Resources

American Health Care Associationwww.ahcancal.org
American Public Health Association www.apha.org
American Staffing Association www.americanstaffing.net
American Travel Health Nurses Association www.athna.org
Indiana Department of Health www.in.gov
National Institutes of Healthwww.health.nih.gov
Professional Association for Nurse Travelers www.pantravelers.org
US Bureau of Labor Statistics www.bls.gov
US Department of Health & Human Services www.hhs.gov
US Department of Labor www.dol.gov

Alabama *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	1-2 weeks	4-6 Weeks	$100
LPN	3-4 Days	10 Weeks	$100	Temp lasts 90 days

Alaska
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	10 days	4-8 weeks	$325
LPN	10 Days	6-8 Weeks	$325	Temp valid for 6 months

Arizona *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	30 days	2-3 Months	$200
LPN	30 days	2-3 Months	$200

Arkansas *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	10-14 Days	4-6 Weeks	$125	Temp lasts 6 months
LPN	3-4 Days	10 Weeks	$125	Temp lasts 6 months

California
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	NA	3-6 Months	$200
LPN	6-10 weeks	6 Months	$200

Colorado *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	10-14 Days	4-6 Weeks	$90
LPN	1-2 Weeks	3-4 Weeks	$90

Connecticut
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	2 Weeks/ Can work 120 days	3-4 Weeks	$180
LPN	5 Days	10 Days	$180

Delaware *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	1 Week	4-6 Weeks	$156
LPN	1 Week	2 Weeks	$156

District of Columbia
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	Waiting for info	Waiting for info	$230 plus background check fee
LPN	Waiting for info	Waiting for info	$230 plus background check fee

Florida
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	NA	30 Days	$110	Other fees will apply for Livescan and state verification
LPN	NA	30 Days	$110	Other fees will apply for Livescan and state verification

Georgia
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	NA	10-15 Days	$75
LPN	NA	10-15 Days	$75

Hawaii
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	10-15 Days	2-4 Weeks	$146-$202
LPN	10-15 Days	10-15 Days	Varies per the year $146-$202

Idaho *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	2 Months	$140
LPN	6-8 Weeks	$140

Illinois
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	3-4 Weeks/ Work 6 Months	2-3 Months	$75
LPN	3-4 Weeks	2-4 Weeks	$75

Indiana *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	2-3 Weeks/ Can work for 90 days	3-4 Weeks	$60
LPN	10-14 Days	4-5 Weeks	$60

Iowa *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	Receive the following Monday/ Work for 30 days	2-3 Weeks	$169
LPN	5-10 Days	5-10 Days	$169

Kansas
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	1-2 Weeks/ Work 120 days	3-4 Weeks	$100
LPN	1 week/ Work 120 days	4-6 weeks	$100

Kentucky *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	2-4 Weeks/ Can work for 6 Months	2-4 Weeks	$205
LPN	10-14 Days	4-6 Weeks	$205

Louisiana
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	Walkthrough – must be in person ; can work for 90 days	6-8 Weeks	$239.25	Must have housing established before going in to get temp license. Could take 4 weeks if sending in application and not in person.
LPN	Walk Through	12 weeks	$239.25	Temp will last 12 weeks. Right click and save on LPN button.

Maine *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	1-2 Weeks/ Work for 90 days	Prior to temp expiration	$75
LPN	7-14 Days	1 Week	$50

Maryland *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	48 Hr walk through	3-4 Weeks	$140
LPN	Walk Through	4-6 Weeks	$140

Massachusetts
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	Email Mass for info	1-3 Weeks	$275
LPN	10 Days	4 Weeks	$275

Michigan
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	NA	NA	$208.80
LPN	NA	6-8 Weeks	$208.80

Minnesota
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	2-5 Business days/ Can work 60 days	1-2 Weeks	$105
LPN	1-5 Days	Varies	$105	Temp license lasts 60 days

Mississippi *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	3-5 Days/ Work 90 days	1-2 Weeks	$125
LPN	5 Days	2-3 Weeks	$85

Missouri *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	Walk Through in person – same day turnover ; can work for 6 months
LPN	Walk Through in person – same day turnover ; can work for 6 months	2-3 Weeks	$95.80

Montana *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	NA	30 Days	$200
LPN	4-6 weeks	10 Days	$200

Nebraska *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	Temp lasts 60 days
LPN	3-6 weeks	2-8 Weeks	$59.50 – $151.75	Temp lasts 60 days

Nevada
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN			$157
LPN	7 Days	NA	$157	Temp lasts 6 months

New Hampshire *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	Temp lasts 120 days		$148
LPN	8 Weeks	8 Weeks	$148	Temp lasts 120 days

New Jersey
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN
LPN	No Temp	4-6 Weeks	$261.44

New Mexico *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	2-4 weeks	3-4 Weeks	$150	Must do fingerprinting in New Mexico
LPN	2 Weeks	2 Weeks	$150

New York
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	4-8 Weeks		$143
LPN	No Temp	6-8 Weeks	$143

North Carolina *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	1-2 Weeks/ Work for 6 months	6-8 Weeks	$150
LPN	2-3 Days	6-8 Weeks	$150

North Dakota *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	1-2 Weeks/ Work for 90 days	1-2 Weeks	$160
LPN	1 week	2 Weeks	$160

Ohio
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	3-4 Weeks/ Work 6 Months	6-8 Weeks	$75 plus home state verification fee
LPN	NA	NA	$75 Registration fee.	Must complete 2 hours of continuing education at http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/PDFS/Education/Category_A_Law_Rules.pdf.

Oklahoma
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	3-4 Weeks/ Work 90 days	Must request temp to go active	$85
LPN	2 Weeks	2 Weeks	$85

Oregon
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	NA	4-6 Weeks	$247
LPN	No Temp	3-4 Weeks	$247

Pennsylvania
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	1-2 Weeks	4-8 Weeks	$150
LPN	7-10 Days	6-8 Weeks	$150

Rhode Island *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	Waiting for info	Waiting for info	$135
LPN	Waiting for info	8 Weeks	$135

South Carolina *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	N/A	2-3 Weeks	$110
LPN	N/A	6-8 Weeks	$110

South Dakota *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	1-2 Weeks/ Work for 90 days	3-5 Weeks	$100	Add up to 3 months for perm if coming from non-nursys state
LPN	3-6 Weeks		$100

Tennessee *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	NA	4-6 Weeks	$115
LPN	4-6 Weeks	6-8 Weeks	$115

Texas *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	1-2 Weeks/ Work 120 days	2-3 Weeks	$125
LPN	10 Days	10 Days	$125

Utah *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	No Temp	2-3 Weeks	$100
LPN	No Temp	2-3 Weeks	$100

Vermont
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	Walk Through ;	2-3 Weeks	$150
LPN	Walk Through ; 7-10 business days	3-6 Days	$150

Virginia *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	7-10 Days	2-3 Weeks	$190
LPN	3-5 Days	2-6 Weeks	$170

Washington
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	2-3 Weeks	7-8 Weeks	$120
LPN	No Temp	4-6 Weeks	$85

West Virginia
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	1-2 Weeks	1-2 Weeks	$125	temp licenses will always expire on Oct 31st each year
LPN	1-5 Days	7-10 Days	$125	verified via Nursys.

Wisconsin *
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	1-2 Weeks/ Work for 90 days	1-2 Weeks	$92
LPN	5-6 Weeks	5-6 Weeks	$92

Wyoming
	Temporary Time	Permanent Time	Fees	Notes
RN	3-5 Days/ Work 90 days	Issued within 90 days	$135
LPN	7-10 days	2 Weeks	$135	Temp lasts 90 days