Licensing authority
Kansas State Board of Nursing
Nursing licensure · NLC status table · EMS licensure
KS
Kansas
Does this state recognize my multistate license?
Multistate license recognizedKS
Yes — a qualifying multistate license permits RN/LPN practice here
Conditional compact licensure assessment for an active qualifying home-state multistate holder whose residency does not change. Employer credentials, scope and onboarding remain separate.
Supporting evidence and conditions
Conditional compact licensure assessment for an active qualifying home-state multistate holder whose residency does not change. Employer credentials, scope and onboarding remain separate.
State Board of Nursing · ksbn.kansas.gov · verified 10 Oct 2026
- Law enacted
- Yes enacted
- In force
- Yes date not published
- Issuing multistate licenses
- Yes issuing multistate licenses since 1 Jul 2019
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.
Authority website
Conditions & source context
NCSBN Visit Website anchor is captured in source-0.page.json and points to this Board URL.
Licensing portal
Conditions & source context
Official Board portal entry page; linked external sign-in was not opened and no account or terms were used.
Source quotation
My Portal The system for managing things like your license and applications.
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Contact
- Phone
- 785-296-4929
- Address
- Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 1051, Topeka, KS 66612
Source quotation
Contact Phone 785.296.4929 Fax 785.296.3929 Location Landon State Office Building 900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 1051 Topeka, KS 66612
ncsbn.org · NCSBN
Governing law
- Act
- Kansas Nurse Practice Act
- Statutes
- K.S.A. 65-1113 et seq.
- Rules
- Kansas Administrative Regulations, Agency 60
- Current 2026 amendment
- HB 2528
- Amendment effective publication date
16 Apr 2026
Conditions & source context
HB2528 effective date is now established by certified publication plus two Board notices. Existing Act/rule identities retain their prior packet support; all four previously unreviewed active rule bodies have now been captured in full.
Source context This currently served Legislature page still displays the pre-HB2528 version of65-1117 and history throughJuly1,2019. It does not include the April 16,2026 enacted late-renewal changes. Use the Secretary of State certified current enactment and Board implementation notices for those affected requirements.
Source quotation
All licenses issued under the provisions of this act, whether initial or renewal, including multi-state licenses under the nurse licensure compact, shall expire every two years. The expiration date shall be established by the rules and regulations of the board. Any licensed nurse may file a multi-state license application together with the prescribed multi-state license fee at any time the nurse holds an active license. The board shall send a notice for renewal of license to every registered professional nurse and licensed practical nurse at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of such person's license. Every person so licensed who desires to renew such license shall file with the board, on or before the date of expiration of such license, a renewal application together with the prescribed biennial renewal fee. Every licensee who is no longer engaged in the active practice of nursing may so state by affidavit and submit such affidavit with the renewal application. An inactive license may be requested along with payment of a fee which shall be fixed by rules and regulations of the board. Except for the first renewal for a license that expires within 30 months following licensure examination or for renewal of a license that expires within the first nine months following licensure by reinstatement or endorsement, every licensee with an active nursing license shall submit with the renewal application evidence of satisfactory completion of a program of continuing nursing education required by the board. The board by duly adopted rules and regulations shall establish the requirements for such program of continuing nursing education. Upon receipt of such application, payment of fee, upon receipt of the evidence of satisfactory completion of the required program of continuing nursing education and upon being satisfied that the applicant meets the requirements set forth in K.S.A. 65-1115 or 65-1116, and amendments thereto, in effect at the time of initial licensure of the applicant, the board shall verify the accuracy of the application and grant a renewal license. (b) Any person who fails to secure a renewal license within the time specified herein may secure a reinstatement of such lapsed license by making verified application therefor on a form provided by the board, by rules and regulations, and upon furnishing proof that the applicant is competent and qualified to act as a registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse and by satisfying all of the requirements for reinstatement including payment to the board of a reinstatement fee as established by the board. A reinstatement application for licensure will be held awaiting completion of such documentation as may be required, but such application shall not be held for a period of time in excess of that specified in rules and regulations.
Source quotation
(Published in the Kansas Register April 16, 2026.) House Bill No. 2528
sos.ks.gov · State statute
License requirements
License types, exams, expiration dates and multistate eligibility.
Licence types
RN
- State title
- Registered professional nurse
- Multistate
- Yes
- Notes
- Single-state and multistate applications have separate published fees.
LPN
- State title
- Licensed practical nurse
- Multistate
- Yes
- Notes
- Single-state and multistate applications have separate published fees.
Source quotation
The NLC allows for registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VNs) to have one multistate license, with the ability to practice in person or via telehealth in both their home state and other NLC states.
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Multistate licences issued
Yes
Source quotation
Kansas is a member state of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC). A nurse with an active multi-state license from other member states of the NLC can practice in Kansas. The nurse does not need to do anything with the Kansas Board of Nursing, unless the nurse changes their residency to Kansas.
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Licence term
- Years
- 2
- Renewal convention
- birth_month
- Renewal date
- Last day of the birthday month, in odd years for an odd-numbered birth year and even years for an even-numbered birth year.
- Early cycle exception
- If renewal would fall within six months after qualification, the rule sets renewal to the last day of the month following the third birthday after licensure or reinstatement.
- Active late renewal days
- 30
Conditions & source context
The scheduled biennial renewal date is distinct from loss of active authority. HB2528 keeps the license active for 30 days after that date. The old regulation calls it an expiration date; do not render the birth-month renewal date as immediate lapse. The nullable generic expiration convention deliberately avoids that false equivalence.
Source context The active rule retains historical expiration wording; HB2528 changes that statutory concept to renewal date with an active 30-day late-renewal period. Birth-month/parity and early-cycle timing remain explicit rule provisions.
Source quotation
(a) Except as specified in subsection (b), all licenses for registered professional nurses and licensed practical nurses shall be renewed according to the following requirements: (1) The expiration date of each license shall be the last day of the month in which the licensee's birthday occurs. (2)(A) The renewal date for each licensee whose year of birth is an odd-numbered year shall be in each odd-numbered year. (B) The renewal date for each licensee whose year of birth is an even-numbered year shall be in each even-numbered year. (b) If a licensee would otherwise be required to renew the license within six months from the date on which the licensee qualified for the license, the expiration and renewal date shall be the last day of the month following the licensee's third birthday from the date of licensure or reinstatement.
Source context This currently served Legislature page still displays the pre-HB2528 version of65-1117 and history throughJuly1,2019. It does not include the April 16,2026 enacted late-renewal changes. Use the Secretary of State certified current enactment and Board implementation notices for those affected requirements.
Source quotation
All licenses issued under the provisions of this act, whether initial or renewal, including multi-state licenses under the nurse licensure compact, shall expire every two years. The expiration date shall be established by the rules and regulations of the board. Any licensed nurse may file a multi-state license application together with the prescribed multi-state license fee at any time the nurse holds an active license. The board shall send a notice for renewal of license to every registered professional nurse and licensed practical nurse at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of such person's license. Every person so licensed who desires to renew such license shall file with the board, on or before the date of expiration of such license, a renewal application together with the prescribed biennial renewal fee. Every licensee who is no longer engaged in the active practice of nursing may so state by affidavit and submit such affidavit with the renewal application. An inactive license may be requested along with payment of a fee which shall be fixed by rules and regulations of the board. Except for the first renewal for a license that expires within 30 months following licensure examination or for renewal of a license that expires within the first nine months following licensure by reinstatement or endorsement, every licensee with an active nursing license shall submit with the renewal application evidence of satisfactory completion of a program of continuing nursing education required by the board. The board by duly adopted rules and regulations shall establish the requirements for such program of continuing nursing education. Upon receipt of such application, payment of fee, upon receipt of the evidence of satisfactory completion of the required program of continuing nursing education and upon being satisfied that the applicant meets the requirements set forth in K.S.A. 65-1115 or 65-1116, and amendments thereto, in effect at the time of initial licensure of the applicant, the board shall verify the accuracy of the application and grant a renewal license. (b) Any person who fails to secure a renewal license within the time specified herein may secure a reinstatement of such lapsed license by making verified application therefor on a form provided by the board, by rules and regulations, and upon furnishing proof that the applicant is competent and qualified to act as a registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse and by satisfying all of the requirements for reinstatement including payment to the board of a reinstatement fee as established by the board. A reinstatement application for licensure will be held awaiting completion of such documentation as may be required, but such application shall not be held for a period of time in excess of that specified in rules and regulations.
Source quotation
A license shall remain valid and active during the 30-day period following the renewal date.
sos.ks.gov · State statute
NCLEX required to get licensed
Yes
Conditions & source context
RN/LPN initial examination route only, not endorsement or APRN. Initial application calls for NCLEX registration; current compact ULR identifies NCLEX-RN/PN or predecessor exam.
Source quotation
Registration to take the NCLEX with PearsonVue?
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Working across state lines
Compact membership, license privileges and application requirements.
NLC law enacted
- Status
- Yes
Conditions & source context
Adoption statute and present member designation support enactment status;
NLC law in force
- Status
- Yes
Conditions & source context
Current Board expressly recognizes practice under incoming multistate privilege. Exact statutory effective date and original delayed implementation text require separate legislative history review.
Source quotation
A nurse with an active multi-state license from other member states of the NLC can practice in Kansas. The nurse does not need to do anything with the Kansas Board of Nursing, unless the nurse changes their residency to Kansas.
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Issuing multistate licences
- Status
- Yes
- Connected
1 Jul 2019
Conditions & source context
2019 implementation date supported by dated Board release, independently supplemented by current Board recognition of visiting multistate licensees.
Source quotation
on July 1, 2019, Kansas implemented the NLC, joining 30 other states in the interstate compact.
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Conditions for privilege
Active multistate license from another NLC member state
- Scope
- Incoming RN/LPN privilege
Home state qualifications, approved education, NCLEX-RN/PN or predecessor, English proficiency when applicable, active unencumbered license, state/federal fingerprint checks, criminal-history and alternative-program conditions, valid US Social Security number
- Scope
- Obtaining or retaining the home-state multistate license; not an added Kansas visitor application
Conditions & source context
Home-license ULRs and visiting authorization are separate scopes; employer onboarding is not guaranteed.
Source quotation
A nurse with an active multi-state license from other member states of the NLC can practice in Kansas. The nurse does not need to do anything with the Kansas Board of Nursing, unless the nurse changes their residency to Kansas.
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Home-state residence rule
- Keys off home-state residence
- Yes
- If your home state changes
- Apply through the Kansas home-state licensing route when Kansas becomes the primary state of residence.
- Detail
- Current Board says no Kansas Board action is needed for an incoming active multistate holder unless residency changes to Kansas.
Conditions & source context
Current Commission residence-change timing rule was not fetched; do not infer a deadline or use historical 2019 transition guidance.
Source quotation
The nurse does not need to do anything with the Kansas Board of Nursing, unless the nurse changes their residency to Kansas.
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Where privilege is not enough
Applicant needs a Kansas license and cannot practice under an active home-state multistate license
- Detail
- Kansas publishes an endorsement application for out-of-state nurses; this is the ordinary state licensing route, not a statement about every federal or military exception.
Conditions & source context
Compact-only ordinary RN/LPN route. Broader statutory practice exceptions were not exhaustively adjudicated.
Source quotation
Endorsement Application For those applying to be licensed by Kansas
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Can I take a contract on privilege alone
Yes — a qualifying multistate license permits RN/LPN practice here
Conditions & source context
Conditional compact licensure assessment for an active qualifying home-state multistate holder whose residency does not change. Employer credentials, scope and onboarding remain separate.
Source quotation
A nurse with an active multi-state license from other member states of the NLC can practice in Kansas. The nurse does not need to do anything with the Kansas Board of Nursing, unless the nurse changes their residency to Kansas.
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Extra state requirements
Incoming active multistate licensee
- Requirement
- No additional Kansas Board action unless residency changes to Kansas.
Conditions & source context
This is the Board-described visitor registration scope, not exemption from Kansas practice law or employer requirements.
Source quotation
The nurse does not need to do anything with the Kansas Board of Nursing, unless the nurse changes their residency to Kansas.
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Verify privilege
Conditions & source context
General RN/PN Compact verification route, published as an exact QuickConfirm link by the Louisiana LPN Board. The NLC Commission’s linked 2018 guide (https://www.nursecompact.com/files/nursysquickconfirm.pdf) describes the report’s RN/PN practice-state check. The destination returned a redirect loop during this review; current accessibility and individual license results are unverified. This link does not establish a particular nurse’s eligibility or state-specific restrictions.
Apply from another state
Eligibility, application fees, background checks and temporary licenses.
Endorsement available
Yes
Source quotation
Endorsement Application For those applying to be licensed by Kansas
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
What it is called
Licensure by endorsement
Source quotation
Endorsement Application For those applying to be licensed by Kansas
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Where to apply
Conditions & source context
Official entry/checklist page; no application, account or commercial terms submitted.
Source quotation
Endorsement Application For those applying to be licensed by Kansas
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
What you must provide
Official transcript and original-license verification
- Detail
- Arrange delivery to the Board.
Fingerprint/background-check submission
- Detail
- Submit fingerprint card, waiver and published background-check fee.
Multistate application
- Detail
- Meet 11 ULRs and supply Kansas driver license proof.
Educated outside the US
- Detail
- A foreign nursing-school graduate already licensed in another jurisdiction submits education/licensure credentials for evaluation to a Board-approved agency or Board representative. The English-proficiency requirement applies to foreign nursing-school instruction that was not in English, under 60-3-106(b), while other licensing requirements still apply.
Military spouse and legal history, if applicable
- Detail
- Active-duty spouse must use mail-in application and supporting documents rather than online; submit supporting legal-history records when applicable.
Conditions & source context
Current operative60-3-106 was read in full. It corrects the generic foreign-education checklist by retaining the non-English-instruction condition and separates examination delay/retake provisions from endorsement. Other application steps retain the prior Board checklist support.
Source context The Board checklist asks all foreign-educated applicants for English-language proficiency results without stating the rule condition; current 60-3-106(b) ties that requirement to instruction not in English.
Source quotation
If Educated Outside of the U.S.: Have you submitted your Credentials Evaluation Report ? Have you submitted your English Language Proficiency Results ?
Source quotation
(a) As part of the application process, each individual applying for original licensure in Kansas who is a graduate of a foreign nursing school shall submit that individual's education and licensure credentials for evaluation to a credentialing agency approved by the board. (b) Any individual applying for licensure in Kansas who is a graduate of a foreign nursing school in which instruction was not in English may be granted a license if that individual meets all other requirements for licensure in effect at the time of application and shows proof of proficiency in English by passing one of the following: (1) The test of English as a foreign language and the test of spoken English; or (2) similar examinations, as approved by the board. (c) Each graduate of a foreign nursing school licensed in another jurisdiction shall submit that individual's education and licensure credentials for evaluation to a credentialing agency approved by the board or to the board's representative.
rules.ks.gov · State administrative code
Application fee
Application fee by license level
- RN single state
- $100.00
- LPN single state
- $75.00
- RN multistate
- $125.00
- LPN multistate
- $125.00
Upon request, the Board must issue a refund under reasonable circumstances, including overpayment or duplicate payment. This does not establish unconditional refunds for every application.
Additional fees
KBI background-check processing
- Amount
- 57
Fingerprint collection/vendor and verification charges
Conditions & source context
Active60-4-101 explicitly distinguishes endorsement from examination and supports RN $100/LPN $75 single-state and either$125 multistate. Background processing$57 remains separately supported by the prior Board page. Statutory ceilings in65-1118 are not collected charges. The categorical no-refund page is superseded by April 16,2026 law; binary nonrefundable stays null because the operative policy is conditional.
Source context Board fee-page categorical no-refund statement is inconsistent with the now-effective refund amendment inHB2528§11. The statute requires reasonable-circumstance refunds upon request; do not use the obsolete page to call every application nonrefundable.
Source quotation
KSBN) is not authorized to issue refunds for any applications submitted under the provisions of K.S.A. 74-1108 ,
Source quotation
(a) Fees for professional nurses. (1) Application for single-state license by endorsement to Kansas $100.00 (2) Application for single-state license by examination 100.00 (3) Biennial renewal of single-state license 85.00 (4) Application for reinstatement of single-state license without temporary permit 150.00 (5) Application for reinstatement of single-state license with temporary permit 150.00 (6) Certified copy of Kansas license 25.00 (7) Inactive license 10.00 (8) Verification of licensure 30.00 (9) Application for exempt license 50.00 (10) Renewal of exempt license 50.00 (11) Application for multistate license by endorsement 125.00 (12) Application for multistate license by examination 125.00 (13) Biennial renewal of multistate license 85.00 (14) Application for reinstatement of multistate license 150.00 (15) Application for reinstatement of multistate license with temporary permit 150.00
rules.ks.gov · State administrative code
Background check
- Required
- Yes
- State check
- Yes
- Fingerprints
- Yes
- Vendor
- Kansas Board of Nursing / KBI processing; collection provider varies
- Fee
- 57
- From out of state
- Fingerprints can be taken wherever the applicant is located by an authorized facility; use FD Form 258 and required waiver, then mail completed card, waivers and $57 check/money order to KSBN.
Conditions & source context
$57 is Board-published processing only, not collection cost. State/federal fingerprint checks are explicit for multistate ULRs;
Source quotation
All applicants must submit a criminal background check prior to issuance of a license. The cost for a criminal background check is $57. You can be fingerprinted wherever you are located. It is not necessary that it be a law enforcement agency. It can be any place that is authorized to do fingerprints. You will want to call ahead to wherever you are considering being printed to see if they have a card for you. You will need FD Form 258. If they do provide a card for you, please print out the Waiver Agreement and Fingerprint Instructions . You must take this in when you are printed, as it must be completed at the time that the prints are taken.
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Temporary licence
- Available
- Yes
- Duration max days
- 120
- Eligible licenses
- RN
- LPN
- Requirements
- Current nursing license in a US state or territory granted by a Board-approved examination; submit a copy of that current license.
- Purpose
- May be issued to enable employment while completing endorsement requirements, or continuing education necessary for reinstatement of a Kansas license.
Conditions & source context
Current active 60-3-106a confirms maximum 120 days. Issuance is discretionary/conditional, not automatic approval or start permission. reinstatement-with-permit fees have a different scope.
Source quotation
(a) A temporary permit to practice as a registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse for a period not to exceed 120 days may be issued to an applicant who holds a license in a state or territory of the United States that was granted by an examination approved by the board for either of the following: (1) To enable the applicant to gain employment while completing continuing education requirements necessary for reinstatement of a Kansas license; or (2) to enable the applicant to gain employment while completing the requirements necessary for endorsement. (b) A copy of the applicant's current nursing license in another state or in a territory of the United States shall be required for issuance of a temporary permit for endorsement and for reinstatement of a Kansas license as prescribed by K.A.R. 60-3-105 .
rules.ks.gov · State administrative code
Renewal and education
Renewal dates, required education and reinstatement options.
Renewal interval (years)
2
Conditions & source context
Biennial cycle supported by current Board fee description; exact expiration/grace-period convention is separately held.
Renewal competency and CE
RN
- Hours
- 30
- First cycle exceptions
- First renewal set within 30 months following examination licensure, or renewal set within the first 9 months after reinstatement/endorsement, is excepted from statutory CNE submission.
LPN
- Hours
- 30
- First cycle exceptions
- First renewal set within 30 months following examination licensure, or renewal set within the first 9 months after reinstatement/endorsement, is excepted from statutory CNE submission.
Conditions & source context
The30-hour approvedCNE total and existing unknown topic allocation are unchanged. HB2528 changes the first-cycle trigger wording from expires to is set for renewal; reconstruction of deletion/insertion markup confirms this and is preserved separately. Primary quotes remain exact published text, not reconstructed text.
Source quotation
LPN and RN CNE renewal requirements: 30 contact hours of approved CNE during the most recent licensing period. Exception: You are NOT required to complete 30 CNE contact hours if license expires within 30 months following initial licensure examination or for renewal of license that expires within the first 9 months following licensure reinstatement or endorsement.
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
State-specific requirements
CNE completion window and carryover
- Detail
- Complete approved CNE between period start and renewal submission; excess hours do not carry over.
Standardized recertification cap
- Detail
- At most 15 contact hours for ACLS/PALS/similar standardized recertification each licensing period.
First-cycle exceptions
- Detail
- First renewal set within 30 months following examination licensure, or renewal set within the first 9 months after reinstatement/endorsement, is excepted from statutory CNE submission.
Excluded offerings
- Detail
- Identical offerings, basic preparation, in-service/on-job/orientation/institution-specific courses, failed college work, offerings under 30 minutes, and refresher for renewal are excluded subject to exact rule terms.
Active late-renewal period
- Detail
- License remains active for 30 days after scheduled renewal date; late renewal requires renewal plus applicable late fee and satisfaction of the statutory requirements. Failure to complete/pay within that period results in lapse and no practice authority.
Renewal completion timing
- Detail
- Statute directs grant of renewal within 5 business days after submission of all paragraph(a)(5) requirements; late renewal has its own 5 business-day requirement under(b)(1)(A)(ii). These are renewal deadlines, not endorsement issuance estimates.
Conditions & source context
Prior CE exclusions/caps retain exact operative60-9-106 evidence. Current65-1117 adds active late renewal and specific renewal completion deadlines. The July 6 notice explains then-unconfigured licensing-system displays; no claim is made that systems remain unconfigured today.
Source context This currently served Legislature page still displays the pre-HB2528 version of65-1117 and history throughJuly1,2019. It does not include the April 16,2026 enacted late-renewal changes. Use the Secretary of State certified current enactment and Board implementation notices for those affected requirements.
Source quotation
All licenses issued under the provisions of this act, whether initial or renewal, including multi-state licenses under the nurse licensure compact, shall expire every two years. The expiration date shall be established by the rules and regulations of the board. Any licensed nurse may file a multi-state license application together with the prescribed multi-state license fee at any time the nurse holds an active license. The board shall send a notice for renewal of license to every registered professional nurse and licensed practical nurse at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of such person's license. Every person so licensed who desires to renew such license shall file with the board, on or before the date of expiration of such license, a renewal application together with the prescribed biennial renewal fee. Every licensee who is no longer engaged in the active practice of nursing may so state by affidavit and submit such affidavit with the renewal application. An inactive license may be requested along with payment of a fee which shall be fixed by rules and regulations of the board. Except for the first renewal for a license that expires within 30 months following licensure examination or for renewal of a license that expires within the first nine months following licensure by reinstatement or endorsement, every licensee with an active nursing license shall submit with the renewal application evidence of satisfactory completion of a program of continuing nursing education required by the board. The board by duly adopted rules and regulations shall establish the requirements for such program of continuing nursing education. Upon receipt of such application, payment of fee, upon receipt of the evidence of satisfactory completion of the required program of continuing nursing education and upon being satisfied that the applicant meets the requirements set forth in K.S.A. 65-1115 or 65-1116, and amendments thereto, in effect at the time of initial licensure of the applicant, the board shall verify the accuracy of the application and grant a renewal license. (b) Any person who fails to secure a renewal license within the time specified herein may secure a reinstatement of such lapsed license by making verified application therefor on a form provided by the board, by rules and regulations, and upon furnishing proof that the applicant is competent and qualified to act as a registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse and by satisfying all of the requirements for reinstatement including payment to the board of a reinstatement fee as established by the board. A reinstatement application for licensure will be held awaiting completion of such documentation as may be required, but such application shall not be held for a period of time in excess of that specified in rules and regulations.
Source quotation
A license shall remain valid and active during the 30-day period following the renewal date.
sos.ks.gov · State statute
Approved CE providers
Conditions & source context
Official Board education resource entry page with observed provider-list link. Provider-list PDF itself was not fetched; current rule provider acceptance criteria independently captured.
If your licence lapses
- Late renewal
- Active period days
- 30
- Requirements
- Submit the verified renewal application, establish competence/qualification, satisfy late-renewal requirements and pay renewal plus late-renewal fees within 30 days.
- Decision deadline business days
- 5
- Decision trigger
- After compliance with the requirements of 65-1117(b)(1)(A)(ii).
- Interim fee guidance as of
6 Jul 2026
- Interim late fee usd
- 150
- Lapse
- Authority
- After30 days without both required fees, license lapses by operation of law and nursing practice is not authorized.
- Reinstatement requirements
- Board approval
- Payment of renewal fees then due
- Proof of required continuing education
- Inactive practice rule
- If not actively practicing or in formal education during preceding 5 years, Board may require additional testing/training/education to establish ability to practice.
Conditions & source context
Late renewal and post-window reinstatement are separate. July 6 Board notice says it uses existing reinstatement fees/applications pending system/regulation updates; active fee rule publishes$150 for ordinary RN/LPN reinstatement. That is dated interim guidance, not a newly confirmed October late-renewal checkout total. No endorsement processing time, CBC total or application outcome is inferred.
Source context This currently served Legislature page still displays the pre-HB2528 version of65-1117 and history throughJuly1,2019. It does not include the April 16,2026 enacted late-renewal changes. Use the Secretary of State certified current enactment and Board implementation notices for those affected requirements.
Source quotation
All licenses issued under the provisions of this act, whether initial or renewal, including multi-state licenses under the nurse licensure compact, shall expire every two years. The expiration date shall be established by the rules and regulations of the board. Any licensed nurse may file a multi-state license application together with the prescribed multi-state license fee at any time the nurse holds an active license. The board shall send a notice for renewal of license to every registered professional nurse and licensed practical nurse at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of such person's license. Every person so licensed who desires to renew such license shall file with the board, on or before the date of expiration of such license, a renewal application together with the prescribed biennial renewal fee. Every licensee who is no longer engaged in the active practice of nursing may so state by affidavit and submit such affidavit with the renewal application. An inactive license may be requested along with payment of a fee which shall be fixed by rules and regulations of the board. Except for the first renewal for a license that expires within 30 months following licensure examination or for renewal of a license that expires within the first nine months following licensure by reinstatement or endorsement, every licensee with an active nursing license shall submit with the renewal application evidence of satisfactory completion of a program of continuing nursing education required by the board. The board by duly adopted rules and regulations shall establish the requirements for such program of continuing nursing education. Upon receipt of such application, payment of fee, upon receipt of the evidence of satisfactory completion of the required program of continuing nursing education and upon being satisfied that the applicant meets the requirements set forth in K.S.A. 65-1115 or 65-1116, and amendments thereto, in effect at the time of initial licensure of the applicant, the board shall verify the accuracy of the application and grant a renewal license. (b) Any person who fails to secure a renewal license within the time specified herein may secure a reinstatement of such lapsed license by making verified application therefor on a form provided by the board, by rules and regulations, and upon furnishing proof that the applicant is competent and qualified to act as a registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse and by satisfying all of the requirements for reinstatement including payment to the board of a reinstatement fee as established by the board. A reinstatement application for licensure will be held awaiting completion of such documentation as may be required, but such application shall not be held for a period of time in excess of that specified in rules and regulations.
Source quotation
A license shall remain valid and active during the 30-day period following the renewal date.
sos.ks.gov · State statute
License verification
Official license-verification links and the information available from each source.
Licence lookup
Conditions & source context
Official lookup entry page, not a completed individual lookup. No KORA checkbox or search terms accepted.
What the lookup shows
- License status via KSBN online primary-source verification
- Licensure and disciplinary-status information via Nursys QuickConfirm, described separately by the Board as a free secondary report
Conditions & source context
Published description only; no actual license query or unverified multistate output field claimed.
Source quotation
Nursys® QuickConfirm Verification QuickConfirm License Verification is a free secondary source to look up and verify nurse licensure information in Kansas and other participating states/entities. Look up a license from any QuickConfirm participating board of nursing and print/download a report with the licensure and discipline status information for that nurse. Search the Nursys® Quick Confirm Database!
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Military and spouse options
Licensing routes for service members and eligible military spouses.
Military pathway
Yes
Conditions & source context
Specific military-spouse application handling exists; scope/fee waivers and any expedited authority require additional current law review.
Source quotation
If you are the spouse of an active military member, have you downloaded the mail-in application ? (Mail-in application and supporting documents are required. Do not submit online! )
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
How it works
Active-duty military spouses must use the Board mail-in endorsement application and supporting documents instead of the online application.
Source quotation
If you are the spouse of an active military member, have you downloaded the mail-in application ? (Mail-in application and supporting documents are required. Do not submit online! )
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Where to read it
Conditions & source context
Official checklist links the spouse mail-in application; linked spouse PDF was not fetched.
Source quotation
If you are the spouse of an active military member, have you downloaded the mail-in application ? (Mail-in application and supporting documents are required. Do not submit online! )
ksbn.kansas.gov · State Board of Nursing
Ask the board of nursing
Kansas's published rules don't answer these. Ask before you apply — ksbn.kansas.gov.
- Jurisprudence exam. Does Kansas require a jurisprudence or ethics exam?
- Criminal-history requirements. What criminal-history requirements apply to nursing licensure in Kansas?
- If you hold only a single-state licence. I hold a single-state licence — does the NLC do anything for me in Kansas?
- How long it takes. How long will Kansas take to process my application?
- Nursys verification. Do I have to route verification through Nursys for Kansas?
- Military spouses. Does Kansas extend its military pathway to spouses?