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State Boards of Nursing  as of 10/2010

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Alabama

Alabama Board of Nursing

770 Washington Avenue

RSA Plaza, Ste 250

Montgomery, AL 36130-3900

Alaska

Alaska Board of Nursing

550 West Seventh Avenue Suite 1500

Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3567

Phone: (907) 269-8161

FAX: (907) 269-8196

Contact Person: Dorothy Fulton, MA, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pnur.htm

American Samoa

American Samoa Health Services

Regulatory Board

LBJ Tropical Medical Center

Pago Pago, AS 96799

Phone: (684) 633-1222

FAX: (684) 633-1869

Contact Person: Etenauga Lutu, RN, Executive Secretary

Arizona

Arizona State Board of Nursing

1651 E. Morten Avenue, Suite 210

Phoenix, AZ 85020

Phone: (602) 889-5150

FAX: (602) 889-5155

Contact Person: Joey Ridenour, MN, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.azboardofnursing.org/

Arkansas

Arkansas State Board of Nursing

University Tower Building

1123 S. University, Suite 800

Little Rock, AR 72204-1619

Phone: (501) 686-2700

FAX: (501) 686-2714

Contact Person: Faith Fields, MSN, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.state.ar.us/nurse

California

California Board of Registered Nursing

400 R St., Ste. 4030

Sacramento, CA 95814-6239

Phone: (916) 322-3350

FAX: (916) 327-4402

Contact Person: Ruth Ann Terry, MPH, RN, Executive Officer

Web Site: http://www.rn.ca.gov/

Colorado

Colorado Board of Nursing

1560 Broadway, Suite 880

Denver, CO 80202

Phone: (303) 894-2430

FAX: (303) 894-2821

Contact Person: Nancy L. Smith, PhD, RN, BC, FAANP, Program Director & Education

Consultant

Web Site: http://www.dora.state.co.us/nursing/

Connecticut

Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing

Dept. of Public Health

410 Capitol Avenue, MS# 13PHO

P.O. Box 340308

Hartford, CT 06134-0328

Phone: (860) 509-7624

FAX: (860) 509-7553

Contact Person: Jan Wojick , Board Liaison

Nancy L. Bafundo, BSN, MS, RN, Board President

Web Site: http://www.state.ct.us/dph/

Delaware

Delaware Board of Nursing

861 Silver Lake Blvd

Cannon Building, Suite 203

Dover, DE 19904

Phone: (302) 739-4522

FAX: (302) 739-2711

Contact Person: Iva Boardman, MSN, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.professionallicensing.state.de.us/boards/nursing/index.shtml

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Board of Nursing

Department of Health

825 N. Capitol Street, N.E., 2nd Floor

Room 2224

Washington, DC 20002

Phone: (202) 442-4778

FAX: (202) 442-9431

Contact Person: Karen Scipio-Skinner MSN, RNC, Executive Director

http://www.dchealth.dc.gov

Florida

Florida Board of Nursing

Mailing Address:

4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C02

Tallahassee, FL 32399-3252

Physical Address:

4042 Bald Cypress Way

Room 120

Tallahassee, FL 32399

Phone: (850) 245-4125

FAX: (850) 245-4172

Contact Person: Dan Coble, RN, PhD, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/

Georgia

Georgia State Board of Licensed

Practical Nurses

237 Coliseum Drive

Macon, GA 31217-3858

Phone: (478) 207-1300

FAX: (478) 207-1633

Contact Person: Jacqueline Hightower, JD, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/lpn

Georgia Board of Nursing

237 Coliseum Drive

Macon, GA 31217-3858

Phone: (478) 207-1640

FAX: (478) 207-1660

Contact Person: Sylvia Bond, RN MSN, MBA, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/rn

Guam

Guam Board of Nurse Examiners

Regular mailing address

P.O. Box 2816

Hagatna, Guam 96932

Street address (for Fed Ex & UPS)

651 Legacy Square Commercial Complex,

South Route 10

Suite 9

Mangilao, Guam 96913

(671) 725-7411

FAX: (671) 735-7413

Contact Person: Lillian Perez-Posadas, Interim Executive Officer

Hawaii

Hawaii Board of Nursing

King Kalakaua Building

335 Merchant Street, 3rd Floor

Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone: (808) 586-3000

FAX: (808) 586-2689

Contact Person: Kathleen Yokouchi, MBA, BBA, BA, Executive Officer

Web Site: http://www.state.hi.us/dcca/pvl/areas_nurse.html

Idaho

Idaho Board of Nursing

280 N. 8th Street, Suite 210

P.O. Box 83720

Boise, ID 83720

Phone: (208) 334-3110

FAX: (208) 334-3262

Contact Person: Sandra Evans, MA.Ed, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.state.id.us/ibn/ibnhome.htm

Illinois

Illinois Department of Professional Regulation

James R. Thompson Center

100 West Randolph, Suite 9-300

Chicago, IL 60601

Phone: (312) 814-2715

FAX: (312) 814-3145

Contact Person: Mary Ann Alexander, Ph.D., Nursing Act Coordinator

Web Site: http://www.dpr.state.il.us/

Illinois Department of Professional Regulation

320 W. Washington St.

3rd Floor

Springfield, IL 62786

Phone: (217) 782-8556

FAX: (217) 782-7645

Indiana

Indiana State Board of Nursing

Health Professions Bureau

402 W. Washington Street, Room W066

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: (317) 234-2043

FAX: (317) 233-4236

Contact Person: Kristen Kelley , Director of Nursing

Web Site: http://www.state.in.us/hpb/boards/isbn/

Iowa

Iowa Board of Nursing

RiverPoint Business Park

400 S.W. 8th Street

Suite B

Des Moines, IA 50309-4685

Phone: (515) 281-3255

FAX: (515) 281-4825

Contact Person: Lorinda Inman, MSN, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.state.ia.us/government/nursing/

Kansas

Kansas State Board of Nursing

Landon State Office Building

900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 1051

Topeka, KS 66612

Phone: (785) 296-4929

FAX: (785) 296-3929

Contact Person: Mary Blubaugh, MSN, RN, Executive Administrator

Web Site: http://www.ksbn.org

Kentucky

Kentucky Board of Nursing

312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300

Louisville, KY 40222

Phone: (502) 329-7000

FAX: (502) 329-7011

Contact Person: Sharon Weisenbeck, MS, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.kbn.ky.gov/

Louisiana

Louisiana State Board of Practical

Nurse Examiners

3421 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 505

Metairie, LA 70002

Phone: (504) 838-5791

FAX: (504) 838-5279

Contact Person: Claire Glaviano, BSN, MN, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.lsbpne.com/

Maine

Maine State Board of Nursing

158 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333

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Phone: (207) 287-1133

FAX: (207) 287-1149

Contact Person: Myra Broadway, JD, MS, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/

Maryland

Maryland Board of Nursing

4140 Patterson Avenue

Baltimore, MD 21215

Phone: (410) 585-1900

FAX: (410) 358-3530

Contact Person: Donna Dorsey, MS, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.mbon.org

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

239 Causeway Street

Boston, MA 02114

Phone: (617) 727-9961

FAX: (617) 727-1630

Contact Person: Theresa Bonanno, MSN, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/rn/

Michigan

Michigan CIS/Bureau of Health Professions

Ottawa Towers North

611 W. Ottawa, 1st Floor

Lansing, MI 48933

Phone: (517) 335-0918

FAX: (517) 373-2179

Contact Person: Diane Lewis, MBA, BA, Policy Manager for Licensing Division

Web Site: http://www.michigan.gov/healthlicense

Minnesota

Minnesota Board of Nursing

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2829 University Avenue SE

Minneapolis, MN 55414

Phone: (612) 617-2270

FAX: (612) 617-2190

Contact Person: Shirley Brekken, MS, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.nursingboard.state.mn.us/

Mississippi

Mississippi Board of Nursing

1935 Lakeland Drive, Suite B

Jackson, MS 39216-5014

Phone: (601) 987-4188

FAX: (601) 364-2352

Contact Person: Delia Owens, RN, JD, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.msbn.state.ms.us/

Missouri

Missouri State Board of Nursing

3605 Missouri Blvd.

P.O. Box 656

Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656

Phone: (573) 751-0681

FAX: (573) 751-0075

Contact Person: Lori Scheidt, BS, Executive Director

Web Site: http://pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp

Montana

Montana State Board of Nursing

301 South Park

PO Box 200513

Helena, MT 59620-0513

Phone: (406) 841-2340

FAX: (406) 841-2343

Contact Person: Vacant, Executive Director

Web Site:

http://www.discoveringmontana.com/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/nur_board/board_page.htm

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Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure

Nursing and Nursing Support

301 Centennial Mall South

Lincoln, NE 68509-4986

Phone: (402) 471-4376

FAX: (402) 471-1066

Contact Person: Charlene Kelly, PhD, RN, Executive Director

Nursing and Nursing Support Web Site:

http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/nursing/nursingindex.htm

Nevada

Nevada State Board of Nursing

Administration, Discipline & Investigations

5011 Meadowood Mall #201

Reno, NV 89502-6547

Phone: (775) 688-2620

FAX: (775) 688-2628

Contact Person: Debra Scott, MS, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.nursingboard.state.nv.us/

Nevada State Board of Nursing

Nevada State Board of Nursing

Licensure and Certification

2500 West Sahara Avenue, Suite 207

Las Vegas, Nevada 89102-4293

Phone: (702) 486-5800

FAX: (702)) 486-5803

Contact Person: Don Rennie MS, RN, Associate Executive Director for Licensure &

Certification

Web Site: http://www.nursingboard.state.nv.us/

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Board of Nursing

P.O. Box 3898

78 Regional Drive, BLDG B

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Concord, NH 03302

Phone: (603) 271-2323

FAX: (603) 271-6605

Contact Person: Margaret Walker, MBA, BSN, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.state.nh.us/nursing/

New Jersey

New Jersey Board of Nursing

P.O. Box 45010

124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor

Newark, NJ 07101

Phone: (973) 504-6586

FAX: (973) 648-3481

Contact Person: George Hebert, Interim Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical.htm

New Mexico

New Mexico Board of Nursing

4206 Louisiana Boulevard, NE

Suite A

Albuquerque, NM 87109

Phone: (505) 841-8340

FAX: (505) 841-8347

Contact Person: Allison Kozeliski, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.state.nm.us/clients/nursing

New York

New York State Board of Nursing

Education Bldg.

89 Washington Avenue

2nd Floor West Wing

Albany, NY 12234

Phone: (518) 474-3817

Ext. 280

FAX: (518) 474-3706

Contact Person: Barbara Zittel, PhD, RN, Executive Secretary

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Web Site: http://www.nysed.gov/prof/nurse.htm

North Carolina

North Carolina Board of Nursing

3724 National Drive, Suite 201

Raleigh, NC 27612

Phone: (919) 782-3211

FAX: (919) 781-9461

Contact Person: Polly Johnson, MSN, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.ncbon.com/

North Dakota

North Dakota Board of Nursing

919 South 7th Street, Suite 504

Bismarck, ND 58504

Phone: (701) 328-9777

FAX: (701) 328-9785

Contact Person: Constance Kalanek, PhD, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.ndbon.org/

Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands

Commonwealth Board of Nurse Examiners

PO BOX 501458

Saipan, MP 96950

Phone: (670) 664-4812

FAX: (670) 664-4813

Contact Person: Rosa M. Tuleda, Associate Director of Public Health & Nursing

Ohio

Ohio Board of Nursing

17 South High Street, Suite 400

Columbus, OH 43215-3413

Phone: (614) 466-3947

FAX: (614) 466-0388

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Contact Person: John Brion, RN, MS, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.nursing.ohio.gov

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Board of Nursing

2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524

Oklahoma City, OK 73106

Phone: (405) 962-1800

FAX: (405) 962-1821

Contact Person: Kimberly Glazier, M.Ed., RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.youroklahoma.com/nursing

Oregon

Oregon State Board of Nursing

800 NE Oregon Street, Box 25

Suite 465

Portland, OR 97232

Phone: (503) 731-4745

FAX: (503) 731-4755

Contact Person: Joan Bouchard, MN, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.osbn.state.or.us/

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing

PO 2649

Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649

Phone: (717) 783-7142

FAX: (717) 783-0822

Contact Person: Laurette D. Keiser, RN, MSN, Executive Secretary/Section Chief

Web Site:

http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/view.asp?a=1104&q

=432869

Puerto Rico

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Board of Nurse Examiners

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800 Roberto H. Todd Avenue

Room 202, Stop 18

Santurce, PR 00908

Phone: (787) 725-7506

FAX: (787) 725-7903

Contact Person: Magda Bouet , Executive Director of the Office of Regulations and

Certifications of Health Care Professions

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Board of Nurse

Registration and Nursing Education

105 Cannon Building

Three Capitol Hill

Providence, RI 02908

Phone: (401) 222-5700

FAX: (401) 222-3352

Contact Person: Charles Alexandre, MSN, RN, Executive Officer

Web Site: http://www.healthri.org/hsr/professions/nurses.htm

South Carolina

South Carolina State Board of Nursing

110 Centerview Drive

Suite 202

Columbia, SC 29210

Phone: (803) 896-4550

FAX: (803) 896-4525

Contact Person: Martha Bursinger, RN, MSN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/nursing

South Dakota

South Dakota Board of Nursing

4305 South Louise Ave., Suite 201

Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3115

Phone: (605) 362-2760

FAX: (605) 362-2768

Contact Person: Gloria Damgaard, RN, MS, Executive Secretary

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Web Site: http://www.state.sd.us/dcr/nursing/

Tennessee

Tennessee State Board of Nursing

425 Fifth Avenue North

1st Floor - Cordell Hull Building

Nashville, TN 37247

Phone: (615) 532-5166

FAX: (615) 741-7899

Contact Person: Elizabeth Lund, MSN, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.tennessee.gov/health

Texas

Texas Board of Nurse Examiners

333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460

Austin, TX 78701

Phone: (512) 305-7400

FAX: (512) 305-7401

Contact Person: Katherine Thomas, MN, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.bne.state.tx.us/

Utah

Utah State Board of Nursing

Heber M. Wells Bldg., 4th Floor

160 East 300 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Phone: (801) 530-6628

FAX: (801) 530-6511

Contact Person: Laura Poe, MS, RN, Executive Administrator

Web Site: http://www.commerce.state.ut.us/

Vermont

Vermont State Board of Nursing

81 River Street

Heritage Building

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Montpelier, VT 05609-1106

Phone: (802) 828-2396

FAX: (802) 828-2484

Contact Person: Anita Ristau, MS, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.vtprofessionals.org/opr1/nurses/

Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure

Veterans Drive Station

St. Thomas, VI 00803

Phone: (340) 776-7397

FAX: (340) 777-4003

Contact Person: Winifred Garfield, CRNA, RN, Executive Secretary

Virginia

Virginia Board of Nursing

6603 West Broad Street

5th Floor

Richmond, VA 23230-1712

Phone: (804) 662-9909

FAX: (804) 662-9512

Contact Person: Jay Douglas, RN, MSM, CSAC, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.dhp.state.va.us/

Washington State

Washington State Nursing Care Quality

Assurance Commission

Department of Health

HPQA #6

310 Israel Rd SE

Tumwater, WA 98501-7864

Phone: (360) 236-4700

FAX: (360) 236-4738

Contact Person: Paula Meyer, MSN, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: https://wws2.wa.gov/doh/hpqa-licensing/HPS6/Nursing/default.htm

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West Virginia

West Virginia State Board of Examiners

for Licensed Practical Nurses

101 Dee Drive

Charleston, WV 25311

Phone: (304) 558-3572

FAX: (304) 558-4367

Contact Person: Lanette Anderson, RN, BSN, JD, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.lpnboard.state.wv.us/

West Virginia Board of Examiners

for Registered Professional Nurses

101 Dee Drive

Charleston, WV 25311

Phone: (304) 558-3596

FAX: (304) 558-3666

Contact Person: Laura Rhodes, MSN, RN, Executive Director

Web Site: http://www.wvrnboard.com

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing

1400 E. Washington Avenue, RM 173

Madison, WI 53708

Phone: (608) 266-0145

FAX: (608) 261-7083

Contact Person: Kimberly Nania, PhD, MA, BS, Director, Bureau of Health Service

Professions

Web Site: http://www.drl.state.wi.us/

Wyoming

Wyoming State Board of Nursing

2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 110

Cheyenne, WY 82001

Phone: (307) 777-7601

FAX: (307) 777-3519

Contact Person: Cheryl Lynn Koski, MN, RN, CS, Executive Director

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Web Site: http://nursing.state.wy.us/

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