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LPN/LVN work list: New York
What an LPN/LVN has to do to work in New York. Pick where you live and the page shows your route.
New York is not a compact state, so a multistate licence does not cover work here. You need a New York licence; the steps are below.
New York: Not a Nurse Licensure Compact state
State Board of Nursing · op.nysed.gov · checked 8 Oct 2026
Source quotation
Please note that New York State is not a “Nursing Compact State”.
op.nysed.gov · State Board of Nursing
Home and work in New York
If you already hold a licence New York issued, there is no state line to cross. Renewal and continuing-education rules are on the New York licensing page.
Moved here from another state? New York does not honour multistate licences yet, so you need a New York licence to work here. The endorsement steps are below.
State Board of Nursing · op.nysed.gov · checked 8 Oct 2026
Route B: get a New York licence by endorsement
For everyone else. Each step comes from New York’s own licensing sources; tick it off as you go.
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Our New York record covers RN licensing only, so nothing here is sourced for LPN/LVNs yet. Start with the New York State Board for Nursing site: op.nysed.gov.
State Board of Nursing · op.nysed.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
Built from the New York 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.