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LPN/LVN work list: Missouri

What an LPN/LVN has to do to work in Missouri. Pick where you live and the page shows your route.

Pick your home state to see which route applies. Both are listed below.

Missouri: Nurse Licensure Compact state

State statute · revisor.mo.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

Source quotation
The implementation date of the Compact is January 19, 2018.

revisor.mo.gov · State statute

Route A: practise on your multistate licence

For a nurse whose home state and Missouri are both compact states in force, holding a multistate licence.

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

    Conditions & source context

    Missouri 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 a Missouri license. The facility and contract still set their own credentialing requirements.

    NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 15 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    Missouri Jan. 19, 2018

    nursecompact.com · NCSBN

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 Missouri licence by endorsement

For everyone else. Each step comes from Missouri’s own licensing sources; tick it off as you go.

    • Equivalent qualifications at original licensure, with appropriate nursing program completion and licensing-exam result

    • English proficiency or credentials evaluation when applicable

    • Complete application and fee; application valid for one year

    • State and federal fingerprint or other biometric checks through Missouri State Highway Patrol

    • Official verification from all states and territories

    • Official nursing transcript or applicable credentials evaluation sent from source

    • Proof of U.S. citizenship, eligible alien status, or lawful presence

    Conditions & source context

    RN/LPN; 20 CSR 2200-4.020(5). Raw-order extraction preserves complete subsection order. Printed compilation dated 6/30/24; Board application details may add applicant-specific documents.

    State administrative code · sos.mo.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    administered through the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

    sos.mo.gov · State administrative code

  2. Amount
    RN
    105
    LPN
    101
    Per
    application
    Non-refundable
    Yes
    Conditions & source context

    20 CSR 2200-4.010(1)(C)-(D), final amendment effective May 30, 2024. Lapsed-license and outbound verification fees are excluded from application extras. Fingerprint charges unverified.

    State administrative code · sos.mo.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    Application for License by Endorsement-RN $105

    sos.mo.gov · State administrative code

  3. Required
    Yes
    State check
    Yes
    FBI check
    Yes
    Conditions & source context

    20 CSR 2200-4.020(5)(B)2. Rule permits other biometric checks; vendor, charge, and out-of-state instructions held.

    State administrative code · sos.mo.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    administered through the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

    sos.mo.gov · State administrative code

  4. Available
    Yes
    Statutory max months
    12
    Rule permit months
    6
    Fee
    0
    Reissuable
    No
    Conditions & source context

    Statute §335.051 effective Aug28,2023 permits at most 12 months and no reissue/charge. Rule 20 CSR 2200-4.020(6)(A) describes a six-month permit. A six-month issued term can fit the statutory ceiling; actual current Board-issued term and eligibility remain unconfirmed. Do not promise twelve months.

    State statute · revisor.mo.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    Upon application, the board shall issue a temporary permit to an applicant pursuant to subsection 1 of this section for a license as an advanced practice registered nurse, a registered professional nurse, or a licensed practical nurse who has made a prima facie showing that the applicant meets all of the requirements for such a license. The temporary permit shall be effective only until the board shall have had the opportunity to investigate his or her qualifications for licensure pursuant to subsection 1 of this section and to notify the applicant that his or her application for a license has been either granted or rejected. In no event shall such temporary permit be in effect for more than twelve months after the date of its issuance nor shall a permit be reissued to the same applicant. No fee shall be charged for such temporary permit.

    revisor.mo.gov · State statute

  5. Our Missouri record has nothing sourced for LPN/LVNs on: where to apply, licence verification, any jurisprudence exam, continuing education, other state-specific requirements, processing time. Get those from the board directly: pr.mo.gov.

    NCSBN · ncsbn.org · checked 9 Oct 2026

Built from the Missouri 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.