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Texas nursing license lookup
Check a Texas nurse's license against the Texas Board of Nursing: status, license number, and when it expires.
Live against the Texas Board of Nursing through Texas's official license data, showing the current status and expiration date.
Enter a Texas license number above to see a live result.
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What each status means
- Active
- The license is current and in good standing. This is what you want to see before a nurse cares for you or your family.
- Expired or inactive
- The license has lapsed or was placed on inactive status. The nurse cannot practice on it until it is renewed or reactivated.
- Suspended or revoked
- The board has taken disciplinary action. The nurse is not authorized to practice, and the action is on the public record.
Verifying a Texas nurse
- Licensing authority
- Nurses in Texas are licensed by the Texas Board of Nursing, which regulates registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and advanced practice registered nurses.
- License number
- A Texas Board of Nursing license number. Texas licenses registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses on the same board, and the public record shows the status as a word and a letter code together, such as CURRENT (C).
- Renewal
- A Texas nursing license renews every two years, tied to the nurse's birth month, and each record shows the expiration date.
- Disciplinary history
- Public. The Board of Nursing record carries a board-action flag, and the status reads revoked or renewal denied when the board has acted against the license.
Common questions
How do I know a Texas nurse is really licensed?
Find them by license number on the Texas Board of Nursing's record with an active status. A nurse who cannot be found on the state's record is not licensed in Texas, whatever a website says.
What does an expired or inactive license mean?
The license is on file but not current, so the nurse cannot practice on it until it is renewed or reactivated. The record shows the expiration date.
Can I see if a Texas nurse has been disciplined?
Public. The Board of Nursing record carries a board-action flag, and the status reads revoked or renewal denied when the board has acted against the license.
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