Welcome to the Iowa Board of Nursing

Iowa Board of Nursing RiverPoint Business Park 400 S.W. 8th Street, Suite B Des Moines, IA 50309-4685 Tel: 515/281-3255 Fax: 515/281-4825 Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday

Important Information for Exam and Endorsement Applicants Effective 7/1/09 - Click on What's New.


Effective with the November 2009 Newsetter licensee notification of expiration dates will NOT be listed - Click on What's New.


Click on "What's New" for information on FREE license verification for the employers and the public through nursys.com.


NEW INFORMATION: Do you have a question? See if the answer is within the many categories under FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions.

Mission Statement:

The mission of the board is to protect the public health, safety and welfare by ensuring that nursing is practiced by at least minimally competent licensed individuals who practice within their authorized scope of practice.

All Other State Boards of Nursing

Click on the link below to obtain specific state board of nursing information from all other states.

Contact Information for all State Boards of Nursing.

Iowa ANNI

Iowa ANNI (Automated Network of Nursing Information) allows you to call the main telephone line (515-281-3255) to verify licensure status by license number or SSN and retrieve information about license renewal or reactivation.

A menu for the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system is provided on the Contact Us page.

Nurse Licensure Compact

The Nurse Licensure Compact Agreement became effective in Iowa on July 1, 2000. The text of the multi-state licensure compact legislation is available on the legislative web site at http://www.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/2003/152E/ .

Additional information about the compact.

For updates on compact legislation in other states, see: https://www.ncsbn.org/nlc.htm.