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RN work list: Utah
What an RN has to do to work in Utah. Pick where you live and the page shows your route.
Pick your home state to see which route applies. Both are listed below.
Utah: Nurse Licensure Compact state
State Board of Nursing · commerce.utah.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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The Utah Board of Nursing will issue a multistate license if the applicant is either:
commerce.utah.gov · State Board of Nursing
Home and work in Utah
If you already hold a licence Utah issued, there is no state line to cross. Renewal and continuing-education rules are on the Utah 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 Utah 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
Utah 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 an Utah 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 Utah licence by endorsement
For everyone else. Each step comes from Utah’s own licensing sources; tick it off as you go.
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Licensure by endorsement
- Detail
- A nurse currently licensed as the equivalent of an RN or LPN in another U.S. state, territory, or district may qualify for endorsement.
Equivalent-jurisdiction route only
- Detail
- For a license from a jurisdiction marked equivalent in the Board guide, the license must be active, in good standing, and held for at least one year. The guide’s visible update is 9/10/2020 and it says information may change; confirm the jurisdiction matrix before relying on this route.
No equivalent statewide license
- Detail
- A local/non-equivalent license may assist with documentation; submit evidence of hours, exams, other qualifications, and license scope for the Division’s equivalency determination.
Fingerprints and application
- Detail
- Complete the application and submit fingerprints.
License verification
- Detail
- Submit official verification; use Nursys when the issuing jurisdiction participates, otherwise request verification directly from that Board.
Conditions & source context
The one-year condition is only for a guide-listed equivalent-jurisdiction pathway. The same 2020 guide describes proof-based equivalency review when no equivalent state/territory license exists and warns that the information may change.
State Board of Nursing · commerce.utah.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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To apply to Utah using one of the licenses deemed equivalent (jurisdictions in green on the above map), you must have held the equivalent licensure in that state for at least one year. Additionally, the license must be active and in good standing.
commerce.utah.gov · State Board of Nursing
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Conditions & source context
Exact MyLicenseOne href captured from the official RN/LPN application page.
State Board of Nursing · commerce.utah.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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- Amount
- 60
- Per
- application
- Non-refundable
- Yes
- Also payable
FBI fingerprint file search (FP-01; General / Multiple)
- Amount
- 12
- Scope
- Fee schedule tags both RN and LPN rows with FP-01.
BCI fingerprint file search (BCI-01; Compacts Only)
- Amount
- 20
- Scope
- Conditional to compact cases; do not apply to every single-state endorsement.
Fingerprint Processing Fee for non-Dept of Commerce applicants
- Amount
- 10
- Scope
- Only as labelled by DOPL fee schedule.
Electronic payment fee when base subtotal is under $100
- Amount
- 3
- Scope
- Published schedule; electronic payments.
Electronic payment fee when base subtotal is $100 or more
- Scope
- Up to 3% as published by DOPL.
Conditions & source context
The same current fee page separately lists the LPN row with the same application/renewal amounts and codes. FP-01 is a $12 FBI file search; BCI-01 is a $20 BCI search labelled “Compacts Only.” It also lists a $10 fingerprint processing fee for non-Commerce applicants and electronic-payment charges ($3 for a base subtotal under $100; up to 3% for $100 or more). All listed fees are non-refundable. the current DOPL page is the captured source for these values and the discrepancy remains an open source lead.
State Board of Nursing · commerce.utah.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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Nursing | Registered Nurse | $60.00 | $68.00 | FP-01,BCI-01
commerce.utah.gov · State Board of Nursing
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- Required
- Yes
- Fingerprints
- Yes
State Board of Nursing · commerce.utah.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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This license type requires applicants to submit fingerprints.
commerce.utah.gov · State Board of Nursing
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- Required
- No
- Verification for endorsement
- Yes
Conditions & source context
Verification is required; Nursys is used when the originating jurisdiction participates.
State Board of Nursing · commerce.utah.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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If your jurisdiction participates in the NURSYS program, please request your verification from nursys.com for the fastest delivery.
commerce.utah.gov · State Board of Nursing
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- License types
- RN
- LPN
- Cycle years
- 2
- Alternatives
- At least 400 hours licensed practice
- At least 200 hours licensed practice plus 15 approved CE hours
- At least 30 approved CE hours
- Suicide prevention training
- Required for renewal
- Complete at least one listed online training
- Frequency
- not stated by the captured source
Conditions & source context
The RN/LPN renewal page presents one shared checklist. It requires at least one listed online suicide-prevention training before renewal, but the page gives no look-back period or one-time-versus-each-cycle frequency. Frequency remains unknown.
State Board of Nursing · commerce.utah.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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During the past 2 years, I have completed licensed practice of at least 400 hours OR at least 200 hours with 15 hours of approved continuing education OR completed 30 hours of approved continuing education. completed at least ONE of the following online suicide prevention trainings
commerce.utah.gov · State Board of Nursing
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- Typical
- 21
- Basis
- published_by_state
Conditions & source context
Current RN/LPN application page states a complete-application timeframe; it does not separately limit this estimate to endorsement applications.
State Board of Nursing · commerce.utah.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
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The typical processing time frame for a complete application is 21 days.
commerce.utah.gov · State Board of Nursing
Pick a start date to see the latest day to apply, based on the board’s typical time of 21 days. It can take longer, so apply earlier if you can.
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Our Utah record has nothing sourced for RNs on: temporary permits, any jurisprudence exam, continuing education. Get those from the board directly: commerce.utah.gov.
State Board of Nursing · commerce.utah.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
Built from the Utah 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.