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Contact Information and Web Sites
Alabama Board of Nursing
770 Washington Avenue
RSA Plaza, Ste 250
Montgomery, AL 36130-3900
                                           Phone: (334) 242-4060
FAX: (334) 242-4360
Contact Person: N. Genell Lee, MSN, JD, RN, Executive Officer
Web Site: http://www.abn.state.al.us/
Alaska Board of Nursing
550 West Seventh Avenue Suite 1500
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3567
  Phone: (907) 269-8161
FAX: (907) 269-8196
Contact Person: Dorothy Fulton, MA, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pnur.htm
Arizona State Board of Nursing
1651 E. Morten Avenue, Suite 210
Phoenix, AZ 85020
  Phone: (602) 889-5150
FAX: (602) 889-5155
Contact Person: Joey Ridenour, MN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.azboardofnursing.org/
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
University Tower Building
1123 S. University, Suite 800
Little Rock, AR 72204-1619
  Phone: (501) 686-2700
FAX: (501) 686-2714
Contact Person: Faith Fields, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.ar.us/nurse
California Board of Registered Nursing
400 R St., Ste. 4030
Sacramento, CA 95814-6239
 
  Phone: (916) 322-3350
FAX: (916) 327-4402
Contact Person: Ruth Ann Terry, MPH, RN, Executive Officer
Web Site: http://www.rn.ca.gov/
California Board of Vocational Nurse
and Psychiatric Technicians
2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 205
Sacramento, CA 95833
  Phone: (916) 263-7800
FAX: (916) 263-7859
Contact Person: Teresa Bello-Jones, JD, MSN, RN, Executive Officer
Web Site: http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/
Colorado Board of Nursing
1560 Broadway, Suite 880
Denver, CO 80202
  Phone: (303) 894-2430
FAX: (303) 894-2821
Contact Person: Nancy L. Smith, PhD, RN, BC, FAANP, Program Director & Education Consultant
Web Site: http://www.dora.state.co.us/nursing/
Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing
Dept. of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS# 13PHO
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0328
  Phone: (860) 509-7624
FAX: (860) 509-7553
Contact Person: Jan Wojick , Board Liaison
Nancy L. Bafundo, BSN, MS, RN, Board President
Web Site: http://www.state.ct.us/dph/
Delaware Board of Nursing
861 Silver Lake Blvd
Cannon Building, Suite 203
Dover, DE 19904
  Phone: (302) 739-4522
FAX: (302) 739-2711
Contact Person: Iva Boardman, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.professionallicensing.state.de.us/boards/nursing/index.shtml
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Department of Health
717 14th Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
  Phone: (202) 724-4900
FAX: (202) 727-8241
Contact Person: Karen Scipio-Skinner MSN, RN, Executive Director
http://www.dchealth.dc.gov/
Florida Board of Nursing

Mailing Address:
4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C02
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3252

Physical Address:
4042 Bald Cypress Way
Room 120
Tallahassee, FL 32399

  Phone: (850) 245-4125
FAX: (850) 245-4172
Contact Person: Dan Coble, RN, PhD, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/
Georgia State Board of Licensed
Practical Nurses
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
  Phone: (478) 207-1300
FAX: (478) 207-1633
Contact Person: Jacqueline Hightower, JD, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/lpn
Georgia Board of Nursing
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
  Phone: (478) 207-1640
FAX: (478) 207-1660
Contact Person: Sylvia Bond, RN MSN, MBA, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/rn
Hawaii Board of Nursing
King Kalakaua Building
335 Merchant Street, 3rd Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
  Phone: (808) 586-3000
FAX: (808) 586-2689
Contact Person: Kathleen Yokouchi, MBA, BBA, BA, Executive Officer
Web Site: http://www.state.hi.us/dcca/pvl/areas_nurse.html
Idaho Board of Nursing
280 N. 8th Street, Suite 210
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
  Phone: (208) 334-3110
FAX: (208) 334-3262
Contact Person: Sandra Evans, MA.Ed, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www2.state.id.us/ibn
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph, Suite 9-300
Chicago, IL 60601
  Phone: (312) 814-2715
FAX: (312) 814-3145
Contact Person: Mary Ann Alexander, Ph.D., Nursing Act Coordinator
Web Site: http://www.dpr.state.il.us/
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
320 W. Washington St.
3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
  Phone: (217) 782-8556
FAX: (217) 782-7645
 
Indiana State Board of Nursing
Health Professions Bureau
402 W. Washington Street, Room W066
Indianapolis, IN 46204
  Phone: (317) 234-2043
FAX: (317) 233-4236
Contact Person: Tonja Thompson, Director of Nursing
Web Site: http://www.state.in.us/hpb/boards/isbn/
Iowa Board of Nursing
RiverPoint Business Park
400 S.W. 8th Street
Suite B
Des Moines, IA 50309-4685
  Phone: (515) 281-3255
FAX: (515) 281-4825
Contact Person: Lorinda Inman, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.ia.us/government/nursing/
Kansas State Board of Nursing
Landon State Office Building
900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 1051
Topeka, KS 66612
  Phone: (785) 296-4929
FAX: (785) 296-3929
Contact Person: Mary Blubaugh, MSN, RN, Executive Administrator
Web Site: http://www.ksbn.org/
Kentucky Board of Nursing
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40222
  Phone: (502) 429-3300
FAX: (502) 429-3311
Contact Person: Sue Derouen, RN, BSN, Interim Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.kbn.ky.gov/
Louisiana State Board of Practical
Nurse Examiners
3421 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 505
Metairie, LA 70002
  Phone: (504) 838-5791
FAX: (504) 838-5279
Contact Person: Claire Glaviano, BSN, MN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.lsbpne.com/
Louisiana State Board of Nursing
3510 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 601
Metairie, LA 70002
  Phone: (504) 838-5332
FAX: (504) 838-5349
Contact Person: Barbara Morvant, MN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.lsbn.state.la.us/
Maine State Board of Nursing
158 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
  Phone: (207) 287-1133
FAX: (207) 287-1149
Contact Person: Myra Broadway, JD, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/
Maryland Board of Nursing
4140 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
  Phone: (410) 585-1900
FAX: (410) 358-3530
Contact Person: Donna Dorsey, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.mbon.org/
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
239 Causeway Street, Second Floor
Boston, MA 02114
  Phone: (617) 973-0800
(800) 414-0168
FAX: (617) 973-0984
Contact Person: Rula Faris Harb, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/rn/
Michigan/DCH/Bureau of Health Professions
Ottawa Towers North
611 W. Ottawa, 1st Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
  Phone: (517) 335-0918
FAX: (517) 373-2179
Contact Person: Diane Lewis, MBA, BA, Policy Manager for Licensing Division
Web Site: http://www.michigan.gov/healthlicense
Minnesota Board of Nursing
2829 University Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
  Phone: (612) 617-2270
FAX: (612) 617-2190
Contact Person: Shirley Brekken, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.nursingboard.state.mn.us/
Mississippi Board of Nursing
1935 Lakeland Drive, Suite B
Jackson, MS 39216-5014
  Phone: (601) 987-4188
FAX: (601) 364-2352
Contact Person: Delia Owens, RN, JD, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.msbn.state.ms.us/
Missouri State Board of Nursing
3605 Missouri Blvd.
P.O. Box 656
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656
  Phone: (573) 751-0681
FAX: (573) 751-0075
Contact Person: Lori Scheidt, BS, Executive Director
Web Site: http://pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp
Montana State Board of Nursing
301 South Park
PO Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
  Phone: (406) 841-2340
FAX: (406) 841-2305
Contact Person: Sandra Dickenson, Executive Director
http://www.discoveringmontana.com/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/nur_board/board_page.htm
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure
Nursing and Nursing Support
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
  Phone: (402) 471-4376
FAX: (402) 471-1066
Contact Person: Charlene Kelly, PhD, RN, Executive Director
Nursing and Nursing Support Web Site:
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/nursing/nursingindex.htm
Nevada State Board of Nursing
5011 Meadowood Mall #201
Reno, NV 89502-6547
  Phone: (775) 688-2620
FAX: (775) 688-2628
Contact Person: Debra Scott, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.nursingboard.state.nv.us/
   
New Hampshire Board of Nursing
21 South Fruit Street
Suite 16
Concord, NH 03301-2341
  Phone: (603) 271-2323
FAX: (603) 271-6605
Contact Person: Margaret Walker, MBA, BSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.nh.us/nursing/
New Jersey Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 45010
124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
Newark, NJ 07101
  Phone: (973) 504-6586
FAX: (973) 648-3481
Contact Person: George Hebert, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical.htm
New Mexico Board of Nursing
6301 Indian School Road, NE
Suite 710
Albuquerque, NM 87110
  Phone: (505) 841-8340
FAX: (505) 841-8347
Contact Person: Allison Kozeliski, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.state.nm.us/clients/nursing
New York State Board of Nursing
Education Bldg.
89 Washington Avenue
2nd Floor West Wing
Albany, NY 12234
  Phone: (518) 474-3817
Ext. 280
FAX: (518) 474-3706
Contact Person: Barbara Zittel, PhD, RN, Executive Secretary
Web Site: http://www.nysed.gov/prof/nurse.htm
North Carolina Board of Nursing
3724 National Drive, Suite 201
Raleigh, NC 27602
  Phone: (919) 782-3211
FAX: (919) 781-9461
Contact Person: Polly Johnson, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.ncbon.com/
North Dakota Board of Nursing
919 South 7th Street, Suite 504
Bismarck, ND 58504
  Phone: (701) 328-9777
FAX: (701) 328-9785
Contact Person: Constance Kalanek, PhD, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.ndbon.org/
Ohio Board of Nursing
17 South High Street, Suite 400
Columbus, OH 43215-3413
  Phone: (614) 466-3947
FAX: (614) 466-0388
Contact Person: John Brion, RN, MS, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/
Oklahoma Board of Nursing
2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
  Phone: (405) 962-1800
FAX: (405) 962-1821
Contact Person: Kimberly Glazier, M.Ed., RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.youroklahoma.com/nursing
Oregon State Board of Nursing
800 NE Oregon Street, Box 25
Suite 465
Portland, OR 97232
  Phone: (503) 731-4745
FAX: (503) 731-4755
Contact Person: Joan Bouchard, MN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.osbn.state.or.us/
Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
PO 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
  Phone: (717) 783-7142
FAX: (717) 783-0822
Contact Person: Laurette D. Keiser, RN, MSN, Executive Secretary/Section Chief
Web Site:    http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/view.asp?a=1104&q=432869
Rhode Island Board of Nurse
Registration and Nursing Education
105 Cannon Building
Three Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
  Phone: (401) 222-5700
FAX: (401) 222-3352
Contact Person: Jean Marie Rocha, MPH, RN, Executive Officer
Web Site: http://www.health.ri.gov/
South Carolina State Board of Nursing
110 Centerview Drive
Suite 202
Columbia, SC 29210
  Phone: (803) 896-4550
FAX: (803) 896-4525
Contact Person: Martha Bursinger, RN, MSN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/nursing
South Dakota Board of Nursing
4305 South Louise Ave., Suite 201
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3115
  Phone: (605) 362-2760
FAX: (605) 362-2768
Contact Person: Gloria Damgaard, RN, MS, Executive Secretary
Web Site: http://www.state.sd.us/doh/nursing/
Tennessee State Board of Nursing
425 Fifth Avenue North
1st Floor - Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37247
  Phone: (615) 532-5166
FAX: (615) 741-7899
Contact Person: Elizabeth Lund, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.tennessee.gov/health
Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460
Austin, TX 78701
  Phone: (512) 305-7400
FAX: (512) 305-7401
Contact Person: Katherine Thomas, MN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.bne.state.tx.us/
Utah State Board of Nursing
Heber M. Wells Bldg., 4th Floor
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
  Phone: (801) 530-6628
FAX: (801) 530-6511
Contact Person: Laura Poe, MS, RN, Executive Administrator
Web Site: http://www.commerce.state.ut.us/

 
Vermont State Board of Nursing
81 River Street
Heritage Building
Montpelier, VT 05609-1106
  Phone: (802) 828-2396
FAX: (802) 828-2484
Contact Person: Anita Ristau, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.vtprofessionals.org/opr1/nurses/

 
Virginia Board of Nursing
6603 West Broad Street
5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230-1712
  Phone: (804) 662-9909
FAX: (804) 662-9512
Contact Person: Jay Douglas, RN, MSM, CSAC, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/
Washington State Nursing Care Quality
Assurance Commission
Department of Health
HPQA #6
310 Israel Rd SE
Tumwater, WA 98501-7864
  Phone: (360) 236-4700
FAX: (360) 236-4738
Contact Person: Paula Meyer, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: https://wws2.wa.gov/doh/hpqa-licensing/HPS6/Nursing/default.htm
West Virginia State Board of Examiners
for Licensed Practical Nurses
101 Dee Drive
Charleston, WV 25311
  Phone: (304) 558-3572
FAX: (304) 558-4367
Contact Person: Lanette Anderson, RN, BSN, JD, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.lpnboard.state.wv.us/
West Virginia Board of Examiners
for Registered Professional Nurses
101 Dee Drive
Charleston, WV 25311
  Phone: (304) 558-3596
FAX: (304) 558-3666
Contact Person: Laura Rhodes, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site: http://www.wvrnboard.com/
Wisconsin Department of Regulation
and Licensing
1400 E. Washington Avenue, RM 173
Madison, WI 53708
  Phone: (608) 266-0145
FAX: (608) 261-7083
Contact Person: Kimberly Nania, PhD, MA, BS, Director, Bureau of Health Service Professions
Web Site: http://www.drl.state.wi.us/

 
Wyoming State Board of Nursing
2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 110
Cheyenne, WY 82002
  Phone: (307) 777-7601
FAX: (307) 777-3519
Contact Person: Cheryl Lynn Koski, MN, RN, CS, Executive Director
Web Site: http://nursing.state.wy.us