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RN work list: Minnesota
What an RN has to do to work in Minnesota. Pick where you live and the page shows your route.
Minnesota is not a compact state, so a multistate licence does not cover work here. You need a Minnesota licence; the steps are below.
Home and work in Minnesota
If you already hold a licence Minnesota issued, there is no state line to cross. Renewal and continuing-education rules are on the Minnesota licensing page.
Moved here from another state? Minnesota does not honour multistate licences yet, so you need a Minnesota licence to work here. The endorsement steps are below.
NCSBN · ncsbn.org · checked 15 Oct 2026
Route B: get a Minnesota licence by endorsement
For everyone else. Each step comes from Minnesota’s own licensing sources; tick it off as you go.
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Duly licensed or registered as a nurse under the laws of another state, territory, or country
Conditions & source context
This confirms the out-of-state entry route. The complete current qualification and application checklist is unverified.
State statute · revisor.mn.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026
Source quotation
duly licensed or registered as a nurse under the laws of another state, territory, or country
revisor.mn.gov · State statute
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- Amount
- 105
- Per
- application
Conditions & source context
The statutory endorsement fee is $105. Background-check, temporary-permit and other additional charges are unverified.
State statute · revisor.mn.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026
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- Required
- Yes
- State check
- Yes
- FBI check
- Yes
- Fingerprints
- Yes
- Vendor
- Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and FBI, through the Board of Nursing
Conditions & source context
Minn. Stat. § 214.075 applies to every health-related licensing board, including the Board of Nursing (§ 214.01): a state BCA check and an FBI check, fingerprint-based, paid by the applicant.
State statute · revisor.mn.gov · checked 14 Oct 2026
Source quotation
the applicant or licensee must submit a completed criminal history records check consent form and a full set of fingerprints to the respective health-related licensing board
revisor.mn.gov · State statute
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- Available
- Yes
- Type
- nonrenewable temporary permit
- Eligibility
- endorsement applicant currently licensed in another state, territory, or Canadian province, not under pending investigation or disciplinary action nor otherwise disqualified
- Duration
- until board action or 60 days, whichever first
Conditions & source context
Requires a current license in another state, territory or Canadian province, with no pending investigation or disciplinary action. The permit fee is unverified.
State statute · revisor.mn.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026
Source quotation
valid until the date of board action on the application or for 60 days, whichever comes first
revisor.mn.gov · State statute
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RN
- Required rate
- one contact hour per month of registration
LPN
- Required rate
- one contact hour per two months of registration
Conditions & source context
Hours depend on the registration period. The period length and total hours are unverified.
State administrative code · revisor.mn.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026
Source quotation
at least one contact hour of acceptable continuing education for each month of registration
revisor.mn.gov · State administrative code
Built from the Minnesota 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.