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Nursing licensure · NLC status table · EMS licensure
Does this state recognize my multistate license?
Yes — a qualifying multistate license permits RN/LPN practice here
Holds for a valid multistate license with unchanged primary residence and no uncleared Mississippi discipline. Not personal advice.
Holds for a valid multistate license with unchanged primary residence and no uncleared Mississippi discipline. Not personal advice.
State Board of Nursing · msbn.ms.gov · verified 9 Oct 2026
Each answer links to the state rule it comes from. Open “Source quotation” for the exact wording.
Board contacts, official applications and governing rules.
Mississippi Board of Nursing
Also styled Mississippi State Board of Nursing (MSBON) on its contact page.
The Mississippi Board of Nursing is a consumer protection agency with authority to regulate the practice of nursing through licensure as provided for by the Mississippi State Code.
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
Official homepage has observed Home label/href pointing to this URL.
Observed official Gateway Login label/href; no account interaction performed.
RN/LPN licensing officer for endorsements and exams is listed at 601-957-6313.
Mississippi Board of Nursing Address: 713 Pear Orchard Road, Plaza II Suite 300 Ridgeland, MS 39157 Telephone: 601- 957-6300 Fax: 601- 957-6301
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
Mississippi Nursing Practice Law, Miss. Code Ann. Section 73-15-1 et seq.; Title 30 Miss. Admin. Code Part 2880 Chapter 1 (fees)
Fee PDF separately names Mississippi Administrative Code Title 30, Part 2880, Chapter 1.
the Board implements the Mississippi Nursing Practice Law, Miss. Code Ann. Section 73-15-1 et seq., alongside its own rules and regulations for obtaining and retaining nursing licensure.
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
License types, exams, expiration dates and multistate eligibility.
RN
LPN
Out-of-state compact APRNs may use a compact RN license when their primary residence is out of state; Mississippi residents need a Mississippi RN endorsement license.
This application should be used to obtain licensure in Mississippi if a currently licensed registered nurse or licensed practical nurse from another state has never held a Mississippi license.
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
Yes
Applicants not meeting the ULRs, or without Mississippi as primary residence, may receive a single-state license for Mississippi only.
If Mississippi is your primary state of residence and you meet the Uniform Licensure Requirements you will be issued a multistate license.
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
RN validity is two calendar years beginning January 1 of each uneven-numbered year and expiring December 31 of each even-numbered year; LPN is the mirror image.
The license of every person licensed under the provisions of this article shall be renewed biennially
msbn.ms.gov · State statute
Yes
Current forms page describes NCLEX for new-graduate examination permits; this supports examination-route NCLEX only, not endorsement or every statutory historical exception.
Within those 90 days, the new graduate must test and pass NCLEX.
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
Compact membership, license privileges and application requirements.
§73-15-201 directly establishes enactment. Old compact repeal by Laws 2017 Ch359/HB488 is not enough to establish this section’s enacting bill or approval date; those remain held.
The Nurse Licensure Compact is enacted into law and entered into by this state with any and all states legally joining in the compact in accordance with its term, in the form substantially as follows:
msbn.ms.gov · State statute
NCSBN's NLC implementation table (rev. Aug 2026) lists Mississippi as implemented on Jan. 19, 2018.
Current multistate issuance is confirmed; the first operational issuance date is unverified.
If Mississippi is your primary state of residence and you meet the Uniform Licensure Requirements you will be issued a multistate license.
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
All four conditions apply; compact recognizes RN/LPN roles, not expanded/APRN roles. Current license status must be checked. Practice follows the client-location state law.
The nurse may practice in Mississippi if: The nurse has a valid multi-state compact license; The nurse still meets the multi-state licensure requirements of the state that issued the compact multi-state license; The nurse's permanent state of residence is still the state that issued the compact multi-state license,
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
Mississippi PSOR plus Uniform Licensure Requirements determines multistate issuance. A current change-of-residence deadline and the complete outbound route are held.
If you hold a compact license from another state and have moved to Mississippi, you may continue to practice on your compact license while your endorsement process is under review.
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
Yes — a qualifying multistate license permits RN/LPN practice here
Holds for a valid multistate license with unchanged primary residence and no uncleared Mississippi discipline. Not personal advice.
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.
Eligibility, application fees, background checks and temporary licenses.
Yes
For nurses never before holding a Mississippi license; prior Mississippi holders use reinstatement.
Submit the online Endorsement Application and Criminal Background Check (CBC) registration.
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
Licensure by Endorsement (RN/LPN)
Observed label/href on the endorsement page opens the Gateway root. Online endorsement application/payment precedes supporting documents.
Online endorsement application with fee, plus SSN (application cannot be completed without it)
Official nursing program transcript sent directly (Parchment, National Clearinghouse to transcripts@msbn.ms.gov, or mailed from the registrar)
Verification of original license via Nursys (Nurse License Verification for Endorsement); non-Nursys states contact the original board directly
Current active license, with a narrow exception for lapsed compact-state licenses that cannot be reinstated due to primary residence
CBC performed only by the Mississippi Board of Nursing (office appointment or mailed fingerprint card)
Proof of Mississippi residency (driver's license, voter registration, W2, military form 2058, or similar) when declaring Mississippi as primary residence
After a five-year practice gap, demonstrate continued basic nursing competency
Foreign applicants who have not taken the NCLEX use licensure by examination instead.
Only the fingerprints and CBC performed by the Mississippi Board of Nursing will be accepted
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
RN
LPN
Criminal background check
Actual charges match the Board fee schedule. The statute sets ceilings (RN endorsement not to exceed $100); the CBC fee is separate from the application fee.
FEES (all fees are non-refundable) RN $100 LPN $60 CBC $75
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
Captured §73-15-19(1) and §73-15-21(1) both specify Mississippi central criminal and FBI databases, with fingerprints forwarded to DPS/FBI. Current endorsement page restricts acceptable fingerprint/CBC process to the Board and publishes $75. No separate vendor inferred.
You can select either to schedule an appointment to be printed at our office or you may request to have a fingerprint card mailed to you.
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
This quote is RN §73-15-19(6)(b); LPN duration/eligibility is not inferred. Board fee schedule lists endorsement temporary permit $25. New-graduate and reorientation permits are distinct routes.
The board may issue a temporary permit for a period of ninety (90) days to a registered nurse who is currently licensed in another state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia and who is an applicant for licensure by endorsement. Such permit is not renewable except by board action.
msbn.ms.gov · State statute
Applicants originally licensed in a non-Nursys state request verification from that board directly. The Nursys transaction fee is not stated by the Board.
Submit verification of your original license by visiting www.nursys.com .
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
Renewal dates, required education and reinstatement options.
2
RN: odd-January to even-December; LPN: even-January to odd-December under §73-15-27, subject to §33-1-39 military exception. Renewal fees and current windows are separate and not inferred from this quote.
The license of every person licensed under the provisions of this article shall be renewed biennially
msbn.ms.gov · State statute
RN
LPN
No universal zero or 20-hour mandate is asserted. Current Board endorsement and FAQ competency sections offer alternatives, while the FAQ CE section describes a minimum 20-hour requirement. The conflicting wording is preserved for Board clarification.
Title 30 Mississippi Administrative Code, Part 2815: Continuing Education was repealed by the Board in February 2020.
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
Fee source is Board Fees.pdf, separately retained in the ledger. The captured reinstatement web URL is 404 and is not used as substantive evidence. Actual workflow remains a root live-check item.
If you have held a Mississippi license at some point, you will need to apply by reinstatement.
msbn.ms.gov · State Board of Nursing
Official license-verification links and the information available from each source.
Observed official label/href on license-verification page. This is a lookup link, not proof of which fields appear after a search.
Mississippi's published rules don't answer these. Ask before you apply — msbn.ms.gov.
Worth asking about directly.
On what date was H.B. No. 488 (Laws 2017, Ch. 359) approved, and when did Mississippi first issue multistate licenses?
Which held facts can be established by current primary-source captures using transparent identity?