If your Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) certification expires or is reissued, you must inform the Board of Registration in Nursing.
- This page, Request to remove or reinstate APRN authorization, is offered by
- Board of Registration in Nursing
- Bureau of Health Professions Licensure
- Department of Public Health
Request to remove or reinstate APRN authorization
The Details
What you need
All APRNs must maintain current certification through a Board approved national certifying organization in order to maintain current Board authorization to practice. The Board does not issue certifications.
If your certification lapses for any reason, you are no longer authorized to practice as an APRN.
Expired certification
Complete a Request to remove APRN authorization if your certification lapses for any reason.
Reissued certification
Complete a Request to reinstate APRN authorization if your certification is re-issued.
How to request
Mail your request to:
Board of Registration in Nursing
250 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
Expired certification
Complete a request to remove APRN authorization if your certification lapses for any reason.
Re-issued certification
Complete a Request to reinstate APRN authorization if your certification is re-issued.
Bring your request to:
Board of Registration in Nursing
250 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
More info
It is your responsibility to manage certification renewal requirements in a timely manner. If you allow your certification to expire, you must cease practice as an APRN until you provide current certification information to the Board.
Contact
Address
100 Cambridge St., 19th Floor, Boston, MA 02114-2509
Phone
Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday
Online
Fax
Board of Registration in Nursing
(617) 973-0984
Board of Registration in Nursing - SARP
(617) 887-8786