Montana Board of Nursing

Welcome to the Montana Board of Nursing

For upcoming Board Meetings, times, and agendas, please visit the Board Meetings Page.

For license information please visit the license information tab on this webpage.

The Renewal period for LPNs, RNs, and APRNs, whose license expires 12/31/22, will open on 11/2/22. Please watch your email for reminders. Continuing education is required – please see the “Continuing Education” tab in the menu on the left for FAQs and a link to the CE rules.

*Potential Board of Nursing Scam Alert*

Recently, the Department of Labor and Industry was notified of a licensee being contacted by someone projecting to be calling from the Board of Nursing, demanding to speak to the licensee urgently regarding a Board investigation of their license.  Please be aware the Board will never let a licensee know of an investigation in this manner.  If you want to verify contact by someone reaching out from the Board or the Department of Labor and Industry, please call 406-841-2300.  If you are contacted by someone stating they are from the Board of Nursing or the Department of Labor and Industry but you have not received written communication indicating this, please report the contact to your local law enforcement officials.

  • New Sexual Offender Evaluator License Endorsement – Qualified Licensees Can Start Applying

    Beginning in early January, LCSWs, LCPCs, LMFTs, physicians (psychiatrists), psychologists, and APRNs with psychiatric mental health certifications who wish to perform sexual offender evaluations under their existing scopes of practice must apply for and obtain an endorsement to their existing license. This endorsement is a new requirement to implementSB 39 (2021) which was passed by the Legislature and affects these licensees who are licensed by four different licensing boards: Boards of Behavioral Health, Medical Examiners, Nursing, and Psychologists.

    For information on the requirements to qualify for an endorsement and how to submit an online application click here.

  • Montana’s state of emergency ended 6/30/2021; emergency registrations are no longer valid and full licensure (or a multistate license held in another compact state if an RN or LPN) is required for practice in Montana.  Please see the applicable license type under License Information (left side menu option on this page) for application information.

    Our office at 301 South Park Ave in Helena reopened to the public on June 14, 2021.

    We are available to assist customers through our online public portal at EBIZ.MT.GOV/POL (Professional and Occupational Licenses). For other services, please contact us via email at DLIBSDWEBHELP@MT.GOV or by phone (406) 841-2300.
  • Effective Oct 1, 2015, Montana joined the NLC (Nurse Licensure Compact) allowing all MT unencumbered licensees with a primary residence of MT to be eligible for a multi-state license. MT Licensees with a primary state of residence in a non-compact state will continue to hold a single state MT license. MT licensees with a primary state of residence in a compact state, can use their compact license to practice in MT. To see the status of a licensee, go to  NURSYS look-up system: www.nursys.com (Quick Confirm). For more information about the NLC go to www.ncsbn.org/nurse-licensure-compact.  The NLC was enhanced effective 1/19/2018.
  • Are you a nurse employer looking for a way to easily track your employed nurses' license expiration dates?  The Board hosted a webinar on Thursday, February 11, 2021 to provide an overview of a free solution available through Nursys.  You can view the recording here:

    Recording

    Contact information is provided at the end, or reach out to nurse@mt.gov for more information.

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