Name of the Organization : Texas Board of Nursing
Type of Facility : Check Status of Application for Initial Licensure
State : Texas
Country : United States of America
Website : https://www.bon.texas.gov/
Check Status Here : https://www.bon.texas.gov/
Check Status of Application for Initial Licensure :
** Licensure- Check Status of Application for Initial Licensure (Endorsement, Examination, or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse) OR Reinstatement of Licensure.
Related : Texas Board of Nursing Apply for Nurse Examination Application United States of America : www.statusin.org/23565.html
** The review, of an application for licensure, can only be performed after specific items are received or required processes have been completed.
** This online verification allows Endorsement applicants, Nursing Students, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse applicants and Reinstatement applicants (4 or more years away from nursing practice) to check the status of these “Required Items”.
** To view required items for your application, enter your First Name, Last Name, Date of Birth, Application Type and click the “Submit” button.
Processing Time :
** If it is not on the list of items received please allow us up to 10 business days from the date that the item was received by the Board of Nursing for it to appear.
** If the item is the last item required in the needs list to complete your file then the file will be reviewed and the next step of the process will be taken within 10 business days.
Check Status Procedure :
** Enter First Name
** Enter Last Name
** Enter Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY)
Choose One Application Type :
** RN Endorsement
** LVN Endorsement
** RN NCLEX
** LVN NCLEX
** Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
** Reactivation Applicant
** Six-month Temporary Permit
Click Submit button to get status
BON Responsibilities and Services :
Licensing :
** The BON issues licenses to graduates of approved nursing education programs seeking licensure by exam and to nurses licensed in other states seeking Texas licensure by endorsement.
** All nurses are required to renew their licenses on a biennial basis with evidence of required continuing nursing education. The BON licenses qualified registered nurses to enter practice as advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), including nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse midwives.
School Approval :
** The Texas Board of Nursing (BON) approves schools of nursing which prepare nurses for initial entry into nursing practice.
Enforcement :
** The BON enforces the Nursing Practice Act and Rules and Regulations by setting minimum standards for nursing practice and nursing education, conducting investigations of complaints against nurses, and adjudicating complaints.
Contact Address :
333 Guadalupe,
Suite 3-460 Austin,
TX 78701-3944
Phone : (512) 305-7400;
Fax : (512) 305-7401
About Us :
We welcome you to the Texas Board of Nursing (BON or Board) website. The BON has been serving the public for more than 100 years since its establishment in 1909 by the Legislature to regulate the safe practice of nursing in Texas.
The Board: protects the public from unsafe nursing practice, provides approval for more than 200 nursing education programs, issues licenses to more than 27,000 nurses per year by examination to new graduates and by endorsement to licensees from other states seeking a Texas license, as well as providing nursing practice and education guidance to more than 350,000 currently licensed nurses practicing in the State of Texas.