Hi guys,

I am in California and I am approved by the Board of Registered nursing in California to take the NCLEX-RN exam this year 2012, So I am moving to New York. I want the Board of Registered nursing in California to be my board. I do not wan to change. do I need to change the board of registered nursing to the state that I am moving to? In other words, what do I have to do when I change my state from California to New York? I still do not have my RN licensed I will sit for the exam this year.

Thank guys.

Here's the deal: if you want to work as a nurse in a particular state, you must be licensed in that state. In other words, you will need a New York RN license if you plan to live and work in New York.

If you insist on having a California RN license, you can maintain this license while applying for a New York RN license by endorsement. Visit the New York Board of Nursing's website for more information on obtaining a New York RN license by endorsement.

Of course, you can always bypass California and directly apply to New York for an initial RN license by examination.

Thanks Commuter. I am just stying for couple of years. So, since I have not gotten my RN licensed, do you think that if i sent to the board of Registered nursing in California request to change my address and state, I am afraid that the Board of Registered nursing in California would tell me that since I moved to New York I have to change the board? Do not you think so?

Thanks.

Thanks Commuter. I am just stying for couple of years. So, since I have not gotten my RN licensed, do you think that if i sent to the board of Registered nursing in California request to change my address and state, I am afraid that the Board of Registered nursing in California would tell me that since I moved to New York I have to change the board? Do not you think so?

Thanks.

As The Commuter said, to work in NY you need a NY license. The Board of Registration in Nursing in NY would be in charge of your NY license and you would need to follow their regulations for practice, continuing education, etc. If you maintain your California license, the Board of Registration in Nursing in California would oversee your California license. So, if you intend to maintain active licenses in both states, you will have relationships with both boards.

You can take the NCLEX wherever you want, but you should check with both states to see what their requirements are for licensure by reciprocity. You could also take the NCLEX in California for licensure in NY.

Just to let you know as a International trained nurse you will have to complete CVS for NY and meet their requirements as a International trained nurse. Doesn't matter if you meet CA requirements NY will do their own and CVS is completed through CGFNS

Wait, here's how I understood it. If you live in a non compact state, you have to take the boards for each state you wish to hold a license in. For example, I do not think CA is a compact state, neither is NY. Which means, you take CA boards, then you have to take NY boards, unless you want to move to NY, then take NY boards. Licensing by endorsement was only for compact states, I thought. That's how you can avoid taking boards over (licensing by endorsement). But, I would double check.

License by endorsement has nothing to do with compact state. NCLEX is accepted by all states as it is a national exam and you do not have to sit it every time you move

A compact state works if you maintain primary residence in one compact state and work in another. ie have a license in AZ maintain primary license in AZ but get a job in NM and move temp to NM without moving primary residence

https://www.ncsbn.org/nlc.htm

[h=2]Eligible Nurses[/h] You can obtain a compact (multistate) license if you…

• Legally reside in a NLC state. See map above.
  
• Hold an active RN or LPN/VN nursing license in good standing. Note: APRN's are not included in this compact.
  
• Declare a NLC state as your primary state of residency. *
  
• Meet the licensure requirements in your home state. When working in a remote state, you will also be held accountable to the Nurse Practice Act of the state where the patient is located or where practice occurs.
  

Wait, here's how I understood it. If you live in a non compact state, you have to take the boards for each state you wish to hold a license in. For example, I do not think CA is a compact state, neither is NY. Which means, you take CA boards, then you have to take NY boards, unless you want to move to NY, then take NY boards. Licensing by endorsement was only for compact states, I thought. That's how you can avoid taking boards over (licensing by endorsement). But, I would double check.

There's no such thing as the "CA boards" or the "NY boards". NCLEX is NCLEX- it's a national exam, the same exam is taken for licensure in all 50 states and Washington, DC.