State	By Endorsement	NCLEX license by exam	CGFNS Certificate required?	SS#	Other
Alabama   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/	Yes	Yes   Or CNAT for Canadians	Yes   Except certain Canadian nurses	Yes   Must have for NCLEX	Provide proof of completion of secondary school or its equivalent.   Be a graduate of a nursing education program approved by the proper authorities in the country where the program is located.   Meet the requirements for nursing program content employed as criteria for approval in Alabama at the time of the applicant’s graduation or make up any educational deficiencies
Alaska   Alaska Board of Nursing Dept. of Comm. & Econ. Development Div. of Occupational Licensing 3601 C Street, Suite 722 Anchorage, AK 99503   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	Yes*1	Yes	Yes     CGFNS  required effective October 9, 2002	No*2	Graduate of foreign nursing schools accepted.   *1 Canadians accepted only if graduated before July 1992 with score of 400 on all parts of exam. If graduated after 7/92 must pass NCLEX   *2 If taking NCLEX without SSN must fill out an exemption form
Arizona   Arizona State Board of Nursing 1651 E. Morten Avenue, Suite 210 Phoenix, AZ 85020 Phone: (602) 331-8111 FAX: (602) 906-9365 Contact Person: Joey Ridenour, MN, RN, Executive Director Web Site: http://www.azboardofnursing.org/	Yes   Canadians will not qualify without NCLEX	Yes, if qualifying by exam (not required for endorsement)	Yes   CGFNS NOT required if nurse is taking the NCLEX	No   Has an affidavit for SSN exempt-ion	Compact State as of July 1, 2002   AZ recognizes some foreign licenses
Arkansas   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	Yes*3	Yes	Yes   Only required from non-English speaking countries	No*4	Compact State Graduated from a nursing program in which the curriculum is "substantially similar" to Arkansas nursing programs; *3 Foreign educated nurses licensed in another jurisdiction who can validate that their foreign nursing education program was "substantially similar" to Arkansas nursing programs via an official transcript from their nursing education program and who have passed NCLEX, provided they are otherwise qualified ;  certain Canadian Registered Nurses licensed by NLN State Board Test Pool Examination   *4 Must fill Special application for all nurses without SSN   A foreign license may be recognized in AR TOEFL is required
California   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/	Yes   Canada only If CNATS written prior to 1980	Yes   OR if  CNATS written after 1980	No	Yes   **Califo-rnia now requires a SSN and will delay license until SSN is issued	Compact State Educational documents must be translated and certified by an official translator; education must meet California standards or deficiencies made up; a foreign MD is not adequate   TOEFL is required   ** California now requires a SSN and will delay license until SSN is issued
Colorado   Colorado Board of Nursing 1560 Broadway, Suite 880 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: (303) 894-2430 FAX: (303) 894-2821 Contact Person: Patricia Uris, PhD, RN, Program Administrator Web Site: http://www.dora.state.co.us/nursing/	Yes	Yes	No   Must have only transcripts evaluation from CGFNS		Foreign nurses do not need CGFNS certificate, but must have their transcripts evaluation from CGFNS.   Canadian nurses – if not applying by endorsement from another state must have CGFNS first   Nurse will have to apply for a SSN
Connecticut   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 Web Site: http://www.state.ct.us/dph/	Yes   If licensing requirements of the other state are similar or higher   Foreign License may be accepted*5	Yes	Passage of  CGFNS exam for foreign educated nurses.		*5 Canadian licensed nurses may be exempt from educational requirements or NCLEX and admitted if passed the CRNE (Canadian Registered Nurse Exam in English or French +TOEFL   Canadian nurses exempt from CGFNS if licensed in another U.S. state
Delaware   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	Yes With NCLEX results and practice requirements è	Yes*6	CGFNS certificate required before NCLEX	Yes   Must have for NCLEX	*6 Not required if Canadian graduated before Aug. 1981 or graduated between Aug. 1981-Aug. 1995 and received 400+ score on exam.   Practice requirements to be licensed by endorsement: 1000 hours of nurse practice in the last 5 years OR 400 hours in the past 2 years
District of Columbia   District of Columbia Board of Nursing Department of Health 825 N. Capitol Street, N.E., 2nd Floor Room 2224 Washington, DC 20002 Phone: (202) 442-4778 FAX: (202) 442-9431 Contact Person: Bonnie Rampersaud, Acting Program Manager for Program Licensing	Yes*7	Yes	Yes		*7 For Canadians graduated before 1970. after 1970 – CGFNS & NCLEX required
Florida   Florida Board of Nursing 4080 Woodcock Drive, Suite 202 Jacksonville, FL 32207 Phone: (850) 488-0595 FAX: (904) 858-6964 Contact Person: Ruth R. Stiehl, PhD., MN, MA, BS, RN, Executive Director Web Site: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/	Yes   With NCLEX results and license verification	Yes*8   Unless licensed in another state and applying by endorsement	Yes	Yes*9	*8 Canadians without NCLEX accepted unless the score is “pass or fail”. If not a numeric score on exam, must take the NCLEX or a course by course evaluation by CGFNS   *9 Required for NCLEX
Georgia   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/ebd-lpn/	Yes   Verifi-cation of current and original license and NCLEX results	Yes	Yes*10	Not required for NCLEX	Foreign education equivalent to Georgia; Documentation of 3 months or 500 hours of experience abroad.   *10 If not schooled in English. If schooled in English a course by course evaluation may be required   Foreign license may be recognized   TOEFL is required
Hawaii   Hawaii Board of Nursing Professional & Vocational Licensing Division P.O. Box 3469 Honolulu, HI 96801 Phone: (808) 586-3000 FAX: (808) 586-2689 Contact Person: Kathleen Yokouchi , Executive Officer Web Site: http://www.state.hi.us/dcca/pvl/areas_nurse.html	Yes If licensed in another US State through license verifi-cation	Yes	Yes	No SSN needed for NCLEX	MMust meet minimum  education requirements of  Hawaii;   Must have CGFNS before NCLEX   Must have An educational evaluation
Idaho   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://www.state.id.us/ibn/ibnhome.htm	Yes*11     Foreign license may be recognized*12   Plus additional tests*13	Yes	CGFNS exam first before NCLEX   If licensed in another US State CGFNS waived	No SSN required	Compact State   *11 Must have equivalent credentials   *12 Similar to U.S. state endorsement Plus credentialing and language requirements   *13 Test approved by the board for nursing knowledge and English proficiency   Canadian nurses can be admitted with NCLEX
Illinois   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: Deborah Taylor, RN, Ed.D Nursing Act Assistant Coordinator   Web Site: http://www.dpr.state.il.us/	Yes