How much does your state charge for your nursing license?

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I was wondering how much states charge for renewal of licenses. I am an RN and Indiana charges $50 during the year in which you renew. We renew every other year in Indiana. LPN's in the even years, RN's in odd years. I think LPN licenses are the same as RN's. I am curious to see how much other states charge. I know Indiana will sock you with a $50 late fee also. :eek: :eek: A couple of my friends got nailed with that. Ouch.

The SRNA in Saskatchewan charged us $260.00 for registration last year and rumors are that it is going up this year!! Highway robery!!

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Specializes in Med-Surg Nursing.

I have two RN licenses both of which are renewed every other year. My original license is from PA and last year they raised the fees from $21 to $45!!!!!!!! When I renewed my OH license last year, it cost me 35 bucks cause I sent it in as soon as I got it in the mail. In Ohio, the longer you wait to send your renewal in, the more it costs you.

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California LVN license is $75 every two years with 30 CEUs.

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In West Virginia, $25/year and 30 CEU's every 2 years.

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]Originally posted by willie2001 [/i]

In Iowa we renew every 3 years. The renewal fee is $81.00 for RN. For renewal, we have to had 36 hours of continuing education. The continuing ed requirements were recently reduced from 45 hours.

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Willie, will check to see if my information is correct, but I think they just changed it to q 2 years.

If you happen to let your liscence lapse, it'll cost you another

100 $ to reinstate, plus you have to show CEU's less than 1 year old. Last year I had back surgery, and while I was off work, I had a birthday, neglected to renew(see egg on face). Then I had to scramble to do new CEU's--they did not recognize 2 college classes I had. Total cost including CEU's--250 $.

Sherri

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Hey WeSignificants,

The next time you renew it will be $100.00.

The RN board only requires $80.00. For those of you who renew via money order and certified mail you might try renewing online. I heard that you can do that now.

Oh, yes and in California you also need 30 units of CEU'S for LVN or RN. This is very easy to obtain just at my facility. We have many opportunities to get these.

Cali

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$55...$50 late fee

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Specializes in ICU, nutrition.

In Louisiana, $45 a year, and it doubles if you send it in late (due Dec 31). You have to check off how many CEUs you have (first renewal, 0; full-time, 5; part-time and not working, I don't remember).

If you send it in between Jan 1 and 31, you pay double and you have to have proof of your CEUs (late renewals are automatically audited).

Not sure what happens if you don't get it in by Jan 31. I imagine you can't work and you have possibly stiffer penalties.

I'm movin' to Arkansas, Zudy!

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WA State: $50 anually, due on your B-day...$100 late fee.

OR State $100 or $110 QO year on B-day renewal is done odds & evens: odd year of birth=odd year of renewal.

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Specializes in Leadership/Critical Care/Surgery/Seniors.

Annual fees are $278.20 in Alberta....but we do get a nice magazine (tongue in cheek)

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Stormy, I believe we get with that as well.

In BC, it was included with the RN fee but the fee was 300+ LAST YEAR.

And membership in our national nurse association, the CNA.

Most provinces include membership in the CNA with the dues; I believe only Ontario and Quebec do not. So you could say that the CNA represents more of the nurses in Canada than ANA represents in America.

I just joined the AARN this year. Yeah, and it would cost me another 108 CDN on top of the 278 CDN to register as a nurse practitioner annually in Alberta. Still, the fees for BC and Alberta are higher than a lot of US states.

In New Hampshire, it cost me less than 200 USD to register as a RN and APRN...and that is for two years.

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whatever we pay its entirely too much....

I think I paid $125 last year

and that was only to the college of nurses of ontario

here in this wonderful province we have 3 ppl to pay, the cno (colloge of nurses of ontario) , ONA (ontario nurses association) AND RNAO (registered nurses association of ontario)

ONA Is another 50 bucks a month taken right off your paycheck, RNAO is a whopping 260 dollars a year

but what can you do?

sometimes I leave work, sit down and think that they should be paying us for our licenes , not vice versa......

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