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LPN/LVN work list: Montana
What an LPN/LVN has to do to work in Montana. Pick where you live and the page shows your route.
Pick your home state to see which route applies. Both are listed below.
Montana: Nurse Licensure Compact state
State Board of Nursing · boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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Montana has been a member of the NLC since 2015 and has been issuing multistate compact licenses to nurses who meet the Uniform Licensure Requirements for a multistate license since that time. If you hold a Montana RN or LPN license and want to know if your license is a multistate license, you can look your license up at Montana
boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov · State Board of Nursing
Home and work in Montana
If you already hold a licence Montana issued, there is no state line to cross. Renewal and continuing-education rules are on the Montana 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 Montana 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
Limited to RN/LPN practice when the nurse holds the corresponding multistate privilege; Board states this separately on RN and LPN pages. Does not address employer requirements, APRN authority, or every contract circumstance.
State Board of Nursing · boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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If you currently hold an RN license with a Multistate privilege in a Compact state, you do not need a license in Montana to practice
boards.bsd.dli.mt.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
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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 Montana licence by endorsement
For everyone else. Each step comes from Montana’s own licensing sources; tick it off as you go.
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License verification / education / exam
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- RN: active license verification should include proof of education, passage of NCLEX-RN, and active good-standing license. LPN: corresponding verification should include proof of education, passage of NCLEX-PN, and active good-standing license.
Other jurisdiction verifications
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- Provide official verification from every state/jurisdiction where the applicant holds or has ever held a professional license; use Nursys where the jurisdiction participates and direct source verification for non-Nursys or international jurisdictions.
Fingerprint background check
- Detail
- Submit fingerprints to the Montana Department of Justice for a fingerprint-based background check.
Conditions & source context
RN requirements are quoted here; the LPN checklist independently states the corresponding LPN/NCLEX-PN and fingerprint requirements. Verification is required from all jurisdictions ever licensed, with Nursys used only where available.
State Board of Nursing · boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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RN by Endorsement License Requirements for RN by Endorsement Below are the minimum requirements you must meet in order to be licensed in the state of Montana. 1. Application submitted at https://ebiz.mt.gov/ for RN license 2. Submission of license verification from the state, territory, or country in which the applicant currently holds an active license which should include proof of education, proof of passage of NCLEX-RN, and demonstration of active license in good standing -- 24.159.422 3. Submission of fingerprints to the Montana Department of Justice for the purpose of a fingerprint-based background check -- 37-8-434, MC
boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov · State Board of Nursing
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RN
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- 0
- Mandated topics
None
- Any category
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LPN
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- 0
- Mandated topics
None
- Any category
- 0
Conditions & source context
This records only that no continuing-education contact hours are required for renewal; it does not claim there are no other renewal conditions. Board guidance applies to RN and LPN.
State Board of Nursing · boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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no longer requires continuing education contact hours to be completed as a requirement for renewal of a nursing license
boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov · State Board of Nursing
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Our Montana record has nothing sourced for LPN/LVNs on: where to apply, the fee, fingerprints and background check, licence verification, temporary permits, any jurisprudence exam, other state-specific requirements, processing time. Get those from the board directly: boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov.
State Board of Nursing · boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
Built from the Montana 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.