Nursing Licenses

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

Board of Registration in Nursing

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Address

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

directions 

Phone

Main Call Board of Registration in Nursing, Main at (800) 414-0168

Alternate Call Board of Registration in Nursing, Alternate at (617) 973-0900

Online

Board of Registration in Nursing Email Board of Registration in Nursing at nursing.admin@state.ma.us

Public Records Requests Email Board of Registration in Nursing at publicrecordsadmin@massmail.state.ma.us

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Fax

(617) 973-0984

Related Services

• Board of Registration in Nursing Resources 
• Nursing Practice 
• Nursing Education 

Additional Resources for Nursing Licenses

Open file for Bureau of Health Professions Licensure

Open file for Career opportunities at DPH

Open file for Confidentiality of your health profession license information

Open file for Request health profession license information confidentiality benefits

Open file for Health care professions licensure for active military, veterans, and military spouses

Open file for Request VALOR Act benefits

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