Wow! I just got an email to renew my annual nursing license and I almost cried...its 370! I am a new grad so this is my first time I figured 125$ at the most but I almost stroked when I saw the cost!!!
It says 158 for re instatement fees so I am guessing thats if you let you license lapse but it says 370$ for yearly 2010 license renewal for practicing registered nurse. Dang
Edit: I dont feel as bad now...Saskatchewan charges 535$ to renew your annual license as far I can see unless I am reading it wrong on their website...
Specializes in ER, OR, PACU, TELE, CATH LAB, OPEN HEART.
It is $45 for two years in Pennsylvania and $45 for a year in Maryland.
What do you do in Maryland that your license is $45 a year?
I am a RN and pay $78 a year for MD RN license renewal. DC is $120 for two year license renewal. Good thing is MD is a Compact State, comes in handy for travel assignments.
Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.
Alberta is charging $472.50 plus GST for 2010. We also had to pay a month earlier than usual, by the end of August, when our practice permit didn't expire until September 30. This money pays for more than just a piece of paper (although I agree that it's just WAY too much!). You also are provided membership in the Canadian Nurses Association, the Canadian Nurse Protective Society (malpractice insurance) and annual subscriptions to Canadian Nurse and the provincial College's nursing journal. At the same time you're paying for all the operating expenses of the College, for regulatory and governance activities and administration of the continuing competency requirements in your province. Ontario has the lowest registration fee, but many of their nurses also are registered with the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario and pay almost the difference in fees to them. CNO only registers them for legal purposes, the rest of the package comes from RNAO.
I'll have to call CRNBC...I don't know if we get malpractice insurance? I thought we just paid for the licenes renewal It would be nice if for the cost they would throw some extras in!
Alberta is charging $472.50 plus GST for 2010. We also had to pay a month earlier than usual, by the end of August, when our practice permit didn't expire until September 30. This money pays for more than just a piece of paper (although I agree that it's just WAY too much!). You also are provided membership in the Canadian Nurses Association, the Canadian Nurse Protective Society (malpractice insurance) and annual subscriptions to Canadian Nurse and the provincial College's nursing journal. At the same time you're paying for all the operating expenses of the College, for regulatory and governance activities and administration of the continuing competency requirements in your province. Ontario has the lowest registration fee, but many of their nurses also are registered with the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario and pay almost the difference in fees to them. CNO only registers them for legal purposes, the rest of the package comes from RNAO.
Alberta is charging $472.50 plus GST for 2010. We also had to pay a month earlier than usual, by the end of August, when our practice permit didn't expire until September 30. This money pays for more than just a piece of paper (although I agree that it's just WAY too much!). You also are provided membership in the Canadian Nurses Association, the Canadian Nurse Protective Society (malpractice insurance) and annual subscriptions to Canadian Nurse and the provincial College's nursing journal. At the same time you're paying for all the operating expenses of the College, for regulatory and governance activities and administration of the continuing competency requirements in your province. Ontario has the lowest registration fee, but many of their nurses also are registered with the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario and pay almost the difference in fees to them. CNO only registers them for legal purposes, the rest of the package comes from RNAO.
I know this is off topic, but I just have to mention how impressed I am with the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario. RNAO puts out such good research and publications.
I figured 125$ at the most but I almost stroked when I saw the cost!!!
I'd be whining, too! My state just increased ours to $120 every 2 years and I thought that was high.
Iggy123
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The Canadian dollar is pretty high now...370$ CDN = 355$ as of today.
The lapse fee is seperate...the annual license fee is actually 370$. I guess ill stop whining now about it tho! Its just sucky
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Wellll thats with funny money. With the exchange rate, minus your lapse fee it doesn't seem that high. Well compared to Texas its a bit pricey