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LPN/LVN work list: South Carolina
What an LPN/LVN has to do to work in South Carolina. Pick where you live and the page shows your route.
Pick your home state to see which route applies. Both are listed below.
South Carolina: Nurse Licensure Compact state
State Board of Nursing · llr.sc.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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If you are currently licensed in a participating compact state and relocate to South Carolina, you must apply for licensure by endorsement within sixty (60) days of declaring South Carolina as your primary state of residence . If you apply for licensure before establishing South Carolina residency, you will be issued a single-state license. A multistate license will only be granted once you submit the Declaration of Primary State of Residence Form along with acceptable residence.
llr.sc.gov · State Board of Nursing
Home and work in South Carolina
If you already hold a licence South Carolina issued, there is no state line to cross. Renewal and continuing-education rules are on the South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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
South Carolina 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 South Carolina license. The facility and contract still set their own credentialing requirements.
NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 15 Oct 2026
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 South Carolina licence by endorsement
For everyone else. Each step comes from South Carolina’s own licensing sources; tick it off as you go.
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Active or previous nursing license in another state
- Detail
- SC residence or non-compact home-state applicant seeking SC practice; former SC license holders use reinstatement.
Continued competency
- Detail
- Meet one Board option within the past two years: 30 CE hours, recognized national certification, related academic program, or employer competency verification.
Conditions & source context
The application also lists identity, lawful-presence, education, verification and background-check documentation; these requirements are not a complete application checklist.
State Board of Nursing · llr.sc.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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RN OR LPN LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT This application is for an RN or LPN who is actively or previously licensed in another state and is moving to South Carolina as a permanent resident or is licensed in a non-compact state and seeks to practice in South Carolina. REQUIREMENTS Below is an overview for licensure by endorsement. For more information, you may visit the South Carolina Board of Nursing (SCBON) website.
llr.sc.gov · State Board of Nursing
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- Amount
- 100
- Per
- RN/LPN endorsement without temporary license
- Non-refundable
- Yes
- Also payable
Temporary license option
- Amount
- 10
Conditions & source context
The temporary-license endorsement total is $110. Background-check charges, if any, are separate and unverified.
State Board of Nursing · llr.sc.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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- Available
- Yes
- Duration (days)
- 60
- Fee
- 10
- Type
- Single-state temporary endorsement license
- Eligibility
- Proof of active out-of-state U.S. license; all documentation except background check and license verification must be received. Not available for the specified adverse personal-history answers, or foreign-educated applicants who have not passed NCLEX.
State Board of Nursing · llr.sc.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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TEMPORARY LICENSE You may apply for a sixty (60) day temporary license to practice nursing in SC while your application is being processed. You will need to provide proof of an active license to practice in another state or jurisdiction of the United States. All required documentation except for the Criminal Background Check and the license verification must be received in order for a single-state temporary license to be issued. The license is only valid for sixty days and you cannot work once it has expired. Orientation is considered the practice of nursing and you must be licensed to attend. A temporary license is not available for applicants who answer yes to the personal history questions related to previous discipline, surrender/relinquishment of a professional license in lieu of discipline, safety to practice, and/or arrest/convictions. Or if you are an applicant educated outside of the United States and have not passed the NCLEX exam.
llr.sc.gov · State Board of Nursing
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- Continued competency
- Meet one continued-competency option within the previous two years: 30 CE hours, recognized national certification, nursing/related academic study, or employer competency verification.
- Renewal fee (USD)
- 75
- Expiration
- April 30 in even-numbered years
State Board of Nursing · llr.sc.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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Continued Competency Applicants must provide documentation of continued competency within the past two (2) years by meeting one of the following requirements: Completion of thirty (30) contact hours of continuing education from a provider recognized by the Board (continuing education certificates required). Maintenance or renewal of national certification by a certifying body recognized by the Board. Completion of an academic program of study in nursing or a related field recognized by the Board. Employer verification of competency using the Board-approved Employer Certification Form .
llr.sc.gov · State Board of Nursing
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Our South Carolina record has nothing sourced for LPN/LVNs on: where to apply, fingerprints and background check, licence verification, any jurisprudence exam, continuing education, processing time. Get those from the board directly: llr.sc.gov.
State Board of Nursing · llr.sc.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
Built from the South Carolina 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.