Nursing

• RN Licenses expire on January 31 of odd years.
• LPN licenses expire on January 31 of even years.
• At least 60 days prior to the expiration date of a license, DOPL mails a renewal notice to the licensee's address of record. (Failure to update your mailing address could prevent you from receiving the renewal notice and other important correspondence from DOPL. Log into eGov  to update your mailing address.)
• Renewal Fee: See the DOPL Fee Schedule, opens in a new tab for the current fee. (Fees are non-refundable)

Additional Fees

• If your license has been expired less than 2 years, you can still renew online or with the manual renewal form.  You will be charged a reinstatement fee in addition to the renewal fee.
• Reinstatement fee for 30 days or less: See the DOPL Fee Schedule,  for the current fee. (Fees are non-refundable)
• Reinstatement fee for between 31 days and 2 years: See the DOPL Fee Schedule,  for the current fee. (Fees are non-refundable)

Before proceeding with renewal, the following requirements must be met:

• During the past 2 years, I have completed licensed practice of at least 400 hours OR at least 200 hours with 15 hours of approved continuing education OR completed 30 hours of approved continuing education.
• completed at least ONE of the following online suicide prevention trainings (these qualify for CE credit):
  • Suicide Safety Planning with Patients (0.5 credit)  
  • Talking to Patients About Suicide (0.5 credit)
  • Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (0.5 credit)