1. Possess a U.S. Social Security Number:
   1. This is not the same as an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) or a Canadian Social Insurance Number (SIN). North Dakota Law (NDCC 43-50-02) requires a U.S. social security number to issue any permit or license.
2. Have completed a board-approved North Dakota nursing education program, or an out-of-state/country program that is approved by another Board of Nursing and includes supervised clinical experience across the life span as part of the curriculum and is equivalent in amount and time to the ND Board of Nursing approved programs.
3. Been issued a license issued by another U.S. state or territory after passing the NCLEX.
4. Hold an active license with another U.S. state for the level of licensure sought.
   1. This can be your initial exam license as noted in requirement three above if it’s still active.
5. Meet the practice requirement of:
   1. Worked 400 hours of licensed nursing practice in the last four (4) years for the level of license sought OR
   2. Completed your nursing program in the past four (4) years as verified by your official transcript, OR
   3. Completed a board-approved refresher course within the past four (4) years.
6. Meet one of the residency requirements below in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Primary State of Residence (PSOR) rules due to North Dakota being a member of the NLC:
   1. Be a resident of North Dakota,
   2. Be a resident of a state that is not a member of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC),
   3. Be a resident of a state that is a resident of the NLC, but are ineligible for a multistate license in that state due to disciplinary action or criminal history,
   4. Be a resident of a state that is a member of the NLC, but moving to North Dakota in the near future to become a resident of North Dakota

Please note: Nurses who are residents of NLC states that hold an active multistate license in their PSOR coming to work in North Dakota for a temporary amount of time are not required to obtain ND licensure. They are able to work in North Dakota on their current multistate license without any additional requirements.

• Learn more about the Nurse License Compact at: www.nursecompact.com
• Verify nurse multistate license status at: www.nursys.com

All applications for licensure and registration with the North Dakota Board of Nursing must be submitted through the Nurse Portal. This includes initial applications and renewals. Paper applications are no longer accepted.

To access the Nurse Portal, click the “Nurse Portal” button located in the main navigation of our website or visit:
https://ndbon.boardsofnursing.org/ndbn/

For help setting up your Nurse Portal account, visit:
https://ndbon.org/nurse-portal/

The Criminal History Record Check, or CHRC, is the official name for the background record that the ND BON conducts with the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) for all initial license applications or reactivation applications as required by law and rule. Your CHRC is required to be completed for issuance of your license, but not required for you to receive a temporary permit. As soon as you complete your endorsement application, you can submit your CHRC items as one packet to the ND BON: ND Board of Nursing, 919 S 7th Street Suire 504, Bismarck ND 58504.

1. The CHRC form and instructions are found by clicking here (https://ndbon.org/chrc/)
   1. Read all instructions completely and carefully to avoid errors that will result in delays completing your CHRC and issuing your license.
   2. The ND BON cannot accept any background check results from any other state agencies, schools, or places of employment.
2. The CHRC packets include:
   1. CHRC form – completed and signed,
   2. Fingerprint cards, and
   3. Payment made to the ND Attorney General.

Upon receipt and processing of your endorsement application, official transcript, and license verification of both your initial exam license and an active license, your application will be reviewed for issuance of a 90-day nonrenewable temporary permit. There is no additional fee, application, or request required to receive a temporary permit, all applications are issued one when eligible after review.

All temporary permits are issued as single-state and good for only practice in North Dakota and cannot be used as verification for applying for licensure in other states. The temporary permit is good for full practice as a nurse within the appropriate scope of practice and is issued to allow practice while your CHRC is being processed. Extensions will not be granted.

A temporary permit may not be issued if you have previously received a temporary permit for an application that you did not complete the requirements to receive full licensure/registry for, the application will be reviewed for full licensure issuance instead.

Once the ND Board of Nursing has received and processed all required items, the application will be reviewed for full licensure. Please allow 5-10 business days for processing of all items. You can check your application status any time on the ORBS Nurse Portal. All correspondence related to outstanding items or temporary permit/license issuance can be viewed there. All initial endorsement licenses are issued with an expiration date of 12/31 the following year. You can check your license expiration date anytime in the Nurse Portal or through Nursys (www.nursys.com).

A compact (multistate) license will be issued automatically without additional fee, application, or request, to all nurses who meet the residency requirements and are not otherwise ineligible for multistate licensure in accordance with the NLC Uniform Licensure Rules (ULRs).

• A nurse must be a resident of North Dakota, declare North Dakota as their Primary State of Residence (PSOR) and provide evidence that North Dakota is their PSOR. “Primary State of Residence” is the state a nurse refers to as their “home state” under the NLC and is their “declared fixed permanent and principal home for all legal purposes.”
• Internationally educated nurses whose education was not completed in English with English textbooks, are also required to complete and pass a Board accepted English Language Proficiency exam and have the results of that exam sent to the North Dakota Board of Nursing.
• Nurses living in a non-NLC state are only eligible for single-state licensure for practice in North Dakota only.
• All temporary permits are issued as single-state only. For more information on the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), please visit: www.nursecompact.com