Endorsement Application fee: $100.00
Licensing fee:$200.00
Temporary permit: No extra charge
Temporary License
Approximately 6-8 weeks upon receipt of all required materials.
Permanent License
Within 7-8 weeks upon receipt of all required materials.
– If you receive your initial credential in the months leading up to your renewal window, you are still required to renew your license and begin the 2-year renewal cycle, UNLESS your license was issued within 90 days of the expiration date. These licenses will be issued effective through the next biennium.
– If you received your original license within 12 months of the expiration date, you will pay a prorated renewal fee (half of the current license fee) at your first renewal.
– You must renew your license on or before the expiration date to continue to practice in Alaska. There is no grace period to practice on a lapsed license.
– 30 contact hours
– 60 hours of participation in uncompensated professional activities
– 320 hours of employment as an RN or LPN
– Registered Nurses who receive their original license on or after December 1 of odd-numbered years are not required to provide proof of continuing competency for their first renewal.
Permanent License
1. One original 8″ x 8″ fingerprint card is provided by the State of Alaska, but you may also use this standard fingerprint card.
2. Take the instructions, the card/form and photo identification to local law enforcement or other authorized agency to have the fingerprints done.
3. After you have had your fingerprints taken, you will submit all the required documents to the Alaska Board of Nursing.
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