Boards of Nursing
Contact Information and Web sites
Alabama Board of Nursing
770 Washington Avenue
RSA Plaza, Ste 250
Montgomery, AL 36130-3900
Phone: (334) 242-4060 FAX: (334) 242-4360
Contact Person: N. Genell Lee, MSN, JD, RN, Executive Officer
Web Site: http://www.abn.state.al.us/
Alaska Board of Nursing
550 West Seventh Avenue Suite 1500
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3567
Phone: (907) 269-8161 FAX: (907) 269-8196
Contact Person: Dorothy Fulton, MA, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pnur.htm
American Samoa Health Services
Regulatory Board
LBJ Tropical Medical Center
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: (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 85020
Phone: (602) 331-8111 FAX: (602) 906-9365
Contact Person: Joey Ridenour, MN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.azboardofnursing.org/
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
University Tower Building
1123 S. University, Suite 800
Little Rock, AR 72204-1619
Phone: (501) 686-2700 FAX: (501) 686-2714
Contact Person: Faith Fields, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.ar.us/nurse
California Board of Registered Nursing
400 R St., Ste. 4030
Sacramento, CA 95814-6239
Phone: (916) 322-3350FAX: (916) 327-4402
Contact Person: Ruth Ann Terry, MPH, RN, Executive Officer
Web Site: http://www.rn.ca.gov/
California Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners
2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 205
Sacramento, CA 95833
Phone: (916) 263-7800 FAX: (916) 263-7859
Contact Person: Teresa Bello-Jones, JD, MSN, RN, Executive Officer
Web Site: http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/
Colorado Board of Nursing
1560 Broadway, Suite 880
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 894-2430 FAX: (303) 894-2821
Contact Person: Patricia Uris, PhD, RN, Program Administrator
Web Site: http://www.dora.state.co.us/nursing/
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 FAX: (860) 509-7553
Contact Person: Jan Wojick , Board Liaison
Web Site: http://www.state.ct.us/dph/
Delaware Board of Nursing
861 Silver Lake Blvd
Cannon Building, Suite 203
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 739-4522 FAX: (302) 739-2711
Contact Person: Iva Boardman, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.professionallicensing.state.de.us/boards/nursing/index.shtml
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Department of Health
825 N. Capitol Street, N.E., 2nd Floor
Room 2224
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 442-4778 FAX: (202) 442-9431
Contact Person: Karen Scipio-Skinner MSN, RNC, Executive Director
http://www.dchealth.dc.gov
Florida Board of Nursing
Capital Circle Officer Center
4052 Bald Cypress Way
Rm 120
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3252
Phone: (850) 488-0595 FAX: (850) 245-4172
Contact Person: Dan Coble, RN, PhD, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/
Georgia State Board of Licensed Practical Nurses
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
Phone: (478) 207-1300 FAX: (478) 207-1633
Contact Person: Jacqueline Hightower, JD, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/lpn
Georgia Board of Nursing
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
Phone: (478) 207-1640 FAX: (478) 207-1660
Contact Person: Sylvia Bond, RN MSN, MBA, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/rn
Guam Board of Nurse Examiners
Regular mailing address
P.O. Box 2816
Agana, Guam 96932
Street address (for Fed Ex & UPS)
651 Legacy square Commercial Complex,
South Route 10
Mangilao, Guam 96913
Phone: (671) 475-0251 FAX: (671) 477-4733
Contact Person: Lucy Cruz Iona, RN, FNP, Acting Executive Officer
Hawaii Board of Nursing
Professional & Vocational Licensing Division
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801
Phone: (808) 586-3000 FAX: (808) 586-2689
Contact Person: Kathleen Yokouchi, MBA, BBA, BA, Executive Officer
Web Site: http://www.state.hi.us/dcca/pvl/areas_nurse.html
Idaho Board of Nursing
280 N. 8th Street, Suite 210
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
Phone: (208) 334-3110 FAX: (208) 334-3262
Contact Person: Sandra Evans, MA,Ed., RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.id.us/ibn/ibnhome.htm
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph, Suite 9-300
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 814-2715 FAX: (312) 814-3145
Contact Person: Deborah Taylor, RN, Ed.D, Nursing Act Assistant Coordinator
Web Site: http://www.dpr.state.il.us/
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
320 W. Washington St.
3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
Phone: (217) 782-8556 FAX: (217) 782-7645
Indiana State Board of Nursing
Health Professions Bureau
402 W. Washington Street, Room W041
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-2960 FAX: (317) 233-4236
Contact Person: Kristen Kelley , Dir. of Nursing of IN BON
Web Site: http://www.state.in.us/hpb/boards/isbn/
Iowa Board of Nursing
RiverPoint Business Park
400 S.W. 8th Street
Suite B
Des Moines, IA 50309-4685
Phone: (515) 281-3255 FAX: (515) 281-4825
Contact Person: Lorinda Inman, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.ia.us/government/nursing/
Kansas State Board of Nursing
Landon State Office Building
900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 551-S
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-4929 FAX: (785) 296-3929
Contact Person: Mary Blubaugh, MSN, RN, Executive Administrator
Web Site: http://www.ksbn.org
Kentucky Board of Nursing
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40222
Phone: (502) 329-7000 FAX: (502) 329-7011
Contact Person: Sharon Weisenbeck, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.kbn.state.ky.us/
Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners
3421 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 203
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: (504) 838-5791 FAX: (504) 838-5279
Contact Person: Claire Glaviano, BSN, MN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.lsbpne.com/
Louisiana State Board of Nursing
3510 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 501
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: (504) 838-5332 FAX: (504) 838-5349
Contact Person: Barbara Morvant, MN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.lsbn.state.la.us/
Maine State Board of Nursing
158 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 287-1133 FAX: (207) 287-1149
Contact Person: Myra Broadway, JD, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.me.us/boardofnursing
Maryland Board of Nursing
4140 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: (410) 585-1900 FAX: (410) 358-3530
Contact Person: Donna Dorsey, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.mbon.org
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
239 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: (617) 727-9961 FAX: (617) 727-1630
Contact Person: Theresa Bonanno, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/rn/
Michigan CIS/Bureau of Health Services
Ottawa Towers North
611 W. Ottawa, 4th Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 373-9102 FAX: (517) 373-2179
Contact Person: Diane Lewis, MBA, BA, Policy Manager for Licensing Division
Web Site: http://www.cis.state.mi.us/bhser/genover.htm
Minnesota Board of Nursing
2829 University Avenue SE
Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: (612) 617-2270 FAX: (612) 617-2190
Contact Person: Shirley Brekken, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.nursingboard.state.mn.us/
Mississippi Board of Nursing
1935 Lakeland Drive, Suite B
Jackson, MS 39216-5014
Phone: (601) 987-4188 FAX: (601) 364-2352
Contact Person: Delia Owens, RN, JD, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.msbn.state.ms.us/
Missouri State Board of Nursing
3605 Missouri Blvd.
P.O. Box 656
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656
Phone: (573) 751-0681
FAX: (573) 751-0075
Contact Person: Lori Scheidt, BS, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.ecodev.state.mo.us/pr/nursing/
Montana State Board of Nursing
301 South Park
PO Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
Phone: (406) 841-2340
FAX: (406) 841-2343
Contact Person: Barbara Swehla, MN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.discoveringmontana.com/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/nur_board/board_page.htm
Nebraska Health and Human Services System
Dept. of Regulation & Licensure, Nursing Section
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
Phone: (402) 471-4376
FAX: (402) 471-3577
Contact Person: Charlene Kelly, PhD, RN, Executive Director
Nursing and Nursing Support Web Site: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/nursing/nursingindex.htm
Nevada State Board of Nursing
Administration, Discipline & Investigations
5011 Meadowood Mall #201
Reno, NV 89502-6547
Phone: (775) 688-2620
FAX: (775) 688-2628
Contact Person: Debra Scott, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.nursingboard.state.nv.us
Nevada State Board of Nursing
License Certification and Education
4330 S. Valley View Blvd.
Suite 106
Las Vegas, NV 89103
Phone: (702) 486-5800
FAX: (702)) 486-5803
Contact Person: Don Rennie MS, RN, Associate Executive Director for Licensure & Certification
Web Site: http://www.nursingboard.state.nv.us
New Hampshire Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 3898
78 Regional Drive, BLDG B
Concord, NH 03302
Phone: (603) 271-2323
FAX: (603) 271-6605
Contact Person: Cynthia Gray, MBA, BS, RN, CPN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.nh.us/nursing/
New Jersey Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 45010
124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
Newark, NJ 07101
Phone: (973) 504-6586
FAX: (973) 648-3481
Contact Person: Patricia Lynch Polansky, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical.htm
New Mexico Board of Nursing
4206 Louisiana Boulevard, NE
Suite A
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone: (505) 841-8340
FAX: (505) 841-8347
Contact Person: Debra Brady, PhD, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.nm.us/clients/nursing
New York State Board of Nursing
Education Bldg.
89 Washington Avenue
2nd Floor West Wing
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-3817 Ext. 120
FAX: (518) 474-3706
Contact Person: Barbara Zittel, PhD, RN, Executive Secretary
Web Site: http://www.nysed.gov/prof/nurse.htm
North Carolina Board of Nursing
3724 National Drive, Suite 201
Raleigh, NC 27612
Phone: (919) 782-3211
FAX: (919) 781-9461
Contact Person: Polly Johnson, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.ncbon.com/
North Dakota Board of Nursing
919 South 7th Street, Suite 504
Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone: (701) 328-9777
FAX: (701) 328-9785
Contact Person: Constance Kalanek, PhD, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.ndbon.org/
Ohio Board of Nursing
17 South High Street, Suite 400
Columbus, OH 43215-3413
Phone: (614) 466-3947
FAX: (614) 466-0388
Contact Person: John Brion, RN, MS, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.oh.us/nur/
Oklahoma Board of Nursing
2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Phone: (405) 962-1800
FAX: (405) 962-1821
Contact Person: Kimberly Glazier, M.Ed., RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.youroklahoma.com/nursing
Oregon State Board of Nursing
800 NE Oregon Street, Box 25
Suite 465
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (503) 731-4745
FAX: (503) 731-4755
Contact Person: Joan Bouchard, MN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.osbn.state.or.us/
Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
P.O. 2649
124 Pine Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: (717) 783-7142
FAX: (717) 783-0822
Contact Person: Laurette D. Keiser, RN, MSN, Executive Secretary
Web Site: http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/view.asp?a=1104&q=432869
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Board of Nurse Examiners
800 Roberto H. Todd Avenue
Room 202, Stop 18
Santurce, PR 00908
Phone: (787) 725-7506
FAX: (787) 725-7903
Contact Person: Magda Bouet , Executive Director of the Office of Regulations and Certifications of Health Care Professions
Rhode Island Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education
105 Cannon Building
Three Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 222-5700
FAX: (401) 222-3352
Contact Person: Charles Alexandre, MSN, RN, Executive Officer
Web Site: http://www.healthri.org/hsr/professions/nurses.htm
South Carolina State Board of Nursing
110 Centerview Drive
Suite 202
Columbia, SC 29210
Phone: (803) 896-4550
FAX: (803) 896-4525
Contact Person: Martha Bursinger, RN, MSN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/nursing
South Dakota Board of Nursing
4300 South Louise Ave., Suite C-1
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3124
Phone: (605) 362-2760
FAX: (605) 362-2768
Contact Person: Gloria Damgaard, RN, MS, Executive Secretary
Web Site: http://www.state.sd.us/dcr/nursing/
Tennessee State Board of Nursing
426 Fifth Avenue North
1st Floor - Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37247
Phone: (615) 532-5166
FAX: (615) 741-7899
Contact Person: Elizabeth Lund, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.tn.us/health
Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 305-7400
FAX: (512) 305-7401
Contact Person: Katherine Thomas, MN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.bne.state.tx.us/
Texas Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners
William P. Hobby Building, Tower 3
333 Guadalupe Street, Suite 3-400
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 305-8100
FAX: (512) 305-8101
Contact Person: Terrie Hairston, RN, CHE, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.bvne.state.tx.us/
Utah State Board of Nursing
Heber M. Wells Bldg., 4th Floor
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 530-6628
FAX: (801) 530-6511
Contact Person: Laura Poe, MS, RN, Executive Administrator
Web Site: http://www.commerce.state.ut.us/
Vermont State Board of Nursing
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-1106
Phone: (802) 828-2396
FAX: (802) 828-2484
Contact Person: Anita Ristau, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.vtprofessionals.org/opr1/nurses/
Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure
Veterans Drive Station
St. Thomas, VI 00803
Phone: (340) 776-7397
FAX: (340) 777-4003
Contact Person: Winifred Garfield, CRNA, RN, Executive Secretary
Virginia Board of Nursing
6603 West Broad Street
5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230-1712
Phone: (804) 662-9909
FAX: (804) 662-9512
Contact Person: Nancy Durrett, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.dhp.state.va.us/
Washington State Nursing Care Quality
Assurance Commission
Department of Health
1300 Quince Street SE
Olympia, WA 98504-7864
Phone: (360) 236-4700 FAX: (360) 236-4738
Contact Person: Paula Meyer, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.doh.wa.gov/nursing/
West Virginia State Board of Examiners
for Licensed Practical Nurses
101 Dee Drive
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: (304) 558-3572 FAX: (304) 558-4367
Contact Person: Lanette Anderson, RN, BSN, JD, Executive Secretary
Web Site: http://www.lpnboard.state.wv.us/
West Virginia Board of Examiners
for Registered Professional Nurses
101 Dee Drive
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: (304) 558-3596
FAX: (304) 558-3666
Contact Person: Laura Rhodes, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.wv.us/nurses/rn/
Wisconsin Department of Regulation
and Licensing
1400 E. Washington Avenue
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
Phone: (608) 266-0145
FAX: (608) 261-7083
Contact Person: Kimberly Nania, PhD, MA, BS, Director, Bureau of Health Service Professions
Web Site: http://www.drl.state.wi.us/
Wyoming State Board of Nursing
2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 110
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7601
FAX: (307) 777-3519
Contact Person: Cheryl Lynn Koski, MN, RN, CS, Executive Director
Web Site: http://nursing.state.wy.us/