How much does your state charge for your nursing license?

[deespoohbear]

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: A couple of my friends got nailed with that. Ouch.

[Grace Oz]

That's something I meant to say... here in Australia, we can claim our nurses registration fee & Australian Nurses Federation

( union) fee at taxation time. Is that the same in the USA?...

Cheers,

Grace.

[Cooker93]

I'm a LPN in Illinois-$40.00 every other year. I renew in Jan of next year, then I pay to take RN boards in the summer-that sucks...

[DelGR]

Wisconsin-- I think I paid $40.00 for my 2 year renewal. If late, I think it was a $58.00 fee. No CEUs required or competency proof with renewal. Renewed this past February.

Illinois is $40.00 every two years. I don't remember if there was a late fee. No CEUs or proof of competency. Renewed in May.

At my work place, no license renewal-- don't come to work.

[MHN]

I register in 2 states here One is $35aus and the 2nd is $80 + $80 for any changes or additions

[ernurse728, LPN]

It was $45 when I renewed in July...price is increasing to $62 starting 9/1/02...no CEU's required...license has to be renewed by your birthday...no late fee penalty...but if it is not renewed by that date you cannot work until it is taken care of. I have been a nurse for 3 years and the price has gone up every year since getting my license...it started out at $25.

[LPN & EMT-CT]

It's $70.00 for both a RN and LPN and if it's received late it's $95.00 in VA. Don't you love that bi yearly time of the year when it come in the mail???

David -VA

[LPN & EMT-CT]

I meant once every two years , sorry about that.

David-VA

[Dayannight]

Wow, VegasRN and Tshe, I just assumed that the RN renewal was the same as the LVN's, which is now $100 in California. Two years ago it was $75.

[lovebigdogs]

Maine is $40.00 every other year with no CEU's and New Hampshire is $60.00 every other year with 30 CEU's required. Too bad the states couldn't all have a set fee and number of CEUs needed.

[Repat]

Kentucky $105 for two years (30 CEU's)!!!; MA $60 for two years (15 CEU's).

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

I have just moved to Alberta from Manitoba...and that's a good thing. I just received my license for the remainder of the registration period here, which cost me $153.55 (~$90 US) to allow me to work from September 9 to September 30, at which time I will have to renew my license, for another $278.20. (You do the math!) My Manitoba license, which expires at the end of December, cost me $238.60 for one year. So for the year 2002, I have paid nearly $500 in registration fees. That doesn't include the two service charges I paid, one to Alberta to process my paper work ($55) and one to Manitoba to verify my registration there ($32.10). I think I've been hosed!! The only consolation is that it is subtracted (except for the Goods and Services Tax... yes, our registration fees are taxed by the federal government as a "service") directly from my gross income at income tax time.

[Cathy Wilson, RN]

$45 every two years in GA. No CEU's required-go figure!