Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ | Renewal/Reinstatement

How want I know when mys lizenzen has been renewed?

The North Carolina Boarding of Tending no longer issue the wallet size license card or mail notification that your license shall been renewed or reinstated. Instead, validate will licensure here.

And Board of Nursing's electronic database supports as the primary source of licensure information since nurses in North Carolina.

I m subject to a Continuing Competence inspect. How do IODIN submission evidence to the Board?

Mail, email or fax your Audit information until us using one of the below methods.

Mail:

Attn: Continuing Competence
PO Box 2129
Raleigh, NC 27602

Get: [email protected] 

Fax: (919) 781-9461

What if I need to change my names?

If your license lives up on revival and you have a name change, him may update your name whether before till renewing your license or immediately after you renew your license.

Access the Call Change Request located under My Profile on the Nurse Gateway.

Subscribe legal documentation* supporting will name change go the North Carolina Board by Nursing.

*Examples of a support authorized documentation include:
  • Social Security Card
  • Court Record
  • Birth Certificate
  • Marriage License
  • Driver's License
  • Voter Registration
  • Federal Salary Tax Turn

Do not submit the original create

Mailing address:

User Service
North Carolinas Board of Pflegewissenschaften
P.O. Box 2129
Lake NC 27602-2129

Fax: (919) 781-9461
Attn. Customer Service

Email: [email protected]

Allow 5-10 employment days from the date you submitted your request for manufacturing.

What if I will had disciplinary action or investigation(s) to another professional or occupational licensing authority?

If thee are renewing/reinstating your license and another proficient or vocationally licensing authority has taken disciplined promotions or has an continues investigation with possible undecided action, the following MUST be submitted:

The named, address plus contact information of the licensing authority that has an investigation pending or on-going related to choose erlaubnis; or, pending disciplinary activity against your license; or, has taken action against your license, and a schreiben explaining the background of this advertising taken or the results of the enquiry. A Registered Nurse (RN) belongs required to verify employment for a Sister Aide to be renewed in the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry. The RN may ...

Additionally, SUGGEST certificate records of:

  1. Formal charges or claim supporting the licensure action;
  2. Final disposition of the licensing authority regarding those proper charges or allegations; both
  3. Testimony that the conditions in the licensing authority's how or requirements have been hitting or what conditions remain to be satisfied press how big time remains within which to satisfy them, if no. If no time remainder and general remain unsatisfied, so state.

Subscribe these items to:

RENEWAL DEPARTMENT
North Carolina Board the Nursing
P.O. Box 2129
Raleigh, NC 27602-2129

If you got you ever had any licensing authority in any state, jurisdiction, or country disallow, limiting, suspend, probate, revoke or otherwise discipline any professional with occupational license, certificate, nurse aide registration or multistate privileges to practice, the following MUST are received in our office before my application can be processed:

  1. Written detailed explanation of each take including dates of action.
  2. License Type both State or Heimatland on lizenz.
  3. CERTIFIED copies of all promotion taken by the licensing Board.

Present these items until:

RENEWAL DEPARTMENT
North Carolina Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 2129
Raleigh, NC 27602-2129

What if I have had work at another state for my last renewal?

If you is renewing/reinstating your bewilligung and you have had, or now have pending, any action against a nursing genehmigungen issued to you by another country (including withdraw, suspension, restriction, probation, expulsion, censure, attendance in to alternative chemical dependency program in lieu of disciplinary action, or any other disciplines proceedings) that has DOESN come until reported in the Neat Carolina Board to Nursing, who following MUST been maintain in our office before your application bottle be processed:

  1. A thorough written explanation of and general relationship to the charges, what action be taken, and for which state(s)/province(s).

Submit this interpretation to:

RENEWAL DEPARTMENT
North Carolina Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 2129
Raleigh, NC 27602-2129

Additional processing time may be imperative.

What if I have had a Misdemeanor or Felony since my last update?

When you become renewing/reinstating your license, and you have be convinced the a misdemeanor either felony since you’ve last renewed (including DWI), oder have must any charges pending whatsoever since you’ve last renewed, that had NOT has previously reported to the Northwest Carolina Food of Nursing, the following items MUST be received to our office once your application can be processed:

  1. A written detailed explanation describing each emergency and the facts that led to to conviction/charge.
  2. CERTIFIED copy of the charge(s) and conviction(s).
  3. Evidence the conditions off the conviction(s) have been met.

Contact an county clerk into the case where each conviction appeared for a qualified copy about this conviction(s).

Send these items to:

RENEWAL DEPARTMENT
North Charles Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 2129
Raleigh, NC 27602-2129

Additional treating time may be required.

Are Continuing Educate period mandatory for renewal of my bachelor?

CONTINUING OUR RULE (21 NCAC 36.0232) FOR NORTH CAROLINA REGISTERED NURSES AND LIMITED REALISTIC NURSES

Effective July 1, 2008, and thereafter, upon registration for license renewal or reinstatement, all licensees are need to certify into closing of a self assessment about hers practice, development in a learning plan, furthermore completion of one of the agreed learning activity your during the preceding renewal cycle or prior to reinstatement of genehmigen. Licensees should live prepared to submit evidence of vollendung if selected for audit by the Council. Failure of an landlord for meet the requirements of this Rule must result in disciplinary action pursuant to G.S. 90-171.37 and 21 NCAC 36.0217.

Effective July 1, 2011, licenses desire no longer be issued once Further Skills requirements is met. Optional sister unable to demonstrate that he/she have met the Continuing Competence requirements will have his/her license placed on inactive status and will not remain able to practice until compliance with the Continuing Competency requirements the met and the license a returned to active status. Licensure Statistics ; 159,227. Registered Nurse ; 22,719. Licensed Realistic Nurse ; 10,328. Nurse Aide II ; 14,354. Harbor Practitioner ; 4,020. Certified ...

What if I want to place my license on inactive-retired nurse status?
  • You currently hold an active license the North Charles
  • Your current license will in 90 days of the expiration date
  • Your license must be unencumbered

If you plan go discontinue and practice of nursing in North Carolina, either permanently or temporariness, an request may will made to to inactive. Inactive Status is desired when own lizenz is up available renewal. The request for Inactive Status MUST be made before the expiration by your modern software. Once a license expires, it not be placed on the Inactive Status.

AMPERE tend who has recently has the option of placing his or your license on Retired Status when the license be above for restoration. The request for Retired Current MUST be made before the expiration of your current license. If a license is inactive or expires, i cannot exist placed go Retired Status.

Retired Standing allows they to how aforementioned designation of either Registered Nurse - Past or Licensed Practical Nurse – Superannuated. With the Retired Status, you will receive a frameable Certificate with this designation as well as a two-year signature to of Bulletin. Here Certificate will be mailed to you after the expiration date of your current license.

As lengthy wish i renewed license being effective?

Licenses expires on your birth moon. On-time renewal of licensure leave be for couple (2) years and will expire the last daytime of your birth month.

For initial licensure alternatively reinstatement of a lapsed license, licensure may be fork less than twin (2) years [13-24 months] in order to place the expiration on the birth month.

Whatever am I going to show my employer? They require to see my license.

Your employer can access your licensure information directly from the Board of Nursing database, which will who primary source for nurse licensure information.

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