LPN/LVN work list: Kentucky

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 LPN/LVN 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 Kentucky’s record says about working here on a multistate licence

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

   Conditions & source context

   Conditional on a valid multistate RN/LPN license issued by the primary state of residence. Employer credentials and Kentucky scope requirements still apply; APRNs are excluded.

   State Board of Nursing · kbn.ky.gov · checked 6 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   Administered by the National Council for State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is an interstate agreement that allows nurses (RNs and LPNs/VNs) to practice with one multistate license in all states that are part of the NLC. The nurse would hold the multistate (compact) license in their primary state of residence. APRN licenses are not currently in a compact. Kentucky is a member of the NLC.

   kbn.ky.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. Fingerprints and background check

   Required

   Yes

   State check

   Yes

   FBI check

   Yes

   Fingerprints

   Yes

   Vendor

   IdentoGO

   Conditions & source context

   Endorsement instructions name IdentoGO.

   State Board of Nursing · kbn.ky.gov · checked 6 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   If a Kentucky licensed nurse is eligible for a compact license and declares KY as their primary state of residence, the nurse must submit a state and federal background check through IdentoGo . NOTE: For nurses who have moved to Kentucky from another state that currently hold a Kentucky single state license that want to update the status of their license to multistate, must complete the state and federal background check. The report must be received and reviewed by KBN before the status is updated. To see if your Kentucky license has multi-state privileges, please validate your license on our website. IMPORTANT: New NLC Residency Rule (effective Jan. 2, 2024) Starting Jan. 2, a new Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) rule has gone into effect. Nurses relocating to another compact state now have 60 days from the time they move to apply for a new license by endorsement in a new primary state of residence (PSOR) . The new rule reads: 402(2) A multistate licensee who changes primary state of residence to another party state shall apply for a multistate license in the new party state within 60 days. Just as a new driver's license is required each time we move, nurses have always been required to apply for a new compact (multistate) license when relocating and changing PSOR, but this new rule gives a hard deadline for this application to be filed. Nurse employers will benefit from this update by ensuring that all new employees are appropriately licensed within a given timeframe. Helpful FAQs and a brief video about the new rule are available online. Nurses can enroll at no cost in Nursys eNotify to receive notifications related to license renewals at www.nursys.com . For more information, visit www.nlc.gov or email nursecompact@ncsbn.org . Information Regarding Licensure Licensure requirements are aligned in NLC states, so all nurses applying for a multistate license are required to meet those same standards, including submission to federal and state fingerprint-based criminal background checks.

   kbn.ky.gov · State Board of Nursing

2. Continuing education you will owe at renewal

   • RN/LPN — contact-hour option

     Hours

     14

     Mandated topics

     None

   Conditions & source context

   14 hours is one option, not a universal requirement. Alternatives include seven hours plus a satisfactory evaluation covering at least six months, qualifying national nursing certification, academic coursework, preceptorship, publication, teaching, or research. Earning period is Nov 1–Oct 31; retain documentation five years. One-time topic requirements apply separately. Concise source_quote is a partial anchor; all compound values, alternatives and exceptions were independently checked against the same captured primary page. No hidden CMS labels are proof.

   State Board of Nursing · kbn.ky.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   Option 1 14 Contact Hours Fourteen (14) contact hours of nursing CE during the earning period November 1st - October 31st

   kbn.ky.gov · State Board of Nursing

3. Other state-specific requirements

   • Dementia

     Hours

     1

     Applies to

     All nurses

     Deadline

     Active July 15, 2024: October 31, 2027. Active after that date: within three years of initial licensure.

   • Suicide prevention

     Hours

     2

     Applies to

     Nursing education outside Kentucky, or a Kentucky program completed before August 2025.

     Deadline

     Within three years of initial licensure.

   • Domestic violence

     Hours

     3

     Applies to

     Nursing education outside Kentucky, or a Kentucky program completed before May 1988.

     Deadline

     Within three years of initial licensure.

   • Pediatric abusive head trauma

     Hours

     1.5

     Applies to

     Nursing education outside Kentucky, or a Kentucky program completed before December 2011.

     Deadline

     Within three years of initial licensure.

   • LPN infusion therapy

     Applies to

     LPNs performing infusion therapy who studied outside Kentucky or completed a Kentucky program before September 2019.

     Deadline

     Complete a qualifying course before performing infusion therapy.

   Conditions & source context

   One-time requirements, not annual repeat courses. Preserve completion documentation. Approved-provider criteria apply. Annual renewal remains due October 31. Concise source_quote is a partial anchor; all compound values, alternatives and exceptions were independently checked against the same captured primary page. No hidden CMS labels are proof.

   State Board of Nursing · kbn.ky.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   The following content-specific CE requirements must be completed by nurses one time. Once completed they do not need to be retaken.

   kbn.ky.gov · State Board of Nursing

4. Confirm the rest on the Kentucky Board of Nursing site

   Our Kentucky record has nothing sourced for LPN/LVNs on: eligibility, where to apply, the fee, licence verification, temporary permits, any jurisprudence exam, processing time. Get those from the board directly: kbn.ky.gov.

   State Board of Nursing · kbn.ky.gov · checked 6 Oct 2026