Licensing authority
Arizona State Board of Nursing
Conditions & source context
Board site (azbn.gov) serves a Cloudflare challenge to ordinary HTTP fetches, so identity is established from the Senate fact sheet instead.
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Arizona
Does this state recognize my multistate license?
Not establishedAZ
Not established in the cited sources
Multistate privilege exists in statute, but whether a given traveler's license, PSOR, and discipline history satisfy it cannot be answered from statute alone. Not personal advice.
Supporting evidence and conditions
Multistate privilege exists in statute, but whether a given traveler's license, PSOR, and discipline history satisfy it cannot be answered from statute alone. Not personal advice.
State statute · azleg.gov · verified 9 Oct 2026
- Law enacted
- Yes Arizona Revised Statutes §32-1660
- In force
- Yes date not published
- Issuing multistate licenses
- Yes issuing multistate licenses since 19 Jan 2018
Each answer links to the state rule it comes from. Open “Source quotation” for the exact wording.
Licensing authority
Board contacts, official applications and governing rules.
Contact
- Phone
- 602-771-7800
- Fax
- 602-771-7888
- Address
- 1740 West Adams, Suite 2000, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Source quotation
Phone 602.771.7800 Fax 602.771.7888 Location 1740 West Adams Suite 2000 Phoenix, AZ 85007
ncsbn.org · NCSBN
Governing law
Arizona Revised Statutes §32-1660 (Nurse Licensure Compact); nursing provisions in Title 32, Chapter 15
Conditions & source context
Nursing requirements are governed by Title 32, Chapter 15.
License requirements
License types, exams, expiration dates and multistate eligibility.
Licence types
RN
- State title
- registered nurse
LPN
- State title
- licensed practical nurse
Conditions & source context
RN title from 32-1632, LPN from 32-1637; both retrieved 2026-10-09 with September 2026 publication stamps.
Source quotation
Has satisfactorily completed the basic curriculum in an approved practical or professional nursing program and holds a diploma, certificate or degree from that program.
azleg.gov · State statute
Multistate licences issued
Yes
Conditions & source context
Eligibility depends on compact home-state residence and license requirements.
Licence term
- Years
- 4
- Expires on
- The same date for everyone
- Fixed date
- April 1
Conditions & source context
Renewal is due April 1 every four years. Late fees apply after May 1; an unrenewed license expires August 1.
Source quotation
a registered and practical nurse licensee shall renew the license every four years on or before April 1.
azleg.gov · State statute
Criminal-history requirements
Felony convictions bar RN and LPN licensure unless the applicant received absolute discharge from all felony sentences at least three years before filing.
Conditions & source context
Mirrored in endorsement bars at 32-1634 B (RN) and 32-1639 B (LPN). Court-reduced class-1-misdemeanor path in 32-1632 item 3 not summarized here.
Source quotation
The applicant, if convicted of one or more felonies, has received an absolute discharge from the sentences for all felony convictions three or more years before the date of filing an application pursuant to this chapter.
azleg.gov · State statute
Working across state lines
Compact membership, license privileges and application requirements.
NLC law enacted
- Status
- Yes
- Citation
- Arizona Revised Statutes §32-1660
Conditions & source context
The current statute confirms enactment; the signing date is unverified.
Source quotation
The nurse licensure compact is adopted and enacted into law as follows:
azleg.gov · State statute
NLC law in force
- Status
- Yes
- Delayed clause
- Yes
- Clause
- Earlier of enactment by at least 26 states or December 31, 2018.
Conditions & source context
The statute uses a conditional effective-date trigger. The NCSBN implementation date is listed separately.
Source quotation
This compact shall become effective and binding on the earlier of the date of legislative enactment of this compact into law by at least twenty-six states or December 31, 2018.
azleg.gov · State statute
Issuing multistate licences
- Status
- Yes
- Connected
19 Jan 2018
Conditions & source context
Historical NLC implementation date from NCSBN. Its PDF carries an inconsistent revision stamp; the current NCSBN member profile independently identifies Arizona as an NLC member.
Conditions for privilege
- Multistate license issued by the home-state board
- Practice under the laws of the state where the patient is located
Conditions & source context
Definition truncated in extraction; full ULR conditions in the 44KB compact text not individually swept.
Source quotation
"Multistate license" means a license to practice as a registered or a licensed practical/vocational nurse issued by a home state licensing board that authorizes the licensed nurse to practice in all party states under a multistate licensure privilege.
azleg.gov · State statute
Home-state residence rule
- Keys off home-state residence
- Yes
- Detail
- Home state is the nurse's primary state of residence; PSOR-change mechanics unverified.
Conditions & source context
PSOR-change reapplication steps not swept in this pass.
Source quotation
"Home state" means the party state that is the nurse's primary state of residence.
azleg.gov · State statute
Can I take a contract on privilege alone
Not established in the cited sources
Conditions & source context
Multistate privilege exists in statute, but whether a given traveler's license, PSOR, and discipline history satisfy it cannot be answered from statute alone. Not personal advice.
Source quotation
However, the single-state license granted to these individuals will not be recognized as granting the privilege to practice nursing in any other party state. This compact does not affect the requirements established by a party state for the issuance of a single-state license.
azleg.gov · State statute
Apply from another state
Eligibility, application fees, background checks and temporary licenses.
Endorsement available
Yes
Conditions & source context
Separate RN and LPN endorsement provisions apply.
Source quotation
The board may issue a license to practice registered nursing to an applicant who has been duly licensed or registered as a registered nurse in another state or a territory of the United States if in the opinion of the board the applicant meets the qualifications required of a registered nurse in this state pursuant to sections 32-1632 and 32-1633.
azleg.gov · State statute
What it is called
Licensing out-of-state registered nurses
Conditions & source context
The RN route is listed here; LPN endorsement is governed by §32-1639.
What you must provide
RN applicants: licensed as a registered nurse in another state or U.S. territory
- Detail
- Board must judge applicant meets Arizona RN qualifications under 32-1632 and 32-1633.
LPN applicants: licensed as a practical nurse, or similar state title, in another state or U.S. territory
- Detail
- Board must judge applicant meets Arizona LPN qualifications.
No disqualifying felony history
- Detail
- Absolute discharge from all felony sentences at least three years before filing, for both RN and LPN.
Conditions & source context
RN route quoted at pathway_exists; checklist items such as transcripts, verification, and background checks live in board rules and the blocked site, not in statute.
Source quotation
The board may issue a license to practice as a practical nurse to an applicant who has been duly licensed as a practical nurse, or licensed to perform similar services and duties under a different title, in another state or territory of the United States, if in the opinion of the board the applicant meets qualifications required of a licensed practical nurse in this state.
azleg.gov · State statute
Application fee
- Statutory maximum usd
- 150
- Per
- initial RN or LPN application
- Also payable
Fingerprint processing: statutory maximum
- Statutory maximum usd
- 50
Conditions & source context
The statute sets maximum fees. Current Board charges and nonrefundability are unverified; these limits are not application-cost quotes.
Source quotation
Initial application for license as a registered nurse, $150. 4. Initial application for license as a practical nurse, $150.
azleg.gov · State statute
Background check
- Statutory maximum usd
- 50
Conditions & source context
The statute sets a $50 fingerprint-processing maximum. Mandatory screening scope, vendor and actual fee are unverified.
Temporary licence
- Available
- Yes
- Rn authority
- 32-1635
- Lpn authority
- 32-1640
- Duration
- expires on the date specified in the license; renewable at the executive director's discretion
Conditions & source context
RN parallel at 32-1635 with identical duration language; temporary RN/LPN application capped at $50.
Source quotation
The board may issue a temporary license to practice as a licensed practical nurse to an applicant for a license who meets the qualifications for licensing specified in section 32-1637 and as prescribed by the board by rule.
azleg.gov · State statute
Renewal and education
Renewal dates, required education and reinstatement options.
Renewal interval (years)
4
Conditions & source context
Current renewal charges are unverified; statutory limits do not establish the Board’s actual fees.
Source quotation
a registered and practical nurse licensee shall renew the license every four years on or before April 1.
azleg.gov · State statute
If your licence lapses
A license not renewed by August 1 expires; practicing on it violates the chapter. Re-entry requires a verified board-prescribed application with proof of qualification and competence plus the prescribed fee.
Conditions & source context
Late-renewal fees apply after May 1. A license not renewed by August 1 expires.
Source quotation
If a licensee does not renew the license on or before August 1, the license expires. It is a violation of this chapter for a person to practice nursing with an expired license.
azleg.gov · State statute
Ask the board of nursing
Arizona's published rules don't answer these. Ask before you apply — azbn.gov.
- Licensing portal. Where do I submit a nursing application in Arizona?
- NCLEX required to get licensed. Do I need NCLEX to get licensed in Arizona?
- Jurisprudence exam. Does Arizona require a jurisprudence or ethics exam?
- Where to apply. Where do I start an endorsement application for Arizona?
- Nursys verification. Do I have to route verification through Nursys for Arizona?
Where the sources disagree or go quiet
Worth asking about directly.
What are the current Arizona endorsement portal and charged application fees?
What do 32-1633 and 32-1638 require for RN/LPN examination, including any NCLEX naming?
Does Arizona require continuing education for RN/LPN renewal, and under which rule?