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State Nursing Associations (SNA) |
State Nursing Boards (SBON) Contact Person |
Nursing State Requirements Approval/ Accreditations Fees |
Approved for Home Study |
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Alabama State Nurses’ Association Dr.
Joyce Varner, DNP,
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360 North Hull Street Phone: (334) 252-8321 Office Hours: |
Alabama State Board of Nursing 770 Washington Avenue
Phone: (334) 242-4060
Contact Person: N. Genell Lee, Executive Officer |
RNs and LPNs: 24 contact hours for every 2-year renewal period
Initial licensing fee,
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8 of 24 via home study |
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Alaska Nurses Association |
237
East Third Avenue |
Alaska State Board of Nursing Dept.
of Comm. & Econ. Development
Phone:
(907) 269-8161
Contact Person: Dorothy Fulton, Executive Director |
Two of the following: · 30 contact hours · 30 hours of professional nursing activities · 320 hours of nursing employment
Fees:
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All 30 via home study |
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American Nurses Association Mary E. Foley,
David W. Hennage, PhD, MBA |
600
Maryland Avenue,
(202)
651-7000 |
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American Samoa |
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Arizona Nurses Association Teri Wicker, PhD, MSN, RN, President (Term ends 10/2012)
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1850
E. Southern Ave, Suite #1 Phone: (480) 831-0404 Office Hours: |
Arizona State Board of Nursing 4747
N. 7th St.
Phone:
(602) 889-5150
Contact Person: Joey Ridenour, Executive Director |
None
Fees:
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Arkansas Nurses Association Jean K. Zehler, MSE, RN,BC, CNA,BC, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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1123 S. University Avenue, #1015 Phone: (501) 244-2363 Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm |
Arkansas State Board of Nursing University
Tower Building
Phone:
(501) 686-2700
Contact Person: Faith Fields, Executive Director |
If your active license is to be renewed between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2004, you must have completed 8 practice-focused continuing education contact hours. If your active license is to be renewed after July 1, 2004, you must have completed 15 practice-focused continuing education contact hours.
Fees:
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ANA\California Elissa Brown, MSN, PMHCNS-BC (Term ends 03/2013)
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1121 L Street,
Suite 409 Phone: (916) 447-0225 |
California State Board of Registered Nursing 400 R
Street, Suite 4030
Phone:
(916) 322-3350
Contact
Person: |
30 contact hours per renewal period
Fees:
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All 30 via home study |
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Colorado Nurses Association Lola M. Fehr, RN, MS, CAE, RP, FAAN, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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2170
South Parker Road, Suite 145 Phone: (303) 757-7483
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Colorado State Board of Nursing 1560 Broadway, Suite 880 Denver, Colorado 80202
Phone:
(303) 894-2430
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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Connecticut Nurses Association Terry Tavella Quell, PhD, RN, President (Term ends 12/2011)
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377 Research Parkway, Suite 2D Phone: (203) 238-1207 Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm |
Connecticut Board
of Examiners for Nursing
Phone:
(860) 509-7624
Contact Person: Board Liaison |
None
Fees:
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Delaware Nurses Association Bonnie S. Osgood, MSN, RN-BC, NE-BC, President (Term ends 10/2012)
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726 Loveville Road, Suite 3000 (As of 7/1/2011) Phone: 302-239-3141 Office Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm |
Delaware Board of
Nursing
Phone:
(302) 739-4522
Contact
Person: |
30 contact hours every renewal period
Fees:
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All 30 via home study |
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District of Columbia Nurses Association, Inc. Evelyn
Sommers, MBA |
5100
Wisconsin Ave, N.W. Suite 306 |
District of
Columbia Board of Nursing
Phone:
(202) 724-4900 Website: http://hpla.doh.dc.gov/
Contact
Person: |
None currently required.
Fees: |
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Federal Nurses Association Colonel Susanne Clark, President (Term ends 9/2012)
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8515 Georgia
Avenue, Suite 400 Phone: (301) 628-5049 Office Hours: |
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Florida Nurses Association Andrea Gregg, DSN, RN, President (Term ends 09/2011)
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P.O.
Box 536985 Phone: (407) 896-3261 Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm |
Florida State Board
of Nursing
Phone: (850) 245-4244
Contact
Person: |
3 hours HIV/AIDS for initial licensure
Fees:
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All 25 via home study |
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Georgia Nurses Association Fran Beall, RN, ANP, BC, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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3032 Briarcliff
Road, NE Phone: (404) 325-5536 Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm |
Georgia State Board
of Nursing
Phone:
(478) 207-1640
Contact
Person: |
None |
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Guam Nurses Association Bernadette S. Santos, BSN, RN, President (Term ends 12/2011)
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P.O.
Box CG Phone: (671) 477-6877 Office Hours: 11:00am - 1:00pm |
PO
Box 2816 |
None |
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Hawaii Nurses Association Linda Beechinor, DNP, APRN-Rx – Chair
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8515 Georgia
Avenue, Suite 400 Phone: (800) 924-4194 Office Hours: Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm |
Hawaii State Board of Nursing Professional
& Vocational Licensing Division
Phone:
(808) 586-3000
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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Idaho Nurses Association Michelle D. Pearson-Smith, BSN, RN, CCRN, President (Term ends 04/2012)
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3525
Piedmont Road Phone: (888) 721-8904 Office Hours: 7:00am - 4:00pm |
Idaho State Board
of Nursing,
Phone:
(208) 334-3110
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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Illinois Nurses Association Pamela Sue Robbins, BSN, RN, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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105
West Adams Street, Suite 1420 Phone: (312) 419-2900
ext. 229 Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm |
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation James R. Thompson
Center
Phone: (312) 814-2715
Contact Person: |
LPN licensure for the February 1, 2011 – January 31, 2013 renewal cycle: 20 hours of approved continuing education.
Fees:
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Indiana State Nurses Association Barbara Bogard Kelly, MSN, RNC, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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2915 North High
School Road Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm |
Indiana State Board
of Nursing
Phone:
(317) 232-2960
Contact
Person: Dir. of Nursing of IN BON |
None
Fees:
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Iowa Nurses Association Ginny Wangerin, MSN, RN (Term ends 10/2011)
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2400
86th Street, #32 Phone: (515) 225-0495 Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:00pm |
Iowa State Board of
Nursing
Phone:
(515) 281-3255
Contact
Person: |
For renewal of a three year license, 45 contact hours.
Fees:
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All 45 via home study |
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Kansas State Nurses Association Patricia Plank, MSN, RN, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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1109
SW Topeka Blvd Phone: (785) 233-8638 Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm |
Kansas State Board
of Nursing
Phone:
(785) 296-4929
Contact
Person: |
30 contact hours each renewal period for nurses at all levels of practice.
Fees:
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15 of the 30 via home study |
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Kentucky
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200 Whittington
Parkway, Suite 101 Phone: (502) 637-2546 Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm |
Kentucky State Board
of Nursing
Phone:
(502) 329-7000
Contact
Person: |
RNs and LPNs: 30 contact hours every 2 years; 2 of the 30 hours must be AIDS CE
Fees:
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All 30 via home study |
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Louisiana Jacqueline J. Hill, PhD, RN, President (Term ends 05/2013)
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5713
Superior Drive, Suite A-6 Phone: (225) 201-0993 or
(800)457-6378 Office Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm |
Louisiana State
Board of Nursing
Phone:
(504) 838-5332
Contact Person: |
RNs: 5, 10, or 15 contact hours every year, based on employment
Fees:
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All 15 via home study |
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Maine
State Nurses Association
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647
US Route 1, Suite 14 Phone: (207) 877-4022 |
Maine State Board
of Nursing
Phone:
(207) 287-1133
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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Maryland Nurses Association Patricia Travis, PhD, RN, CCRP, President (Term ends 11/2011)
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21
Governor's Court, Suite 195 Phone: (410) 944-5800 Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm |
Maryland State
Board of Nursing
Phone:
(410) 585-1900
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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Massachusetts
Nurses Association
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P.O. Box 285 Phone: (617) 990-2856
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The Board of
Registration in Nursing
Phone:
(617) 973-0800
Contact
Person: |
RNs and LPNs: 15 contact hours every renewal period
Fees:
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All 15 via home stduy
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Michigan Nurses Association Tom Renkes, |
2310
Jolly Oak Road
(517)
349-5640 |
Michigan CIS/Office
of Health Services
Phone:
(517) 373-9102
Contact
Person: Policy Manager for Licensing Division |
RNs and LPNs: 25 contact hours every renewal period
Fees:
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All 25 via home study |
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Minnesota Nurses Association |
1295 Bandana Blvd. North, Suite 140 St. Paul, Minnesota 55108-5115
(651) 646-4807 or (800) 536-4662 |
Minnesota State Board
of Nursing
Phone:
(612) 617-2270
Contact
Person: |
RNs: 24 contact hours every renewal period
LPNs: 12 contact hours every renewal period
Fees:
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All 12 and all 24 via home study |
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Mississippi Nurses Association Gayle Harrell,
NP-C, CWCN, President (Term ends 10/2011) Ricki R. Garrett, PhD, Executive Director |
31 Woodgreen Place Phone: (601) 898-0670 Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm
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Mississippi State
Board of Nursing
Phone:
(601) 987-4188
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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Missouri Nurses Association Jennifer Gwin, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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1904 Bubba Lane Phone: (573) 636-4623 or toll-free (888)
662-MONA Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm |
Missouri State
Board of Nursing
Phone:
(573) 751-0681
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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Montana Nurses Association Kim Powell, APRN, ACNP-BC, President (Term ends 12/2011)
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20 Old Montana State Highway Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm |
PO
Box 200513
Phone:
(406) 841-2345
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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Nebraska Nurses Association Torri Merten, MSN,
RN, President (Term ends 10/2012) Annette Belitz Harmon, CFM, CM, Executive Director |
P.O. Box 82086 Phone: (402) 475-3859 |
Nebraska State
Board of Nursing
Phone:
(402) 471-4376
Contact
Person: |
RNs: 20 contact hours every renewal period
Fees:
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10 of the 20 via home study |
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Nevada Nurses Association Janice Muhammad,
BSN, MS, CNM, President (Term ends 10/2012) Margaret Curley, Communications Coordinator |
P.O. Box 34660 Phone: (775) 747-2333 Office Hours: 8:30am to 4:30pm |
Nevada State Board
of Nursing
Phone:
(702) 486-5800
Contact
Person: Associate Executive Director for Licensure & Certification |
RNs and LPNs: 30 contact hours every renewal period
Fees:
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All 30 via home study |
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New Hampshire Nurses Association Anita Pavlidis, MS, RN, President (Term ends 12/2011)
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210 N. State St., Suite 1-A Phone: (603) 225-3783
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New Hampshire State
Board of Nursing
Phone: (603) 271-2323
Contact Person: |
All nurses: 30 contact hours every renewal period
Fees:
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15 of the 30 via home study |
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New Jersey State Nurses Association Mary Ann T. Donohue, PhD, RN, APN, NEA-BC, President (Term ends 07/2012
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1479 Pennington Road Phone: (609) 883-5335 ext. 10 Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm |
New Jersey State Board of Nursing P.O. Box 45010
Phone: (973) 504-6586
Contact Person: Executive Director |
None
Fees:
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New Mexico Nurses Association Mary Colleen Campbell, BSN, RN, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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P.O. Box 29658 Office Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm |
New Mexico State Board of Nursing 4206 Louisiana
Boulevard, NE Phone: (505) 841-8340
Contact Person: Executive Director |
All nurses: 30 contact hours every renewal period
Fees:
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All 30 via home study |
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New York State Nurses Association Karen A. Ballard, MA, RN, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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11 Cornell Road Phone: (518) 782-9400
ext. 279 Office Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm |
New York State Board of Nursing Education
Bldg.
Phone:
(518) 474-3817 Ext. 120
Contact
Person: |
2-hour course on child-abuse (one time requirement for registration)
Fees:
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North Carolina Nurses Association Ernest J. Grant, MSN, RN, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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103 Enterprise Street Phone: (919) 821-4250 Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm |
North Carolina
State Board of Nursing
Phone:
(919) 782-3211
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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North Dakota Nurses Association Wanda Rose, PhD, RN, BC, President (Term ends 10/2010)
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c/o Becky Graner Phone: (701) 223-1385 Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm |
North Dakota State Board
of Nursing
Phone:
(701) 328-9777
Contact
Person: |
Nursing practice for relicensure 500 hours within preceding 5 years
Fees:
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Ohio Nurses Association
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4000
East Main Street Phone: 614) 237-5414 Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm |
State of Ohio Board
of Nursing
Phone:
(614) 466-3947
Contact
Person: |
RNs and LPNs: 24 contact hours per renewal period
Fees:
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All 24 via home study |
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Oklahoma Nurses Association Linda T. Fanning, BSN, MS, President (Term ends 10/2012)
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6414
North Santa Fe, Suite A Phone: (405) 840-3476 Office Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm |
Oklahoma State Board of Nursing 2915
N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524
Phone:
(405) 962-1800
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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Oregon
Nurses Association
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18765
SW Boones Ferry Road Phone: (503) 293-0011 Office Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm |
Oregon State Board
of Nursing
Phone:
(503) 731-4745
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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Pennsylvania State Nurses AssociationPatrick Kenny, EdD, RN, ACRN, APRN-PMH, NE-BC, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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2578 Interstate
Drive, Suite 101 Phone: (717) 657-1222 or
toll-free (888)-707-7762 Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm |
Pennsylvania State
Board of Nursing
Phone:
(717) 783-7142
Contact
Person:
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None
Fees:
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Puerto Rico |
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Rhode Island State Nurses Association Cathy E. Duquette, PhD, RN, CPHQ, NEA-BC, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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700 Butler Drive Phone: 401-331-5644 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 10:00am - 3:30pm |
Rhode Island State Board of Nursing Registration
and Nursing Education
Phone:
(401) 222-5700
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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South Carolina Nurses Association Vicki C. Green, MSN, APRN, BC, President (Term ends 10/2012)
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1821
Gadsden Street Phone: (803) 252-4781 Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm |
South
Carolina State Board of Nursing110 Centerview Drive
Phone:
(803) 896-4550
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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South Dakota Nurses Association Rebecca Nichols, MSN, RN, CCNS, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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P.O.
Box 1015, 105 S. Euclid Ave., Suite C Phone: (605) 945-4265 Office Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm |
South Dakota State
Board of Nursing
Phone: (605)
362-2760
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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Tennessee Nurses AssociationElizabeth H. Smith, PhD, RN, CCRA, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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545 Mainstream Drive, Suite 405 Phone: (615) 254-0350 Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm |
Tennessee State Board
of Nursing
Phone:
(615) 532-5166
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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Texas Nurses Association Margie Dorman-O'Donnell, MSN, RN, President (Term ends 06/2013)
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7600 Burnet Road Suite 440 Phone: (512) 452-0645 Office Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm |
Texas Board of
Nurse Examiners
Phone:
(512) 305-7400
Contact
Person: |
20 contact hours per renewal period
Fees:
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All 20 via home study |
Utah Nurses AssociationKathleen Kaufman, RN, MS, President (Term ends 1/2013)
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4505 Wasatch Blvd., Suite 330B Phone: (801) 272-4510 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 7:30am-3:30pm |
Utah State Board of
Nursing
Phone:
(801) 530-6628
Contact
Person: |
RNs: Have practiced not less than 400 hours during 2 years preceding application for renewal, or have completed 30 contact hours, or have practiced not less than 200 hours and completed 15 contact hours during 2 years preceding application for renewal.
Fees: Initial licensing fee,
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All up to 30 via home study |
Vermont State Nurses AssociationRuth Elsa Baldwin RN, ADN, President (Term ends 10/2012)
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100
Dorset Street, Suite 13 Phone: (802) 651-8886 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 3:00pm |
Vermont State Board
of Nursing
Phone:
(802) 828-2396
Contact
Person: Executive Director |
None
Fees:
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Virgin Islands State Nurses Association Verna Christian Garcia, BSN, RN, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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PO
Box 3617 Phone: (340) 713-0293 |
Virgin
Islands Board of Licensure
(340)
776-7397 |
15 hours every 2 years |
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Virginia Nurses Association Shirley Gibson, MHSA, BS, RN, President (Term ends 11/2012)
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7113
Three Chopt Road, Suite 204 Phone: (804)
282-1808/2373 Office Hours: 8:30am -5:00pm |
Virginia State Board oif Nursing 6606
W. Broad Street, 4th Floor
Phone:
(804) 662-9909
Contact
Person: |
None
Fees:
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Washington State Nurses Association Julia Weinberg, RN, President (Term ends 06/2011)
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575
Andover Park West, Suite 101 Phone: (206) 575-7979 Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm |
Washington
State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
Department of Health
Phone:
(360) 236-4740
Contact
Person: Executive Director |
None
Fees:
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West Virginia Nurses Association Elizabeth Baldwin, PNP, RN, President (Term ends 1/2013)
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1007
Bigley Avenue Phone: (304) 342-1169 or
toll free (800) 400-1226 Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm |
West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional
Nurses
Phone: (304) 558-3596
Contact Person: |
30 contact hours per renewal period
Fees:
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All 30 via home study |
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Wisconsin Nurses Association Carolyn R. Krause, PhD, RN, President (Term ends 10/2011)
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6117
Monona Drive Phone: (608) 221-0383 Office Hours: 7:30am - 4:00pm |
Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing
Phone: (608) 266-0145
Contact Person: |
None
Fees:
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Wyoming Nurses Association Faith Jones, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, President (Term ends 09/2012)
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PMB Box 101
Phone: 1-800-795-6381 Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm |
Wyoming State Board of Nursing Address:
Phone: (307) 777-7601
Contact Person: Executive Director |
20 contact hours, or 500 practice hours every two years, or 1600 practice hours every five years, or a refresher program.
Fees:
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All 20 via home study |