offered by
Board of Registration in Nursing
Bureau of Health Professions Licensure
Department of Public Health
related to
Nursing

Nursing Licenses

Check, apply for, or renew a Massachusetts nursing license.

Learn how to check, apply for, or renew a nursing license and learn about Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN) authorization, prescriptive authority, and Mandatory Continuing Education for nurses.

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

Check a nursing license 
Renew your nursing license 

All other tasks

Print a verification of your nursing license 
Update your nursing license information 
Apply for a nursing license by exam 
Licensed in another state? Apply for a license by reciprocity 
Apply for APRN authorization 
Apply for APRN prescriptive authority 
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What you need to know

Information for nurses educated outside of the United States 
Mandatory Continuing Education for nurses 
Continuing Education (CE) requirements for providers 
Good Moral Character requirements for nursing licensure 
Learn more about prescriptive authority requirements and practice guidelines 
Health care professions licensure for active military, veterans, and military spouses 

Contact Information

Address

239 Causeway St., Suite 500, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
directions 

Phone

Main (800) 414-0168
Alternate (617) 973-0900

Online

Board of Registration in Nursing nursing.admin@state.ma.us
Public Records Requests publicrecordsadmin@massmail.state.ma.us
View all emails 

Fax

(617) 973-0984

Related Services

Additional Resources

Bureau of Health Professions Licensure
Confidentiality of your health profession license information
Request health profession license information confidentiality benefits
Health care professions licensure for active military, veterans, and military spouses
Request VALOR Act benefits
Renew your expired nursing license that has out-of-state discipline
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