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RN work list: Arizona
What an RN has to do to work in Arizona. Pick where you live and the page shows your route.
Pick your home state to see which route applies. Both are listed below.
Arizona: Nurse Licensure Compact state
NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 9 Oct 2026
Home and work in Arizona
If you already hold a licence Arizona issued, there is no state line to cross. Renewal and continuing-education rules are on the Arizona licensing page.
Moved here from another compact state? NCSBN says “when your PSOR changes by permanently relocating to another compact state, apply for licensure by endorsement” and “You have 60 days from the time you move to apply for your license.” The endorsement steps are below.
NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026
Source quotation
when your PSOR changes by permanently relocating to another compact state, apply for licensure by endorsement
You have 60 days from the time you move to apply for your license.
nursecompact.com · NCSBN
Route A: practise on your multistate licence
For a nurse whose home state and Arizona are both compact states in force, holding a multistate licence.
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Look yourself up on Nursys QuickConfirm. NCSBN: “If you already have a license and you are unsure if your license is single-state or multistate, use Quick Confirm at nursys.com at no cost.”
NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026
Source quotation
If you already have a license and you are unsure if your license is single-state or multistate, use Quick Confirm at nursys.com at no cost.
nursecompact.com · NCSBN
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Only the compact state you actually live in can issue your multistate licence. NCSBN: “If a nurse's PSOR is a compact state, that nurse may be eligible for a multistate license.”
NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026
Source quotation
If a nurse's PSOR is a compact state, that nurse may be eligible for a multistate license.
nursecompact.com · NCSBN
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NCSBN defines the privilege to practise as the authority “permitting the practice of nursing as either an RN or LPN/VN in a remote state”.
NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026
Source quotation
permitting the practice of nursing as either an RN or LPN/VN in a remote state
nursecompact.com · NCSBN
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Not established in the cited sources
Conditions & source context
Multistate privilege exists in statute, but whether a given traveler's license, PSOR, and discipline history satisfy it cannot be answered from statute alone. Not personal advice.
State statute · azleg.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026
Source quotation
However, the single-state license granted to these individuals will not be recognized as granting the privilege to practice nursing in any other party state. This compact does not affect the requirements established by a party state for the issuance of a single-state license.
azleg.gov · State statute
If you move for good, not just for a contract: NCSBN says “when your PSOR changes by permanently relocating to another compact state, apply for licensure by endorsement” and “You have 60 days from the time you move to apply for your license.”
NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026
Source quotation
You have 60 days from the time you move to apply for your license.
nursecompact.com · NCSBN
Route B: get a Arizona licence by endorsement
For everyone else. Each step comes from Arizona’s own licensing sources; tick it off as you go.
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RN applicants: licensed as a registered nurse in another state or U.S. territory
- Detail
- Board must judge applicant meets Arizona RN qualifications under 32-1632 and 32-1633.
LPN applicants: licensed as a practical nurse, or similar state title, in another state or U.S. territory
- Detail
- Board must judge applicant meets Arizona LPN qualifications.
No disqualifying felony history
- Detail
- Absolute discharge from all felony sentences at least three years before filing, for both RN and LPN.
Conditions & source context
RN route quoted at pathway_exists; checklist items such as transcripts, verification, and background checks live in board rules and the blocked site, not in statute.
State statute · azleg.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026
Source quotation
The board may issue a license to practice as a practical nurse to an applicant who has been duly licensed as a practical nurse, or licensed to perform similar services and duties under a different title, in another state or territory of the United States, if in the opinion of the board the applicant meets qualifications required of a licensed practical nurse in this state.
azleg.gov · State statute
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- Statutory maximum usd
- 150
- Per
- initial RN or LPN application
- Also payable
Fingerprint processing: statutory maximum
- Statutory maximum usd
- 50
Conditions & source context
The statute sets maximum fees. Current Board charges and nonrefundability are unverified; these limits are not application-cost quotes.
State statute · azleg.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026
Source quotation
Initial application for license as a registered nurse, $150. 4. Initial application for license as a practical nurse, $150.
azleg.gov · State statute
Built from the Arizona nursing licensing record and the compact status table. A step appears only when the record has a sourced answer for it; anything else points to the board. Informational only: confirm with the board of nursing before you apply.