The official board
New York nursing licensure is regulated by the New York State Board of Nursing (Office of the Professions). That is where applications, renewals, endorsement, and official forms live. Requirements and fees are board-set and change, so we point you to the official site rather than list figures that could go stale.
Official New York licensure resources
- Verify a license: Nursys QuickConfirm (national) or the board — see our New York verification guide.
- Apply by endorsement: through the New York State Board of Nursing (Office of the Professions) — see the New York endorsement guide.
- Renew a license: through the board — see the New York renewal guide.
- Compact status: is New York a compact state? See the New York compact status page.
The law that governs this in New York
Licensing a nurse in New York happens under New York’s own nurse practice act — the same act that defines what practice means here — administered by the New York State Board of Nursing (Office of the Professions). That act is N.Y. Educ. Law art. 139; 8 NYCRR pt. 64.
There is no compact statute to cite for New York, which is the substantive point rather than a gap in our research: New York has not adopted the compact, so the practice act above is the whole of the law that applies to you here.
What New York runs itself
Beyond the national systems, New York State Board of Nursing (Office of the Professions) publishes its own primary-source lookup — NYSED Office of the Professions verification. Where a board runs its own, that is the record the board itself works from, which can matter when a national system and a board disagree or lag. How New York’s route actually behaves, including what an empty result means there, is on verifying a New York license.
Official vs independent
The New York State Board of Nursing (Office of the Professions) and Nursys are the authorities — they make decisions and hold the records. CompactStates.com explains how New York licensure works and gets you to those sources quickly. We never charge for or monetize official board or Nursys links.
What the New York State Board of Nursing (Office of the Professions) controls
New York is not a compact state, so this board’s authority is largely self-contained: it issues New York licenses, and only New York licenses authorize practice in New York. No nurse practices here on another state’s license, and no New York license carries privilege elsewhere.
Its authority comes from N.Y. Educ. Law art. 139; 8 NYCRR pt. 64. You can read the law rather than take our word for it.
The board runs its own license lookup — NYSED Office of the Professions verification — separate from Nursys. Where the two disagree, the board’s record controls.