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Organization : California Board of Registered Nursing
Type of Facility : License/Certificate Renewal
Country: United States of America
Website : http://www.rn.ca.gov/licensees/lic-renewal.shtml

How To Renew California Registered Nursing Certificate?

Licensees may renew their RN license online through BreEZe Online Services.

Related : Missouri Board of Nursing Online License Renewal : www.statusin.org/9394.html

License Status Options

The following are definitions of the available license status options for registered nurses in California:

Active

RNs who wish to practice nursing in the state of California. Licensee is required to submit the appropriate renewal fee and proof of 30 hours of continuing education.

Inactive

RNs who have paid the appropriate renewal fee, but have not completed the required 30 hours of continuing education. A licensee cannot practice as a registered nurse in California with an inactive license.

Lapsed

RNs may choose to let their license lapse, or expire, if they no longer wish to practice nursing in the state of California. If the RN chooses at a later date to return to nursing and it has been less than eight years since the license expired, the RN will be required to submit the appropriate delinquent renewal fee, and proof of 30 hours of continuing education within the prior two-year period. If the license has been lapsed longer than eight years, the RN must submit appropriate delinquent renewal fee, 30 hours of continuing education, and proof of competency to practice by either a verification of a current active license in another state, or by retaking the licensing exam.

Renewal Information

Renewal Cycle

Your first California RN license is issued for two birthdays – not two years – and it will expire the last day of the month following your birth date. From that date on, it will expire every two years, if renewed timely. Once a California license number is issued, it will always remain the same number whether active, inactive or delinquent. If the license lapses and is later renewed, the same license number and renewal cycle will apply.

Renewal Notices

Notices are mailed out approximately three months prior to the expiration date of the license. If it is not received two months before the expiration date, please contact the Board. To insure receipt of renewal notices, always keep the Board informed of any address change. Registered nurses are responsible for renewing their licenses even if they do not receive a renewal notice.

Note:
If you are a licensed California registered nurse and reside and work outside of California, please contact the California Franchise Tax Board (CFTB) and provide your change of address in order to be notified of any notices that they might send to you. You may contact the CFTB at (800) 852-5711.

Legality of Practice Between Renewal and Receipt of License:
Section 121 of the Business and Professions Code provides that a nurse may work pending receipt of his/her renewed license providing the renewal fee has been submitted timely and all renewal requirements have been met.

Note: The employer may have more stringent requirements.

RN Education Fund Fee

Effective with licenses expiring after January 31, 2004, the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) has increased its RN Education Fund fee that is collected from RNs at the time of renewal from $5 to $10. With the new OSHPD fee, RNs will pay a total of $140 at renewal time, and delinquent renewals will be $205. The RN Education Fund provides loans and scholarships to nursing students. More information is available at Health Professions Education Foundation.

Continuing Education:
All RNs in the State of California who wish to maintain an active license are required to complete 30 hours of continuing education for license renewal. The continuing education course(s) must be taken through a Board approved Continuing Education Provider. Please refer to Continuing Education for License Renewal for additional information.

Note:
During the first two years immediately following initial licensure in California or other jurisdictions, licensees shall be exempt from completion of the continuing education requirements specified in Title 16, California Code of Regulations Section 1451.

Fingerprint Requirement

An applicant for renewal not previously fingerprinted by the Board is required to furnish to the Department of Justice (DOJ), as directed by the Board, a full set of fingerprints for the purpose of conducting a criminal history record check. This requirement applies to RNs licensed prior to August 1, 1990, since fingerprints were not required for licensure prior to that date. Failure to submit a full set of fingerprints, if required or otherwise directed, on or before the date required for renewal of a license is grounds for discipline by the Board. It shall be certified on the renewal form whether the fingerprints have been submitted. This requirement is waived if the licensee is renewed in an inactive status, or is actively serving in the military outside the country. For instructions, please refer to Fingerprint Requirement for License Renewal .

Reporting Convictions:
Upon renewal of a registered nurse license, the Board requires licensees to indicate if they have had any license disciplined by a government agency or other disciplinary body; or, have been convicted of any crime in any state, the USA and its territories, military court or other country since they last renewed their license. For additional information, please refer to License Discipline and Convictions.

Military RNs:
The Board waives the continuing education requirement and the delinquent penalty fee for renewals of RNs actively serving in any branch of the U.S. armed services during active U.S. military operations against any foreign power, whether or not war has been formally declared. Please refer to Special Renewal Provisions for Military RNs for additional information.

Renewing a License in Inactive Status

Inactive status means that the RN has paid the renewal fee, but has not completed the continuing education requirement. A licensee cannot practice as a registered nurse in California with an inactive license. To change from inactive to active status, the licensee must submit proof of 30 contact hours of continuing education taken within the past two years.

Note: This does not extend the expiration date. The same expiration date will apply and another 30 hours of continuing education will be required at the time of renewal.

Renewing a Lapsed License:
The delinquent renewal fee and proof of completion of 30 hours of continuing education are required in order to renew to active status. If a license remains lapsed for more than 8 years and the licensee does not have a current, active license in another state, the licensee will be required to retake and pass the licensing examination to be reinstated.

License Renewal:
Currently active licensees may not renew earlier than 3 months prior to the expiration date of their license.

Renewal applicants must provide the following:
The appropriate fee made payable to the Board of Registered Nursing in the form of a check or U.S. Money Order (by mail) or by credit card (if using the online system)

Completed renewal application submitted either by mail (hardcopy) or via online and including:
** Certification of completion of 30 hours of BRN approved Continuing Education taken within the last two years (Active Status Only)
** Certification of Compliance with the Fingerprint Requirement (if applicable)
** Response to License Discipline / Conviction Question

You may renew your RN license by one of the following methods:
Online at: www.breeze.ca.gov

By mail at:
Board of Registered Nursing
Attn: Renewals Unit
P.O. Box 944210
Sacramento, CA 94244-2100

In person at:
Board of Registered Nursing
1747 North Market Blvd., Suite 150
Sacramento, CA 95834
Business Hours

Note: Cash (exact change only), check, or money order are accepted at BRN office.

Inactive to Active License Status:
To change a license from inactive to active status, the licensee must submit proof of 30 hours of continuing education taken within the past two years, certify compliance with the fingerprint requirement, and respond to the license discipline / conviction question. Download and print the Inactive to Active License form and submit to the Board for active status.

Note:
This does not extend the expiration. The same expiration date will apply and another 30 hours of continuing education will be required at the time of renewal.