What Nursys shows
Nursys QuickConfirm reports the license type (single-state or multistate), current status, and expiration for participating boards. It is the fastest way to confirm whether a license carries compact privilege.
Checking with the California Board of Registered Nursing
For anything Nursys does not show — or to confirm official requirements — go to the California Board of Registered Nursing. The board is the authority on California licensure; we do not make licensure determinations.
What a California license can and cannot be
California has never issued multistate licenses, so no California license — however recently issued — carries compact privilege. If a Nursys record for California appears to show anything other than single-state, treat it as a reason to call the California Board of Registered Nursing rather than a reason to rely on it.
California also publishes its own primary-source lookup: California BRN license verification. Where it and Nursys disagree, the issuing board controls.
What trips people up in California: California is not a compact state, so its own lookup — not a multistate designation — is what matters here.
RN, LPN/LVN, and APRN
Verification works the same for RN and LPN/VN licenses. APRN authority is separate and verified per state — see APRN and the compact.