RN work list: Kansas

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

1. Confirm your licence is multistate

   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

2. Your home state is where you legally live

   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

3. Practise as an RN on the privilege

   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

4. What Kansas’s record says about working here on a multistate licence

   Yes — a qualifying multistate license permits RN/LPN practice here

   Conditions & source context

   Conditional compact licensure assessment for an active qualifying home-state multistate holder whose residency does not change. Employer credentials, scope and onboarding remain separate.

   State Board of Nursing · ksbn.kansas.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   A nurse with an active multi-state license from other member states of the NLC can practice in Kansas. The nurse does not need to do anything with the Kansas Board of Nursing, unless the nurse changes their residency to Kansas.

   ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing

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

1. Check you qualify for endorsement

   • Official transcript and original-license verification

     Detail

     Arrange delivery to the Board.

   • Fingerprint/background-check submission

     Detail

     Submit fingerprint card, waiver and published background-check fee.

   • Multistate application

     Detail

     Meet 11 ULRs and supply Kansas driver license proof.

   • Educated outside the US

     Detail

     A foreign nursing-school graduate already licensed in another jurisdiction submits education/licensure credentials for evaluation to a Board-approved agency or Board representative. The English-proficiency requirement applies to foreign nursing-school instruction that was not in English, under 60-3-106(b), while other licensing requirements still apply.

   • Military spouse and legal history, if applicable

     Detail

     Active-duty spouse must use mail-in application and supporting documents rather than online; submit supporting legal-history records when applicable.

   Conditions & source context

   Current operative60-3-106 was read in full. It corrects the generic foreign-education checklist by retaining the non-English-instruction condition and separates examination delay/retake provisions from endorsement. Other application steps retain the prior Board checklist support.

   State administrative code · rules.ks.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   (a) As part of the application process, each individual applying for original licensure in Kansas who is a graduate of a foreign nursing school shall submit that individual's education and licensure credentials for evaluation to a credentialing agency approved by the board. (b) Any individual applying for licensure in Kansas who is a graduate of a foreign nursing school in which instruction was not in English may be granted a license if that individual meets all other requirements for licensure in effect at the time of application and shows proof of proficiency in English by passing one of the following: (1) The test of English as a foreign language and the test of spoken English; or (2) similar examinations, as approved by the board. (c) Each graduate of a foreign nursing school licensed in another jurisdiction shall submit that individual's education and licensure credentials for evaluation to a credentialing agency approved by the board or to the board's representative.

   rules.ks.gov · State administrative code

2. Open the application

   ksbn.kansas.gov

   Conditions & source context

   Official entry/checklist page; no application, account or commercial terms submitted.

   State Board of Nursing · ksbn.kansas.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   Endorsement Application For those applying to be licensed by Kansas

   ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing

3. Pay the application fee

   Application fee by license level

   RN single state

   $100.00

   LPN single state

   $75.00

   RN multistate

   $125.00

   LPN multistate

   $125.00

   Upon request, the Board must issue a refund under reasonable circumstances, including overpayment or duplicate payment. This does not establish unconditional refunds for every application.

   Additional fees

   • KBI background-check processing

     Amount

     57

   • Fingerprint collection/vendor and verification charges

   Conditions & source context

   Active60-4-101 explicitly distinguishes endorsement from examination and supports RN $100/LPN $75 single-state and either$125 multistate. Background processing$57 remains separately supported by the prior Board page. Statutory ceilings in65-1118 are not collected charges. The categorical no-refund page is superseded by April 16,2026 law; binary nonrefundable stays null because the operative policy is conditional.

   State administrative code · rules.ks.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   (a) Fees for professional nurses. (1) Application for single-state license by endorsement to Kansas $100.00 (2) Application for single-state license by examination 100.00 (3) Biennial renewal of single-state license 85.00 (4) Application for reinstatement of single-state license without temporary permit 150.00 (5) Application for reinstatement of single-state license with temporary permit 150.00 (6) Certified copy of Kansas license 25.00 (7) Inactive license 10.00 (8) Verification of licensure 30.00 (9) Application for exempt license 50.00 (10) Renewal of exempt license 50.00 (11) Application for multistate license by endorsement 125.00 (12) Application for multistate license by examination 125.00 (13) Biennial renewal of multistate license 85.00 (14) Application for reinstatement of multistate license 150.00 (15) Application for reinstatement of multistate license with temporary permit 150.00

   rules.ks.gov · State administrative code

4. Fingerprints and background check

   Required

   Yes

   State check

   Yes

   Fingerprints

   Yes

   Vendor

   Kansas Board of Nursing / KBI processing; collection provider varies

   Fee

   57

   From out of state

   Fingerprints can be taken wherever the applicant is located by an authorized facility; use FD Form 258 and required waiver, then mail completed card, waivers and $57 check/money order to KSBN.

   Conditions & source context

   $57 is Board-published processing only, not collection cost. State/federal fingerprint checks are explicit for multistate ULRs;

   State Board of Nursing · ksbn.kansas.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   All applicants must submit a criminal background check prior to issuance of a license. The cost for a criminal background check is $57. You can be fingerprinted wherever you are located. It is not necessary that it be a law enforcement agency. It can be any place that is authorized to do fingerprints. You will want to call ahead to wherever you are considering being printed to see if they have a card for you. You will need FD Form 258. If they do provide a card for you, please print out the Waiver Agreement and Fingerprint Instructions . You must take this in when you are printed, as it must be completed at the time that the prints are taken.

   ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing

5. Temporary permit to start sooner

   Available

   Yes

   Duration max days

   120

   Eligible licenses

   • RN
   • LPN

   Requirements

   Current nursing license in a US state or territory granted by a Board-approved examination; submit a copy of that current license.

   Purpose

   May be issued to enable employment while completing endorsement requirements, or continuing education necessary for reinstatement of a Kansas license.

   Conditions & source context

   Current active 60-3-106a confirms maximum 120 days. Issuance is discretionary/conditional, not automatic approval or start permission. reinstatement-with-permit fees have a different scope.

   State administrative code · rules.ks.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   (a) A temporary permit to practice as a registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse for a period not to exceed 120 days may be issued to an applicant who holds a license in a state or territory of the United States that was granted by an examination approved by the board for either of the following: (1) To enable the applicant to gain employment while completing continuing education requirements necessary for reinstatement of a Kansas license; or (2) to enable the applicant to gain employment while completing the requirements necessary for endorsement. (b) A copy of the applicant's current nursing license in another state or in a territory of the United States shall be required for issuance of a temporary permit for endorsement and for reinstatement of a Kansas license as prescribed by K.A.R. 60-3-105 .

   rules.ks.gov · State administrative code

6. Continuing education you will owe at renewal

   • RN

     Hours

     30

     First cycle exceptions

     First renewal set within 30 months following examination licensure, or renewal set within the first 9 months after reinstatement/endorsement, is excepted from statutory CNE submission.

   • LPN

     Hours

     30

     First cycle exceptions

     First renewal set within 30 months following examination licensure, or renewal set within the first 9 months after reinstatement/endorsement, is excepted from statutory CNE submission.

   Conditions & source context

   The30-hour approvedCNE total and existing unknown topic allocation are unchanged. HB2528 changes the first-cycle trigger wording from expires to is set for renewal; reconstruction of deletion/insertion markup confirms this and is preserved separately. Primary quotes remain exact published text, not reconstructed text.

   State Board of Nursing · ksbn.kansas.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   LPN and RN CNE renewal requirements: 30 contact hours of approved CNE during the most recent licensing period. Exception: You are NOT required to complete 30 CNE contact hours if license expires within 30 months following initial licensure examination or for renewal of license that expires within the first 9 months following licensure reinstatement or endorsement.

   ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing

7. Other state-specific requirements

   • CNE completion window and carryover

     Detail

     Complete approved CNE between period start and renewal submission; excess hours do not carry over.

   • Standardized recertification cap

     Detail

     At most 15 contact hours for ACLS/PALS/similar standardized recertification each licensing period.

   • First-cycle exceptions

     Detail

     First renewal set within 30 months following examination licensure, or renewal set within the first 9 months after reinstatement/endorsement, is excepted from statutory CNE submission.

   • Excluded offerings

     Detail

     Identical offerings, basic preparation, in-service/on-job/orientation/institution-specific courses, failed college work, offerings under 30 minutes, and refresher for renewal are excluded subject to exact rule terms.

   • Active late-renewal period

     Detail

     License remains active for 30 days after scheduled renewal date; late renewal requires renewal plus applicable late fee and satisfaction of the statutory requirements. Failure to complete/pay within that period results in lapse and no practice authority.

   • Renewal completion timing

     Detail

     Statute directs grant of renewal within 5 business days after submission of all paragraph(a)(5) requirements; late renewal has its own 5 business-day requirement under(b)(1)(A)(ii). These are renewal deadlines, not endorsement issuance estimates.

   Conditions & source context

   Prior CE exclusions/caps retain exact operative60-9-106 proof. Current65-1117 adds active late renewal and specific renewal completion deadlines. The July 6 notice explains then-unconfigured licensing-system displays; no claim is made that systems remain unconfigured today.

   State statute · sos.ks.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   A license shall remain valid and active during the 30-day period following the renewal date.

   sos.ks.gov · State statute

8. Confirm the rest on the Kansas State Board of Nursing site

   Our Kansas record has nothing sourced for RNs on: licence verification, any jurisprudence exam, processing time. Get those from the board directly: ksbn.kansas.gov.

   NCSBN · ncsbn.org · checked 10 Oct 2026