NovaPro strives to make sure you are well prepared when it comes to proper licensure before you ever step foot in a hospital or healthcare facility to begin your first or next travel nursing assignment. Perhaps the most important item you’ll need to take care of is obtaining a valid license in the state of your next assignment.

It’s important to remember that different states can have different procedures when it comes to making sure you are licensed. This process can either be simple or it can be more time consuming depending on the state in which your next assignment is to take place. To make the process as stress-free as possible, map out a working timeframe of when all items are due and how much time you have to obtain a new license should you need one.

The Nurse Licensure Compact is one of the most helpful pieces of information you can learn about when it comes to licensure. Any travel nurse who obtains a license from a state that recognizes the Nurse Licensure Compact can then use that same license in all other states that recognize and honor the compact. Take this into consideration if you’re looking to use the same license over and over in all states were this arrangement is upheld – it can definitely make life easier as you travel the country with NovaPro.

To start things off nice and easy, we have listed the most recent contact information for each state below – so that you may see just what criteria are needed for valid licensure. Also included is an estimated timeframe in which you can expect to receive a license for each state, as well as listing to determine which states uphold the Nurse Licensure Compact and which state allow a paperless licensure process.

State Licensure Legend:
= State Participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact
= Paperless License State

Licensure Compact Implementation by State

State Website	Phone Numbers	Temp. License	Permanent License
Alabama	800-656-5318 334-242-4360 (Fax)	14 Days	4-6 Weeks
Alaska	907-269-8161 907-269-8196 (Fax)	10 Days	6-8 Weeks
Arizona	602-889-5150 602-889-5155 (Fax)	Walk-thru - 48 hours (1-2 Weeks by mail)	2-3 Months
Arkansas	501-682-2700 501-686-2714 (Fax)	3-4 Days	10 Weeks Upon Completion of Backcheck
California	916-322-3350 916-574-7697 (Fax)	Same Day If Walk-thru (4-6 wks by mail)	6 Months
Colorado	303-894-2430 or 303-894-7800	1-2 Weeks	3-4 Weeks
Connecticut	860-509-7603 860-509-8457 (Fax)	5 Days	10 Days
Delaware	302-744-4500 302-739-2711 (Fax)	1 Week	2 Weeks
D. of Columbia	202-724-4900	Application 2 Weeks Prior to Walk-thru	3 Weeks Upon Receipt of All Docs
Florida	850-245-4125 850-245-4172 (Fax)	NO TEMP LICENSE	30 Days
Georgia	478-207-2440 478-207-1354 (Fax)	NO TEMP LICENSE	10-15 Days Upon Receipt of Verifications
Hawaii	808-586-3000	10-15 Days	10-15 Days Upon Receipt of Verifications
Idaho	208-334-3110	Same Day If Walk-thru (2 Days if by mail)	6-8 Weeks
Illinois	217-785-0800 217-782-7645 (Fax)	14 Bus. Days Upon Receipt of All Docs	2-4 Weeks
Indiana	317-234-2043 317-233-4236 (Fax)	A few Days, Can Walk-thru Same Day	4-5 Weeks Upon Receipt of All Docs
Iowa	515-281-3255 515-281-4825 (Fax)	5-10 Days Upon Receipt of Docs	5-10 Days Upon Receipt of All Completed Docs
Kansas	785-296-4929 785-296-3929 (Fax)	1 Week Upon Receipt of Application	3-10 Days Upon Receipt of Verifications
Kentucky	502-429-3300 502-429-3311 (Fax)	10-14 Bus. Days	4-6 Weeks
Louisiana	225-755-7500 225-755-7584 (Fax)	Same Day If Walk-thru (10 Bus. Days by mail)	4-6 Weeks
Maine	207-287-1133 207-287-1149 (Fax)	7-14 Days	1 Week Upon Receipt of Verifications
Maryland	410-585-1993 410-358-3530 (Fax)	Same Day If Walk-thru (2 weeks via mail)	4-6 Weeks
Massachusetts	617-973-0800 617-973-0984 (Fax)	NO TEMP LICENSE	4 Weeks Upon Receipt of All Docs
Michigan	517-335-0918 517-373-2179 (Fax)	6-8 Weeks	6-8 Weeks
Minnesota	612-617-2270 612-617-2190 (Fax)	1-2 Days	Varies Upon Receipt of Verifications
Mississippi	601-987-4188 601-364-2352 (Fax)	5 Days Upon Receipt of All Docs	2-3 Weeks
Missouri	573-751-0681 573-751-0075 (Fax)	Same Day If Walk-thru	2-3 Weeks Upon Receipt of All Docs Completed
Montana	406-841-2300 406-841-2305 (Fax)	2-3 Days Upon Receipt of Verifications	10 Days Upon Receipt of All Docs
Nebraska	402-471-4376 402-471-1066 (Fax)	Same Day If Walk-thru 5-10 Days mail	Varies from 2 Weeks to 2 months Upon Receipt of All Docs
Nevada	702-486-5800 702-486-5803 (Fax)	7 Days	7 Days
New Hampshire	603-271-2323 603-271-6605 (Fax)	8 Weeks (dependent on when backcheck clears)	8 Weeks (dependent on when backcheck clears)
New Jersey	973-504-6430	NO TEMP LICENSE	4-6 Weeks
New Mexico	505-841-8340 505-841-8347 (Fax)	2 Weeks	2 Weeks Upon Receipt of All Docs
New York	518-474-3817 518-474-3398 (Fax)	NO TEMP LICENSE	6 -8 Weeks Upon Receipt of All Docs
North Carolina	919-782-3211	2 Weeks Upon Receipt of Application	6-8 Weeks
North Dakota	701-328-9777 701-328-9785 (Fax)	2 Weeks	2 Weeks
Ohio	614-466-3947 614-466-0388 (Fax)	7-14 Days	2 Weeks
Oklahoma	405-962-1800 405-962-1821 (Fax)	14 Bus. Days	14 Bus. Days Upon Receipt of All Docs
Oregon	971-673-0685 971-673-0684 (Fax)	NO TEMP LICENSE	3-4 Weeks Upon Receipt of Verifications
Pennsylvania	717-783-7142 717-783-0822 (Fax)	7-10 Bus. Days Upon reciept of Docs	6-8 Weeks Upon Receipt of All Docs
Rhode Island	401-222-5700 401-222-3352 (Fax)	Same Day If Walk-thru (1-4 Weeks via mail)	8 Weeks
South Carolina	803-896-4550 803-896-4525 (Fax)	Same Day If Walk-thru	6-8 Weeks
South Dakota	605-362-2760 605-362-2768 (Fax)	Same Day If Walk-thru	3-6 Weeks
Tennessee	615-532-3202	4-6 Weeks	6-8 Weeks
Texas	512-305-7400 512-305-7401 (Fax)	10 Bus. Days	10 Bus. Days Upon Receipt of Verifications
Utah	801-530-6628 801-530-6511 (Fax)	NO TEMP LICENSE	10 Days Upon Receipt of All Docs
Vermont	802-828-2396	Same Day If Walk-thru	3-4 Weeks Upon Receipt of Verifications
Virginia	804-367-4515 804-527-4455 (Fax)	3-5 Days	2-6 Weeks Upon Receipt of Verifications
Washington	360-236-4700	NO TEMP LICENSE	4-6 Weeks
West Virginia	304-558-3596 304-558-3666 (Fax)	3-5 Bus. Days	7-10 Days Upon Receipt of All Docs
Wisconsin	608-266-2112	5-6 Weeks	5-6 Weeks
Wyoming	307-777-7601 307-777-3519 (Fax)	7-10 Bus. Days (Must Apply for Perm also)	2 Weeks Upon Receipt of Verifications
Virgin Islands	340-776-7397 340-777-4003 (Fax)	NO TEMP LICENSE	3-5 Days Upon Receipt of All Docs