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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

What's New

Notice

License Expiration Date

Effective with the next issue (November 2009) of the Iowa Board of Nursing Newsletter, the board will no longer publish lists of licensees with impending expiration dates, either in the newsletter or on the board’s website. 

Iowa Code 147.10 has been revised such that licensing boards are no longer required to notify licensees when it is time for license renewal.

Expiration dates can be verified at the board’s website: nursing.iowa.gov, on the wallet card or at the board’s Interactive Voice Response System 515-281-3255.

6/8/09

Notice:

EFFECTIVE:  July 1, 2009

Initial Examination & Endorsement Applicants

Iowa Code 147.3 Qualifications:

All applicants who have a criminal conviction(s), other than a minor traffic violation, must submit copy(s) of the sentencing order(s) when submitting application materials.

In order for an individual to become a licensed nurse in Iowa, the person must first graduate from a state board approved nursing program.

Information pertaining to individual criminal records prior to completion of an education program cannot be obtained from the Iowa Board of Nursing.  Questions concerning acceptance into a nursing program, due to history of a criminal conviction(s), will need to be addressed by the nursing program.

At the time of licensure the Iowa Board of Nursing will review each individual application and criminal record.  The Board of Nursing will make the final decision regarding licensure. 

6/9/09