How hard is it to transfer your LPN to other states?

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Specializes in Home Health, Podiatry, Neurology, Case Mgmt.

HI all i'm just wondering how hard it is to transfer your license to other states. for instance i'm taking an LPN school in ohio while dh is deployed to iraq. when he gets back we will be at a new duty station, currently we are in texas...does anyone know? thanks!

tasha

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Tasha....I would look up the # for the BON here, and take it from there. Each state may have different criteria, and several have mandatory Continuing Ed. Good luck!

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Specializes in Home Health, Podiatry, Neurology, Case Mgmt.

thanks! i was wondering sincei am taking a year of my \life and devoting it to LPN school, it would suck if i couldn't practice anywhere else! =)

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I would take Boards where ever you are going to school. Once you pass, THEN transfer. Oh, and keep up your original license, just in case hubby gets transfered back. Less hassle that way. :p

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Specializes in Home Health, Podiatry, Neurology, Case Mgmt.

LOL yeah i'm sure after 16 more years of the ARMY i'll probably be licensed in EVERY STATE! LOL

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I found it :madface: difficult and expensive to transfer my Pennsylvania license to Ohio. With fingerprinting, cost of having papers from Pa. to Ohio, Ohio not wanting to accept my transcrpt from Mercyhurts College where I went to school, Ohio's insistance on a seperate IV certification course, and the list went on and on. I finally got all my stuff approved but the whole thing was about 300.00 and way more hassle than it should have been. Now I am licensed in both states and will guard these with my life.........

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Specializes in Home Health, Podiatry, Neurology, Case Mgmt.

so then i wonder if it's so hard to transfer your liscense TO Oh maybe it won't be so hard to transfer it OUT of ohio?! LOL! i know i'm gonna be the one with 15 differnet license's that fold out of my wallet in a long plastic sleeve... :lol2:

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I know in Canada going from province to province it can be a "female dog" to transfer licenses. BC charges for every piece of paper they touch, everything has to be notarized, criminal checks, etc. Alberta had less paperwork, but they feel that the Anatomy course taught in BC doesn't have enough depth, so require extra courses.

Sometimes I think the entire re-license process is one big money grabbing scam. Lets face it we write a national exam but are licensed provinically or in your case state by state, whats with that???

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If you need to contact boards of nursing try http://www.ncsbn.com

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