Compact (multistate) eligible
Kentucky Nursing License Guide
What travel and staff nurses need to license in Kentucky: compact eligibility, the application fee, how long endorsement typically takes, and the state Board of Nursing, with new roles added daily.
- Nurse Licensure Compact
- Yes, multistate license
- Compact status
- Implemented compact state
- Typical endorsement time
- ~2 wks (14 business days, board-stated)
- Application fee
- $165
- Verified via Nursys
- Yes
- State income tax
- 3.5% flat
Issuing authority: Kentucky Board of Nursing ↗
Your Kentucky compact license also covers 39 other states
As a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state, a multistate license issued from your primary state of residence lets you practice across all NLC states without a separate license:
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming