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LPN/LVN work list: Idaho
What an LPN/LVN has to do to work in Idaho. Pick where you live and the page shows your route.
Pick your home state to see which route applies. Both are listed below.
Idaho: Nurse Licensure Compact state
NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Oct 2026
Home and work in Idaho
If you already hold a licence Idaho issued, there is no state line to cross. Renewal and continuing-education rules are on the Idaho 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
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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 Idaho 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
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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
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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
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permitting the practice of nursing as either an RN or LPN/VN in a remote state
nursecompact.com · NCSBN
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Yes — a qualifying multistate license permits RN/LPN practice here
Conditions & source context
Idaho has implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact, so an RN or LPN with an active multistate license from their primary state of residence may practice here without an Idaho license. The facility and contract still set their own credentialing requirements.
NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 15 Oct 2026
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
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You have 60 days from the time you move to apply for your license.
nursecompact.com · NCSBN
Route B: get a Idaho licence by endorsement
For everyone else. Each step comes from Idaho’s own licensing sources; tick it off as you go.
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Conditions & source context
Exact Board-page href.
State Board of Nursing · dopl.idaho.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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- Amount
- 102
- Per
- application
- Also payable
Fingerprint processing (included)
- Amount
- 32
Conditions & source context
RN and PN endorsement fees; refundability not published.
State Board of Nursing · dopl.idaho.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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Board of Nursing License Fees: Board of Nursing License Fees Medication Assistant – Certified (MA-C) Practical Nurse (PN) Registered Nurse (RN) Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Initial Application $100 N/A N/A $102* International Application N/A $102* $102* N/A License by Exam Application N/A $102* $102* N/A License by Endorsement Application N/A $102* $102* N/A License by Reinstatement Application N/A $102* $102* $102* License Renewal Application $35 $70 $70 $70 Temporary License N/A $25 $25 $25 *Denotes that the fingerprint processing fee of $32 is included.
dopl.idaho.gov · State Board of Nursing
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- Fingerprints
- Yes
- Fee
- 32
- From out of state
- Have prints collected on FD-258 or at a LiveScan location; enter Board ORI ID920220Z and reason IDC-54-1401 Nursing License exactly.
Conditions & source context
Captured instructions establish fingerprint collection and exact ORI/reason. Board fee table lists a $32 fingerprint processing fee included in listed license fees; full criminal-check scope and total cost are unknown.
State Board of Nursing · dopl.idaho.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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Have fingerprints collected on FD-258 card or processed at a Livescan location. You MUST make sure that the correct ORI and Reason Fingerprinted are entered into the ORI field and Reason Fingerprinted on the fingerprint card*. Where to Get Fingerprinted: • Contact your local law enforcement o
dopl.idaho.gov · State Board of Nursing
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- Available
- Yes
- Type
- Temporary license by interstate endorsement
- Maximum days
- 90
- Conditions
- May be issued on proof of current good-standing licensure in another jurisdiction and compliance with Rule 100.07; extension is at Board discretion. Separate $25 temporary-license fee.
Conditions & source context
The 90-day period is a maximum and extension is discretionary. The Board fee table lists a separate $25 temporary-license fee, not included in the endorsement fee.
State administrative code · files.dfm.idaho.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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Temporary licenses are issued for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, and may be extended, at the discretion of the Board.
files.dfm.idaho.gov · State administrative code
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- Rn lpn
- Submit the completed renewal application and prescribed renewal fee by August 31 of the appropriate renewal year.
- Scope
- Renewal application and deadline rule only; RN/PN continuing-competence or CE requirements remain unverified.
Conditions & source context
IDAPA 24.34.01, Section 100.02(c), printed page 6. The Board-linked current rule endpoint still serves a document with clause dates March 28, 2023. No zero-CE claim or exhaustive renewal checklist is inferred.
State administrative code · files.dfm.idaho.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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LPN, RN, and APRN License Renewal. The original completed renewal application and renewal fee as prescribed in Section 400 of these rules, are submitted to the Board and dated not later than August 31 of the appropriate renewal year. All licenses are renewed as prescribed in Section 54-1411, Idaho Code.
files.dfm.idaho.gov · State administrative code
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Our Idaho record has nothing sourced for LPN/LVNs on: eligibility, licence verification, any jurisprudence exam, continuing education, processing time. Get those from the board directly: dopl.idaho.gov.
State Board of Nursing · dopl.idaho.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
Built from the Idaho 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.