Transferring license from state to state

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Geriatric, Hospice.

Hello, I'm an LPN with a currently active Florida license. I am currently living in NH (right on the border of the two states) but plan to live in MA once I get a job.

Has anyone done this before? I went to the Mass.gov website but saw nothing indicating what process I take to transfer my license to MA. Does anyone know how I can go about this?

TIA!

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There's no such thing as "transferring" a license from one state to another. You apply for a new license in the new state (and still have the old license, unless you are moving from one compact state to another). Look at the state BON website and look for the section on "licensure by endorsement." That's the process you are talking about (applying for licensure based on your already being licensed in another state, as opposed to applying for licensure as a new grad and taking the NCLEX), and all the info and forms you need should be there.

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

go to www.ncsbn.org to see if NH and MA are compact states. If you continue to live in one state but work in another you can have one license, if both are compact. However, you have to have a license for the state in which you have a permanent address. If even one of the states is not compact then you have to get a license for each state.

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Specializes in Peds, Med-Surg, Disaster Nsg, Parish Nsg.

Moved to Massachusetts Nursing for more input from some of the MA nurses.

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Specializes in Pedi.

Massachusetts is not a compact state. The information you need is on the DPH website:

Important Information about Licensing

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