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Nurse state crossing · Oregon licensing · NLC status table · LPN/LVN list

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RN work list: Oregon

What an RN has to do to work in Oregon. Pick where you live and the page shows your route.

Oregon is not a compact state, so a multistate licence does not cover work here. You need a Oregon licence; the steps are below.

Oregon: Not a Nurse Licensure Compact state

NCSBN · ncsbn.org · checked 15 Oct 2026

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Alaska, American Samoa, California, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Northern Mariana Island and Oregon have yet to join the NLC.

ncsbn.org · NCSBN

Route B: get a Oregon licence by endorsement

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

    • Active out-of-state LPN/RN license, or a prior license plus continuing education

      Detail
      per OAR 851-031-0008

    • One-hour pain management training from the Oregon Pain Management Commission within the last 36 months

    • National fingerprint-based criminal background check via Fieldprint

    • Nursing school transcripts sent to OSBN

      Detail
      osbn.transcripts@osbn.oregon.gov

    • License verification from the exam state sent to OSBN

    Conditions & source context

    Applicants with a previous out-of-state license may qualify through the continuing-education route in OAR 851-031-0008.

    State Board of Nursing · oregon.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    Hold an active LPN/RN in another state

    oregon.gov · State Board of Nursing

  2. osbn.boardsofnursing.org

    State Board of Nursing · oregon.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    Apply for a License or Exam

    oregon.gov · State Board of Nursing

  3. Per
    application
    Also payable

    • Fingerprint processing

      Amount
      73.5
      Effective

      1 Oct 2026

    Conditions & source context

    The Board publishes the mandatory fingerprint-processing charge separately. this is not a complete application-cost total.

    State Board of Nursing · oregon.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    Starting October 1, 2026, fingerprint fees will increase by $3 , raising the state fee to $61 and total fingerprinting cost to $73.50.

    oregon.gov · State Board of Nursing

  4. Required
    Yes
    Fingerprints
    Yes
    Vendor
    Fieldprint Inc.
    Conditions & source context

    Apply before fingerprinting. Out-of-state applicants use Fieldprint by appointment with code FPORBoardNursingDAS. State and FBI screening scope is unverified. The fingerprint charge is listed under application costs.

    State Board of Nursing · oregon.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    The Oregon State Board of Nursing contracts with Fieldprint Inc. to collect digital fingerprint images from applicants for the background check.

    oregon.gov · State Board of Nursing

    • RN

      Mandated topics

      • Cultural competency

        Hours
        2
        When required
        Every other renewal cycle
      General CE starts

      1 Jan 2028

      Hours after that date
      20

    • LPN

      Mandated topics

      • Cultural competency

        Hours
        2
        When required
        Every other renewal cycle
      General CE starts

      1 Jan 2028

      Hours after that date
      20
    Conditions & source context

    Current cultural competency requirement: two hours every other renewal cycle. General renewal CE of 20 hours within the prior two years begins January 1, 2028 under OAR 851-031-0008(3); it is not the current general requirement. Pain management has its own 36-month schedule below.

    State administrative code · secure.sos.state.or.us · checked 9 Oct 2026

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    All applicants must complete two hours of cultural competency continuing education (CE) every other renewal cycle. (3) Starting January 1, 2028, all renewal applicants must complete the required CE hours for their license type before submitting their renewal application: (a) LPN or RN applicants, 20 hours within the prior two years;

    secure.sos.state.or.us · State administrative code

    • Pain management

      Hours
      1
      When required
      at initial or endorsement licensure and every 36 months thereafter
      Developer
      Oregon Pain Management Commission or Board-approved nursing education program

    State administrative code · secure.sos.state.or.us · checked 9 Oct 2026

    Source quotation
    one-hour pain management education program developed by the Oregon Pain Management Commission or through a Board approved nursing education program at initial

    secure.sos.state.or.us · State administrative code

  7. Our Oregon record has nothing sourced for RNs on: licence verification, temporary permits, any jurisprudence exam, processing time. Get those from the board directly: oregon.gov.

    State Board of Nursing · oregon.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026

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