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- RN Timeframe
- RN Fee
- RN eNLC Participant
- APRN Timeframe
- APRN Fee
- CRNA Fee
- Masters Degree Required
- CBC Required
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- Alabama
- 3-4 weeks
- $100.00
- Yes
- 6-8 weeks
- $175.00
- $175.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Alaska
- 6-8 weeks
- $375.00
- No
- 6-8 weeks
- $500.00
- $160.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Arizona
- 10-12 weeks
- $200.00
- Yes
- 10-12 weeks
- $150.00
- $150.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Arkansas
- 8-10 weeks
- $125.00
- Yes
- 8-10 weeks
- $125.00
- $125.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- California
- 10-12 weeks
- $399.00
- No
- 10-12 weeks
- $500.00
- $500.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Colorado
- 4-6 weeks
- $43.00
- Yes
- 4-6 weeks
- $44.00
- $44.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Connecticut
- 6-8 weeks
- $180.00
- No
- 6-8 weeks
- $200.00
- $200.00
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Yes
- Delaware
- 6-8 weeks
- $156.00
- Yes
- 6-8 weeks
- $170.00
- $170.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- District of Columbia
- 10-12 weeks
- $230.00
- No
- 10-12 weeks
- $230.00
- $169.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Florida
- 3-5 weeks
- $110.00
- Yes
- 3-4 weeks
- $110.00
- $110.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Georgia
- 4-6 weeks
- $75.00
- Yes
- 6-8 weeks
- $90.00
- $75.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Hawaii
- 4-6 weeks
- $40.00
- No
- 6-8 weeks
- $194.00 / $126.00
- $194.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Idaho
- 4-6 weeks
- $177.00
- Yes
- 4-6 weeks
- $118.25
- $118.25
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Illinois
- 10-12 weeks
- $75.00
- No
- 10-12 weeks
- $125.00
- $125.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Indiana
- 6-8 weeks
- $50.00
- Yes
- 6-8 weeks
- $50.00
- $50.00
- No
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Iowa
- 3-4 months
- $169.00
- Yes
- 7-8 weeks
- $81.00
- $169.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Kansas
- 4-6 weeks
- $100.00
- Yes
- 6-8 weeks
- $50.00
- $50.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Kentucky
- 4-6 weeks
- $165.00
- Yes
- 4-6 weeks
- $150.00
- $165.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Louisiana
- 4-6 weeks
- $142.50
- Yes
- 4-6 weeks
- $139.25
- $139.25
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Maine
- 6-8 weeks
- $75.00
- Yes
- 6-8 weeks
- $100.00
- $100.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Maryland
- 4-6 weeks
- $100.00
- Yes
- 4-6 weeks
- $50.00
- $50.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Massachusetts
- 4-6 weeks
- $275.00
- No
- 8-10 weeks
- $150.00
- $275.00
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Yes
- Michigan
- 6-8 weeks
- $208.80
- No
- 4-6 weeks
- $40.55 / $55.45
- $208.80
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Minnesota
- 12-14 weeks
- $105.00
- No
- 6-8 weeks
- $138.25
- $105.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Mississippi
- 5-6 weeks
- $175.00
- Yes
- 2-4 weeks
- $175.00
- $100.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Missouri
- 4-6 weeks
- $55.00
- Yes
- 2-4 weeks
- $150.00
- $150.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Montana
- 4-6 weeks
- $200.00
- Yes
- 4-6 weeks
- $75.00
- $200.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Nebraska
- 6-8 weeks
- $123.00
- Yes
- 6-8 weeks
- $68.00
- $68.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Nevada
- 6-8 weeks
- $105.00
- No
- 6-8 weeks
- $200.00
- $200.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- New Hampshire
- 4-6 weeks
- $120.00
- Yes
- 6-8 weeks
- $100.00
- $100.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- New Jersey
- 10-12 weeks
- $200.00
- Partial
- 8-10 weeks
- $100.00
- $100.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- New Mexico
- 6-8 weeks
- $150.00
- Yes
- 3-4 months
- $100.00
- $100.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- New York
- 6-8 weeks
- $143.00
- No
- 4-6 weeks
- $85.00
- $85.00
- Yes
- No
- No
- Yes
- North Carolina
- 4-6 weeks
- $150.00
- Yes
- 4-6 weeks
- $125.00
- $25.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- North Dakota
- 6-8 weeks
- $160.00
- Yes
- 4-6 weeks
- $125.00
- $170.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Ohio
- 6-8 weeks
- $75.00
- No
- 3-5 weeks
- $150.00
- $150.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Oklahoma
- 6-8 weeks
- $85.00
- Yes
- 5-7 weeks
- $70.00
- $85.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Oregon
- 10-12 weeks
- $204.00
- No
- 14-16 weeks
- $225.00
- $150.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Pennsylvania
- 10-12 weeks
- $120.00
- No
- 8-10 weeks
- $140.00
- $100.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Rhode Island
- 4-6 weeks
- $135.00
- No
- 6-8 weeks
- $145.00
- $145.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- South Carolina
- 4-6 weeks
- $100.00
- Yes
- 4-6 weeks
- $140.00
- $150.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- South Dakota
- 6-8 weeks
- $100.00
- Yes
- 4-6 weeks
- $100.00
- $100.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Tennessee
- 6-8 weeks
- $115.00
- Yes
- 3-4 weeks
- $210.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Texas
- 16-18 weeks
- $186.00
- Yes
- 9-11 weeks
- $150.00
- $129.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Utah
- 21 business days
- $95.00
- Yes
- 3-4 weeks
- $130.00
- $100.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Vermont
- 3-5 weeks
- $175.00
- Yes
- 3-5 weeks
- $115.00
- $115.00
- Yes
- No
- No
- Yes
- Virginia
- 8-10 weeks
- $190.00
- Yes
- 4-6 weeks
- $125.00
- $125.00
- No
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Washington
- 10-12 weeks
- $120.00
- No
- 9-10 weeks
- $130.00
- $130.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- West Virginia
- 6-8 weeks
- $100.00
- Yes
- 2-3 weeks
- $35.00
- $125.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Wisconsin
- 10-11 weeks
- $88.00
- Yes
- 10-12 weeks
- $57.00
- $57.00
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Wyoming
- 8-10 weeks
- $135.00
- Yes
- 4-6 weeks
- $315.00
- $255.00
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
The data provided here is drawn from the the state laws and regulations as of 2/14/2024, but to find more in-depth and accurate details, please visit each state board’s website.