The official board
Puerto Rico nursing licensure is regulated by the Puerto Rico Board of Nurse Examiners. 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 Puerto Rico licensure resources
- Verify a license: Nursys QuickConfirm (national) or the board — see our Puerto Rico verification guide.
- Apply by endorsement: through the Puerto Rico Board of Nurse Examiners — see the Puerto Rico endorsement guide.
- Renew a license: through the board — see the Puerto Rico renewal guide.
- Compact status: is Puerto Rico a compact state? See the Puerto Rico compact status page.
Official vs independent
The Puerto Rico Board of Nurse Examiners and Nursys are the authorities — they make decisions and hold the records. CompactStates.com explains how Puerto Rico licensure works and gets you to those sources quickly. We never charge for or monetize official board or Nursys links.