Kansas Nurse Licensing Guide

Permanent License

The board does not comment on a timeframe for permanent licensure. 2-4 weeks is the reported typical timeframe.

Temporary License

The board does not comment on a timeframe for temporary licensure. 2-4 weeks is the reported typical timeframe.

Permanent License

1. Submit an application online and pay the fee. The process is the same for RNs and LPNs. If you want to complete a paper application and mail it to the Kansas BON, that form is on the KSBN site (PDF).
2. Request official transcripts from an approved nursing education program to be sent to the Kansas BON.
3. Request verification of licensure via Nursys from your original state of licensure. If this state does not participate in Nursys, you will need to contact that state's BON and request verification be sent to the Kansas BON.
4. Provide a background check with fingerprints. The Kansas BON accepts fingerprints from any agency authorized to do so. Once the fingerprint card and waivers are completed, attach a check or money order for $48.00, made payable to the Kansas Board of Nursing and mailed to the Kansas BON. Payment must be made via check or money order.

Temporary License

1. If you wish to be issued a provisional license, please indicate this on your application.
2. Temporary permits are valid for 120 days.
3. You may be issued a temporary license when requested on the application with the appropriate fee, unless you have disqualifying factors. The granting of Temporary Permits is discretionary but the BON.

Endorsement Application: RN SSL: $100.00, RN MSL: $125.00

LPN SSL: $75.00, LPN MSL: $125.99

Fingerprint Processing Fee: $48.00

Temporary permit: No extra charge

• You can check on the status of your application in the state portal.
• If you want to upgrade your SSL to a MSL, you will need to submit a new set of fingerprints. See more MSL information on the Kansas compact requirements page.
• Click through to the KSBN getting-started guidefor the Kansas Board of Nursing’s FAQs.
• Your application will expire in 6 months if it is incomplete, and the application process will need to begin from the start.
• After submitting your application, in order to prevent accidental duplication, please allow 7-10 business days to pass before logging in to check the status.
• Checking your application status can be done by logging into your portal page and clicking “View Checklist” above your pending application.

• Renewal cadence: Renewal of your license occurs every 2 years during your birth month. Your Kansas nursing license expires on the last day of the month you were born, in odd or even years based upon which you were born, and is the same for RNs and LPNs.
• If you receive your initial credential in the months leading up to your renewal window, you are still required to renew your license and begin the 2-year renewal cycle.
• Renewal fee: $85.00
• Required contact hours: 30 hours of continuing education per renewal period are required If it has been over 30 months since passing the NCLEX or if you were licensed by endorsement/reinstatement and it is more than 9 months prior to the license expiration date.
• You can renew your license within 90 days or less from your expiration date.
• If your license expires, you must reinstate it. You are unable to renew inactive licenses.

• Graduation from an approved nursing program of practical nursing or professional nursing in the United States or its territories or from a nursing program for practical nursing or professional nursing in a foreign country which is approved by the KSBN.
• Licensure by examination in another jurisdiction which utilized the State Board Test Pool Examination (SBTPE) or National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) as the licensing tool.
• Affidavit of Work Hours - Have your employer complete and notarize this form to validate you have worked a minimum of 1,000 hours as a RN. You only need to complete this if you graduated from Excelsior nursing program. \You must provide proof of completion/graduation from an approved nursing education program. Either electronically sent or mailed in transcripts sent directly from your nursing program.
• You must provide proof of completion/graduation from an approved nursing education program. Either electronically sent or mailed in transcripts sent directly from your nursing program.