Nursys Frequently Asked Questions

• Nurses who hold active, unencumbered, multistate licenses issued by members of the Nurse Licensure Compact are allowed to practice in New Jersey under their multistate licenses.
• For more information see https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/Pages/applications.aspx
• New Jersey is not accepting applications for multistate licenses at this time.
  • A multistate license must be issued by the home state before a nurse can practice in other NLC/compact states.
  • If you would like to practice in another state as part of pandemic assistance, please see what other measures may be in place for that state. COVID-19 information and links to board websites can be found at ncsbn.org/covid-19

NCSBN has been made aware that some individuals have received telephone calls from persons falsely claiming to be NCSBN staff or law enforcement. These scam phone calls have “spoofed” NCSBN telephone numbers, and therefore appear to originate from NCSBN. We have been told that the tone of these calls may be hostile, and in some cases scammers have falsely claimed that a specific action is needed to prevent a nursing license from becoming suspended. We understand that these incidents are similar to recent scam calls targeting other organizations.

As a reminder, NCSBN will never call a nurse, nurse applicant or anyone else requesting personal information. Please be wary of these scam calls and do not provide personal information over the phone to anyone you do not know or trust.

If you receive a suspicious call about issues with your nursing license, please confirm your license status for free here using Nursys QuickConfirm, or contact your board of nursing.

NCSBN Nursys and the Michigan Licensing and Regulatory Agency (LARA) are actively working on getting Michigan licensee data updated in Nursys. In the meantime, we recommend that institutions and nurses go directly to the Michigan LARA website for all information regarding Michigan licenses including verification for endorsement requests. Once data issues with Michigan are resolved, license data will again appear on Nursys.com and Nursys e-Notify notifications will return to normal function. Nursys e-Notify Nurse accounts for self-enrolled nurses licensed in Michigan may be unavailable.

One of the requirements to endorse into another state is verification of original, current and/or previous licensure depending on the licensing requirements of the state. Since each board of nursing has different requirements, you should contact the board of nursing to request application information.

• If you are requesting license verification for endorsement for license(s) from a Nursys Nurse License Verification for Endorsement participating board of nursing, select the Request Verification button on the home page and complete the online license verification for endorsement process.
• If you require license verification for endorsement for any license(s) from a jurisdiction that does not participate, contact that board of nursing to request license verification for endorsement.

No. If your information is not found in Nursys, you will not be able to continue with the license verification for endorsement process.

To resolve this issue, please send a missing record inquiry request to your board of nursing. Complete the required information and select the board of nursing to which you want to submit the missing record request. Please note your information will be forwarded to Nursys from your license board of nursing as they submit their licensure updates to Nursys.

Yes. In order to verify your license for endorsement for one of the Nursys participating boards of nursing, you must complete the online license verification for endorsement process. Please note that the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) does not process any other forms of verification for endorsement.

No. Please feel free to review our privacy policy for more information.

Currently, Nursys is only available to boards of nursing located in the U.S. and its territories. Please contact your board to request verification for endorsement be sent to any other agencies.

Currently, Nursys is only available to boards of nursing located in the U.S. and its territories. Please contact your board to request a verification to be sent to another country.

Nursys participating boards of nursing send scheduled updates of information to Nursys. Included in the updates are newly licensed nurses and changes to existing licensed nurse information, such as name changes or renewed license expiration dates.

For Nursys participating boards of nursing, verifications for endorsement are processed online and the verification for endorsement report is immediately available in Nursys to the jurisdictions to which you applied.

Each board of nursing follows a schedule for updates to Nursys.

Your verification for endorsement report is available immediately upon successful purchase on Nursys to the jurisdiction(s) you selected. You should have selected the state you will, or have already, applied to for a license.

You may also provide a copy of your receipt (sent to the email address you provided) to the board of nursing along with the application for licensure.

A copy of the verification for endorsement summary receipt will be sent to your email

No. An email address is required so that we may email the verification for endorsement summary receipt.

Nurse License Verification for Endorsement must be completed online. Please access Nursys and complete the online license verification for endorsement process. NCSBN does not send or forward any paper verification for endorsement forms to boards of nursing. You may wish to contact the board of nursing for further information.

You may use Nursys License Verification for Endorsement service to verify your RN and/or PN licenses from participating boards of nursing to PCS.

• PCS is a specialized service provider for the board of nursing, so PCS will be able to verify your license(s) in Nursys on behalf of the state board of nursing.
• When verifying your RN and/or PN license in Nursys you will need to check the box for the state(s) where you are seeking a nursing license and once you complete Nursys License Verification application, PCS will be able to verify your license(s) in Nursys.

The education information included is the degree type, the graduation date and the school/program name. This information can only be provided by the original state of licensure.

It does not include and is not considered an official transcript. In some instances, the nursing regulatory body (board of nursing), where you are applying, may require an official transcript also. In that case you would need to request that directly from the school/program.

No. Temporary licenses cannot be verified for endorsement purposes in the Nursys system. Please contact your board of nursing for more information.

No. Advanced Practice licenses cannot be verified for endorsement purposes in the Nursys system. Please contact your board of nursing for more information.

No. The $30.00 fee covers all licenses you hold/held from a participating board of nursing of the same license type.

For example, let's say you are requesting verification for endorsement of your Idaho RN to be sent to Arizona. You also hold RN licenses in Oregon and Alaska. In this example, you will only be charged $30.00 to send the verification for endorsement to Arizona.

Please use our contact form or call 866.819.1700.

Carefully review the information entered in the search fields and make any necessary corrections. You may also wish to try a different search method.

If you continue to experience problems, you may contact a Nursys customer support representative.

There may be several reasons why your credit card was not accepted.

Verify that the credit card information was entered correctly. If the information is correct and the system declined the credit card, please try a different credit card.

Nursys participating boards of nursing provide information to Nursys on a regular basis. If the information in Nursys is incorrect, you must contact the board where you are licensed and provide the correct information.

The corrected information will be forwarded to Nursys as licensure updates are submitted.

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Credit card is the only form of payment. The following credit cards will be accepted: Visa, MasterCard and American Express.

With regard to boards of nursing, jurisdiction refers to the state or territory that the board of nursing regulates. Most boards of nursing regulate all license types for nurses within their state or territory. California, Louisiana and West Virginia have separate boards of nursing to regulate Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses.

A board of nursing that is supplying personal, education, license and discipline information to Nursys on a regular basis. You may view the current list of participating boards of nursing at any time.

Nursys (Nurse System) is a computer system that contains nurse license and license discipline information that is provided by boards of nursing in the U.S. and its territories. Nursys receives regular updates of nurse personal (name, address, etc.) and license information from Nursys participating boards of nursing. All boards of nursing, including non-Nursys participating boards, have access to information within Nursys and are able to enter and edit discipline information.

QuickConfirm License Verification allows the public to quickly see the status of a license and any associated discipline information it may have. Nurse License Verification for Endorsement is the official process of requesting a license verification for endorsement to be sent to the state board of nursing for the purpose of getting a new license in that state. The board of nursing receives a detailed official license verification for endorsement report.

The fee to verify a license(s) is $30.00 per license type for each jurisdiction being endorsed into.

The fee to verify both RN and LPN/VN licenses for endorsement is $60.00 for each jurisdiction being endorsed into.

Boards of nursing in the U.S. and its territories use Nursys to retrieve license verification for applicants and to enter and review disciplinary actions. Nurses can submit verification for endorsement requests with fees to place license verification into Nursys. Employers can request limited information from Nursys to look up a nurse's license.

If you use spam blocking, please enable email address NursysComAdmin@ncsbn.org or check your junk mail or deleted mail folders for your verification for endorsement receipt.

Only licenses from Nursys participating boards of nursing are displayed in Nursys.

If you are a newly licensed nurse, your information will be forwarded to Nursys from your licensing board of nursing as they submit their licensure updates to Nursys.

Temporary licenses and Advanced Practice licenses cannot be verified for endorsement purposes in the Nursys system. Contact the nursing board from the state if verification for endorsement is needed for temporary or Advanced Practice licenses.

Make sure that you typed your name or license number correctly. If you have an older license, your license information may be archived and will not be in Nursys. You will have to request a missing record inquiry. Complete the required information and select the board of nursing to which you want the missing record request submitted. Please note your information will be forwarded to Nursys from your license board of nursing as they submit their licensure updates to Nursys.

Contact a Nursys customer support representative for further assistance.

All participating boards of nursing provide their data in Nursys for lookup by employers and the general public via QuickConfirm License Verification; however, they have the option of not participating in the online Nurse License Verification for Endorsement to another state. If your board of nursing is not listed in the Nursys Nurse License Verification for Endorsement participating board of nursing please contact your board of nursing to request license verification for endorsement.

Online processing allows fast and easy verification for endorsement 24 hours a day and eliminates the need for paper.

The verification for endorsement report is available immediately to the jurisdictions to which you selected to send the verification. You will receive a summary transaction receipt (which is also sent via email) that lists the licenses verified for endorsement and jurisdictions to which you applied.

Please use our contact form or call 888-435-8242.