State Licensing Information - Nurse Practitioners

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Directory of State Licensing Boards:
Nurse Practitioners

Alabama Board of Nursing
Joyce Jeter – MSN, RN, NEA-BC - Director
P.O. Box 303900
Montgomery, AL 36130-3900
https://www.abn.alabama.gov/
800-656-5318/ Fax: 334-293-5201

Alaska Board of Nursing
Gail Bernth, MSN, ANP – Executive Administrator
Robert B Atwood Building
550 W 7th Ave
Suite 1500
Anchorage, AK 99501-3567
https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/professionallicensing/boardofnursing.aspx
907-269-8161/ Fax: 907-269-8196

Arizona Board of Nursing
Joey Ridenour, RN, MN, FAAN
1740 W Adams St
Suite 2000
Phoenix, AZ 85007
https://www.azbn.gov/
602-771-7801/ Fax: 602-771-7888

Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Sue A. Tedford, MNSc, APRN
University Tower Building
1123 South University
Suite 800
Little Rock, AR 72204-1619
http://www.arsbn.org/
501-686-2700/ Fax: 501-686-2714

California Board of Registered Nursing
Michael Deangelo Jackson, MSN, RN, CEN, MICN – Chair, Education & Licensing Committee
P O Box 944210
Sacramento, CA 94244-2100
http://www.rn.ca.gov/
916-322-3350/ Fax: 916-574-8637

Colorado Board of Nursing
Eva Tapia, MSN, RN, NP, Board President
1560 Broadway
Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Nursing
303-894-2430/ Fax: 303-894-2821

Connecticut State Department of Public Health
Patricia Bouffard, RN - Chairperson
410 Capitol Ave, MS# 13PHO
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
http://www.portal.ct.gov/DPH
860-509-7603/ Fax: 860-707-1984

District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Sharon Williams Lewis, DHA, RN-BC, CPM – Senior Deputy Director
P O Box 37802
Washington, DC 20013
https://doh.dc.gov/
877-672-2174/ Fax: 202-724-5145

State of Delaware Board of Nursing
Pamela Zickafoose, RN Member – President
Cannon Building
861 Silver Lake Blvd
Suite 203
Dover, DE 19904-2467
https://dpr.delaware.gov/
302-744-4500/ Fax: 302-739-2711

Florida Board of Nursing
Jodi Newman, EdD, EdS - Chair
P O Box 6330
Tallahassee, FL 32314
http://floridasnursing.gov/
850-245-4125/ Fax: 850-614-6460

Georgia Board of Nurses
Janice Izlar, RN, CRNA, DNAP - President
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217
http://www.sos.ga.gov/plb/nursing
844-753-7825/ Fax: 877-371-5712

Hawaii Board of Nursing
Loraine Fleming, DNP, ARNP - Chair
P O Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801
http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/nursing/
808-586-3000/ Fax: 808-586-2689

Idaho Board of Nursing
Vicki Allen, RN
P O Box 83720
280 N 8th St, Suite 210
Boise, ID 83720-0061
https://ibn.idaho.gov/IBNPortal/Home.aspx
208-577-2476/ Fax: 208-334-3262

Illinois State Board of Nursing
Jean M. Mau, DNP
James R Thompson Center
100 West Randolph St, Suite 9-300
Chicago, IL 60601
https://www.idfpr.com/profs/Nursing.asp
312-814-2715/ Fax: 312-814-3145

Indiana State Board of Nursing
Kim Cooper, MSN, RN – President
402 West Washington St, Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-234-2043/ Fax: 317-233-4236

Iowa Board of Nursing
Kathleen R. Weinberg, MSN, RN – Executive Director
400 SW 8th St, Suite B
Des Moines, IA 50309-4685
https://nursing.iowa.gov/
515-281-3255/ Fax: 515-281-4825

Kansas State Board of Nursing
JoAnne Klaassen, RN, MN, JD - President
Landon State Office Building
900 SW Jackson, Ste 1051
Topeka, KS 66612-1230
http://www.ksbn.org/index.htm
785-296-4929/ Fax: 785-296-3929

Kentucky Board of Nursing
Lewis Perkins, APRN – President
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40222-5172
https://kbn.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
502-429-3300 OR 800-305-2042/ Fax: 502-429-3311

Louisiana State Board of Nursing
Laura S. Bonanno, DNP, CRNA – President
17373 Perkins Rd
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
http://www.lsbn.state.la.us/Home.aspx
225-755-7500/ Fax: 225-755-7584

Maine State Board of Nursing
Valerie J. Fuller, DNP – Chair
158 SHS
Augusta, ME 04333-0138
http://maine.gov/boardofnursing/index.html
207-287-1133/ Fax: 207-287-1149

Maryland Board of Nursing
Sabita Persaud, PhD, RN, APHN-BC – President
4140 Patterson Ave
Baltimore, MD 21215-2254
http://mbon.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx
410-585-1900 OR 888-202-9861/ Fax: 410-358-3530

Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
Barbara Levin, BSN, RN - Chairperson
239 Causeway St, Suite 500, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-nursing
617-973-0900 OR 800-414-0168/ Fax: 617-973-0984

Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Professional Licensing
Cheryl Wyckoff Pezon – Acting Director
P O Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909
http://www.michigan.gov/lara/
517-373-8068

Minnesota Board of Nursing
Michelle Harker – President, Public Board Member
2829 University Ave SE, #200
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3253
https://mn.gov/boards/nursing/
612-317-3000 OR 888-234-2690/ Fax: 612-617-2190

Mississippi Board of Nursing
Phyllis Polk Johnson, MSN, RN, FNP-BC – Executive Director
713 Pear Orchard Rd, Suite 3000
Ridgeland, MS 39157
http://www.msbn.ms.gov/Pages/Home.aspx
601-957-6300/ Fax: 601-957-6301

Missouri Board of Nursing
Anne Heyen, DNP, RN, CNE – President
3605 Missouri Blvd
P O Box 656
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656
http://pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp
573-751-0681/ Fax: 573-751-0075

Montana Board of Nursing
N. Gregory Kohn – President, Public Member
301 South Park, Suite 401
P O Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/nur
406-841-2300/ Fax: 406-831-2305

Nebraska Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit
Ann Oertwich – Executive Director, Program Manager
Office of Nursing and Nursing Support, DHHS
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/pages/crlNursingHome.aspx
402-741-4376/ Fax: 402-742-2360

Nevada State Board of Pharmacy
Leo Basch - President
431 W Plumb Lane
Reno, NV 89509
http://bop.nv.gov/
775-850-1440 OR 800-364-2081/ Fax: 775-850-1444

New Hampshire Board of Nursing
Denise Nies, MSN, RN, BC – Board Administrator
121 South Fruit St, Suite 102
Concord, NH 03301
https://www.oplc.nh.gov/nursing/index.htm
603-271-2323/ Fax: 603-271-6605

New Jersey State Board of Nursing
Deborah Zuccarelli, RN – Acting Executive Director
P O Box 45010
124 Halsey St, 6th Floor
Newark, NJ 07101
http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/Pages/default.aspx
973-504-6430/ Fax: 973-648-3481

New Mexico State Board of Nursing
Demetrius Chapman, MPH, MSN(R), APRN – Executive Director
6301 Indian School Rd NE, Suite 710
Albuquerque, NM 87110
http://nmbon.sks.com/
505-841-8340/ Fax: 505-841-8347

New York State Board of Nursing
Suzanne Sullivan, JD, RN – Executive Secretary
Education Building
89 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor West Wing
Albany, NY 12234
http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/
518-474-3817 Ext1 120/ Fax: 518-474-3706

North Carolina State Board of Nursing
Pat Campbell – Chair
P O Box 2129
Raleigh, NC 27602-2129
https://www.ncbon.com/
919-782-3211/ Fax: 919-781-9461

North Dakota Board of Nursing
Jane Christianson, RN – President
919 7th St, Suite 504
Bismarck, ND 58504-5881
https://www.ndbon.org/
701-328-9777/ Fax: 701-328-9785

Ohio Board of Nursing
Patricia Sharpnack, RN – President
17 South High St, Suite 660
Columbus, OH 43215-7410
http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/
616-466-3947/ Fax: 614-466-0388

Oklahoma Board of Nursing
Susan Jones, PhD, APRN-CNS – President
2915 N Classen, Suite 524
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
http://nursing.ok.gov/
405-962-1800/ Fax: 405-962-1821

Oregon Board of Nursing
Bobbie Turnipseed, RN – Board President
17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd
Portland, OR 97224-7012
http://www.oregon.gov/OSBN
971-673-0685/ Fax: 971-673-0684

Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
Linda Kmetz, PhD, RN – Chairperson
P O Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
http://www.dos.pa.gov/
717-783-7142/ Fax: 717-783-0822

Rhode Island Board of Nursing
Margaret Clifton, RN-BC, MS, CLNC – Director
105 Cannon Building
Three Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
http://www.health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=231/index.php
401-222-5700/ Fax: 101-222-3352

South Carolina Board of Nursing
Samuel McNutt, RN – President
Synergy Business Park
Kingstree Building
110 Centerview Dr.
Columbia, MO 29210
http://www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/Nursing/index.asp
803-896-4550

South Dakota Board of Nursing
Gloria Damgaard, RN, MS – Executive Director
4305 South Louise Ave, Suite 201
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3315
https://doh.sd.gov/boards/nursing/
605-362-2760/ Fax: 605-362-2768

Tennessee Board of Nursing
Brent Earwood, ARNP - Chair
665 Mainstream Drive, 2nd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
https://www.tn.gov/health/
615-532-5166 OR 800-778-4123/ Fax: 615-741-7899

Texas Board of Nursing
Katherine Thomas, MN, RN, FAAN
William P Hobby Building
333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460
Austin, TX 78701-3944
http://www.bon.state.tx.us/
512-305-7400/ Fax: 512-305-7401

Utah Board of Nursing
Sheryl Steadman, PhD – Chairperson
Heber M Wells Building, 4th Floor
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
http://dopl.utah.gov/licensing/nursing.html
801-530-6628/ Fax: 801-530-6511

Vermont Board of Nursing
Phyllis Mitchell, RN, MSN – Executive Director
Office of Professional Regulation
89 Main St, 3rd Floor
Montpelier, VT 05620-3402
https://www.sec.state.vt.us/professional-regulation/list-of-professions/nursing.aspx
802-828-2396/ Fax: 802-828-2484

Virginia Board of Nursing
Joyce A Hahn, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FNAP – President
Perimeter Center
9960 Maryland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, VA 23233-1463
https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing/default.htm
804-367-4515/ Fax: 804-527-4455

Washington State Nursing Commission
Tracy Rude, LPN – Chair
Department of Health, Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
P O Box 47864
Olympia, WA 98504-7864
https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/NursingCommission
360-236-4703/ Fax: 360-236-4738

West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
Sue Ann Painter, DNP, RN – Executive Director
90 MacCorkle Ave SW, Suite 203
South Charleston, WV 25303
http://wvrnboard.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx
304-744-0900 OR 877-743-6877/ Fax: 304-744-0600

Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
Sheryl A Krause, RN – Chairperson
Board of Nursing
P O Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708-8935
https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/BoardsCouncils/Nursing/Default.aspx
608-266-2112

Wyoming Board of Nursing
Donna Nurss, MS, APRN, PMHNP-BC – President
130 Hobbs Ave, Suite B
Cheyenne, WY 82002
https://nursing-online.state.wy.us/Default.aspx
307-777-7601/ Fax: 307-777-3519

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