Applications and Forms Due to multiple recent vacancies on staff and increased COVID-related workloads, we are currently unable to return calls and emails within our normal processing times. Our primary focus is on reviewing and issuing licenses. If you have applied for licensure, please check the MY LICENSE online portal for real-time updates on the progress of your application. You can expect an update regarding the status of the initial application within 4-6 weeks. Answers to most other questions can be located using the links on the right-hand side of the page. Thank you for your patience while we attend to these priorities, and we will respond to your inquiry within five business days. Emergency Courtesy License Due to the COVID-19 emergency declared by the governor, the State Nursing Board has adopted regulations to allow for an Emergency Courtesy License. Nurse Emergency Courtesy License, Online Application Nurse Emergency Courtesy License, Paper Application #08-4537, Revised 11/19/2020 RN RN Initial by Exam, Online Application Filed through MyAlaska account. Online Application Instructions & Forms RN Initial by Exam, Paper Application #08-4112, Revised 04/14/2021 RN Initial by Endorsement, Online Application Filed through MyAlaska account. Online Application Instructions & Forms RN Initial by Endorsement, Paper Application #08-4016, Revised 04/19/2021 Retired Nurse #08-4693, Revised 08/01/2018 LPN LPN Initial by Exam, Online Application Filed through MyAlaska account. Online Application Instructions & Forms LPN Initial by Exam, Paper Application #08-4111, Revised 04/14/2021 LPN Initial by Endorsement, Online Application Filed through MyAlaska account. Online Application Instructions & Forms LPN Initial by Endorsement, Paper Application #08-4014, Revised 04/23/2021 Retired Nurse #08-4693, Revised 08/01/2018 APRN Application for Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) #08-4028, Revised 10/15/2021 APRN Application for Authorization to Prescribe and Dispense Legend Drugs and Controlled Substances 08-4831, Revised 10/15/2021 APRN Preceptorship Registration #08-4253, Revised 08/01/2018 Retired Nurse #08-4693, Revised 08/01/2018 Nursys Nursing License Notifications from e-Notify Nursing License Holders Take advantage of a quick, convenient and free way to keep up-to-date with your nursing licenses. You can receive licensure status updates, track license verifications for endorsement and manage multiple license expiration reminders. Keeping on top of your license can help you prevent any fraudulent licenses or certificates being issued in your name. Register and complete your information using the link below. You must enter this survey as a nurse. Do not enter the survey as an institution. Every two years when you renew your license, you can review and update your information as needed here . Institutions and Employers The National Council of State Boards of Nursing offers a service that will notify you by email about license status changes (e.g., expirations) and disciplinary actions against RNs and LPNs that you employ. The information comes from NURSYS, a national database which receives its data from participating boards of nursing nationwide, including the Alaska Board of Nursing. For more information click here. Reinstatement Licenses that have lapsed may be reinstated by completing the application for reinstatement, paying the license and penalty fee, submitting verification of licensure in each jurisdiction where the applicant held a license to practice nursing during the time the license was lapsed and providing proof of fulfillment of continuing competency requirements. If your license has been lapsed more than 1 year you must have a State of Alaska and FBI background check by submitting a completed fingerprint card (FD-258). If the applicant has not worked in the preceding five years, the applicant must submit proof of completion of a course of study (refresher course) approved by the board (12 AAC 44.317 (b)(5)). A license that has lapsed more than five years will be reinstated by meeting the requirements listed above and AS 08.68.251(b). (See 12 AAC 44.317 and AS 08.68.251(b)). Before a license can be reinstated, registered and practical nurse licensees must complete two of the following methods for maintaining continuing competency (Article 6 of 12 AAC) and submit the documentation with their reinstatement application. (a) 30 contact hours of continuing education prescribed under 12 AAC 44.610 (b) 60 hours of participation in professional activities prescribed under 12 AAC 44.620 (c) 320 hours of employment prescribed under 12 AAC 44.630 Application for Reinstatement of Nursing License #08-4067, Revised 04/03/2019 Miscellaneous Application for Examination Accommodations for Candidates with Disabilities DEA Registration Status Change Notification Authorization to Discuss and Share Information Request for Expedited Review Credit Card Payment Form Social Security Exception Form Name Change, Address Change and/or Duplicate Professional License How to Request a Verification of License FAQs Renewal Information Frequently Asked Questions Education Education Foreign Educated Nurse Requirements (CGFNS) Refresher Course Information Continued Competency Information Examinations Online registration for the NCLEX Examination. NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination) Information Fingerprint Information Request a Fingerprint Card Fingerprint Card Information and Requirements Department of Public Safety – Approved Finger Printers Alternate Continuing Competency Forms Continuing Education Documentation Form Professional Activities Verification Form Board Approved Professional Activities