All Applicants

NH has a mandatory licensing law. No person may practice as a nurse or nursing assistant without a license. The NH Board of Nursing defines "practicing" as including attendance at orientation or completing other types of non-director care activities. (Exception: Applicants, other than secondary students, who have completed a board-approved nursing assistant education program may work without being licensed for 120 days from the program's last day of class.)

• General Information About Licensing
• Nurse Licensure Compact
• On-Line License Renewal
• On Line License Verification
• License Applications
• Permanent Bar from Licensure for Certain Felonies
• Requesting License Verification for RNs and LPNs
• License Verification Information for Employers
• Continuing Competence
• Board Fees

For RNs and LPNs

• Practicing as a Graduate Nurse or Graduate Practical Nurse
• Reentry Process for RNs and LPNs

For ARNPs

• Reentry Process for ARNPs
• National Certification for ARNPs

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