The Board of Registered Nursing protects the health, safety, and well-being of the public through the fair and consistent application of the statutes and regulations governing nursing practice and education in California.

All RNs in the State of California who wish to maintain an active license are required to complete 30 contact hours of continuing education for license renewal. The continuing education course(s) must be taken through a continuing education provider recognized by the Board.

The California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) has an intradepartmental contract with the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) to provide license verification on the DCA License Search website and the actual operation thereof.

Verification of California Licensure; Renewal Fees; CURES; Are Your Prescription Forms Compliant? Practice Information; Licensee FAQs

All verifications completed by the California Board of Registered Nursing include both the RN license and any Advanced Practice certifications held in California; a separate request and/or fee is not required.

The BRN website may have the information you need! Please check out our Application Status and Details page or FAQs before contacting the Board to avoid unnecessary wait times. Main …

The Board of Registered Nursing has a new way to monitor and verify your application status. This will allow you to track your application and provides important details regarding the movement of your application.

The requirement to be fingerprinted for license renewal took effect in 2009. Unfortunately, the BRN’s electronic licensing system at that time was not designed to check for or hold renewals in the absence of fingerprint results. The BRN is now using the BreEZe system for electronic license renewals since 2013.

Nursing practice information, advisories, and guidelines are provided by the BRN to ensure ongoing communication of competency standards to consumers, registered nurses, employers, educators, and other regulators.

The Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) certifies public health nurses and advanced practice nurses. Advanced practice nurses include nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse anesthetists. The BRN also maintains …