Apply by endorsement only if you hold a current, active Nursing license of the same type in another state or jurisdiction and you have never held a Delaware Nursing license of the same type.

• If you have ever held a Delaware license, complete the Application for Reinstatement of a Lapsed Nursing License instead.



• If you never held a Delaware RN/LPN license and do not hold a current, active RN/LPN license in another state or jurisdiction, contact the Board office for guidance.

How to File Endorsement Application

Submit:

• Completed, signed and notarized Application for Registered or Licensed Practical Nurse by Endorsement



• Processing fee by check or money order made payable to “State of Delaware”



• Copy of your driver’s license or official identification card from the Division of Motor Vehicles



• Photocopy of your current nursing license from another state or jurisdiction that shows:
• expiration date
• your signature if there is a signature section


• Employer Reference Form received directly from employer or school.
• If you are a recent graduate, send the form to your nursing school for processing.
• Arrange for each nursing employer during the most recent six months of your nursing practice to submit a Reference Form. If it is your employer’s policy not to comment on performance, submit a copy of your most recent employee evaluation to the Board office. Obtain this evaluation yourself; do not ask your employer to forward a copy.


• Verification of original licensure by examination. How you do this depends on whether your original state of licensure utilizes the Nursys databank.
• If your original state of licensure is listed below, go to www.nursys.com and complete the Nursys Verification Request:

  Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia-Practical Nurse, Wisconsin, Wyoming

• If your original state of licensure is not listed above, complete the Verification of Original Licensure form included with your application. Send it to the Board of Nursing in the state or jurisdiction where you were licensed by examination. Contact that state or jurisdiction to find out if there is a fee.


• Copy of your CGFNS certificate if you graduated from a nursing program outside the U.S.



• Criminal background check. This is required even if you recently had a criminal background check done for some other reason. To obtain the criminal background check, follow the instructions on the Authorization for Release of Information form included with your application.

If the state or other jurisdiction where you are currently licensed is not a nurse licensure compact state, your license must remain current throughout the entire endorsement process.

Applications that are incomplete, unsigned, not notarized or submitted without the processing fee will be rejected.

How to Apply for a Temporary Permit

Apply for a Temporary Permit only if you have an offer of employment in Delaware and plan to start working before the endorsement process is completed (4-6 weeks). The temporary permit is valid for 90 days and may be extended.

• Complete the TEMPORARY PERMIT section of the application.
• If you are also applying for an APN license and need an APN Temporary Permit, apply only for the APN Temporary; do not complete the Temporary Permit section of the Endorsement application.

• Submit all of the following:
• Temporary permit fee by check or money order made payable to “State of Delaware.” This fee is in addition to the processing fee for the application.
• Photocopy of your current nursing license from another state or jurisdiction.
• Criminal background check
• Effective January 1, 2009, the Board office must receive results of the criminal background check before issuing the temporary license.