Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner and Prescriptive Authority
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner - The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs offers prospective licensees the opportunity to apply for initial licensure online via our secure PALS website. Apply online.
- User Guide for Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) Prescriptive Authority Collaborative Agreement Application
- User Guide for Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) Prescriptive Authority Collaborative Agreement Change Application
- Change of Prescriptive Authority Collaborative Agreement: Termination
CRNP Verification of Education Forms:
- Verification of Opioid Education
- Verification of Nurse Practitioner Program
- Verification of Advanced Pharmacology
New Graduates
New Graduate Applications are for new graduate nurses applying for the NCLEX Exam and/or Graduate Temporary Practice Permit.
Step 1: PRINT and READ the following instructions - Online Application Instructions (PDF)
Step 2: Complete the Online Application - Apply Online
Other Forms
- New Graduates - Re-Examination Paper Application
- Request for Testing Accommodations
- Application for Extension of Temporary Practice Permit
- Application for Licensure By Examination for Internationally Educated Graduates Not Licensed In Any Other Jurisdiction
Endorsement
(Individuals holding a nursing license in another state, jurisdiction or country)
Endorsement Applications are for individuals holding a Nursing License in another State/Jurisdiction or Country applying for a Pennsylvania License and/or Temporary Practice Permit.
Step 1: PRINT and READ the following instructions - Online Endorsement Application Instructions (PDF)
Step 2: Complete the Online Application - Apply Online
Other Forms
The Verification of Licensure form for RN and PN endorsement applicants will no longer be accepted beginning December 15, 2023. Forms must be postmarked on or before 12/14/2023 to be considered. If your state(s) participates in NURSYS, pay the fee at www.nursys.com to permit the Board to access your verification of licensure. Verifications do not need to be submitted from other countries if they were included with the report from the Board-approved Foreign Credentials Evaluator but are still needed from other states.
Clinical Nurse Specialist
The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs offers prospective licensees the opportunity to apply for initial licensure online via our secure PALS website.
Step 1: PRINT and READ the following instructions - Online Clinical Nurse Specialist Application Instructions (PDF)
Step 2: Complete the Online Application - Apply Online
Other Forms
Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist
The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs offers prospective licensees the opportunity to apply for initial licensure online via our secure PALS website. Apply online.
Volunteer Licenses
Reactivation Application Information
Reactivation of Licenses Expired or Inactive for less than 5 years
Applications for reactivation of inactive or expired licenses are now available online for quicker and easier submission and review. The Board no longer accepts reactivation applications in paper form and cannot accept checks or money orders. You must apply online by logging into your Pennsylvania Licensing System (PALS) account at www.pals.pa.gov. The reactivation application can be accessed by clicking on the pencil icon beside the license number you wish to reactivate. The documentation required for your application can be uploaded to the application online, and all required fees must be paid by a credit or debit card at the time of submission.
Reactivation of Licenses Expired or Inactive for 5 or more years
Applications for reactivation of inactive or expired licenses are now available online for quicker and easier submission and review. The Board no longer accepts reactivation applications in paper form and cannot accept checks or money orders. You must apply online by logging into your Pennsylvania Licensing System (PALS) account at www.pals.pa.gov. The reactivation application can be accessed by clicking on the pencil icon beside the license number you wish to reactivate. The documentation required for your application can be uploaded to the application online, and all required fees must be paid by a credit or debit card at the time of submission.
Approved Reactivation Programs for RNs and PNs
Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC)
One HACC Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 221-1352
Northampton Community College
3835 Green Pond Road
Bethlehem, PA 18020
(877) 543-0998
South Dakota State University College of Nursing*
RN and LPN Online Reactivation Courses
Continuing Nursing Education
Box 2275, Wagner Hall 207
Brookings, SD 57007-0098
(605) 688-5745
https://www.sdstate.edu/nursing/nursing-continuing-professional-development/enroll-refresher-course
*South Dakota: The arrangements for the clinical component and predictor testing are the responsibility of the course participant.
Approved Reactivation Programs for RNs Only
Montgomery County Community College
340 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422-0758
(215) 641-6366