mary Kay Goetter, PhD, RNC, NEA-BC, Executive Officer

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