If you have been a traveling nurse for a few years you will have several licenses from several states. Knowing what to do when it’s time to renew these licenses can be daunting. Do you simply let it expire? Keeping all of your licenses active as a Travel Nurse can become expensive. What are the pitfalls of Maintaining RN licensure in multiple states? The best option for maintaining your license is to remember to place your license on an inactive status with each state before it expires as each state has specific requirements for reinstating a license. Below are listed a few example states and their requirements. Compiled for you by: Teresa Posthumus, RN Oregon If you allow your license to expire, you may have it reinstated by submitting a renewal form to the OSBN office with the appropriate late fees. If you do not renew your license within 60 days of its expiration date, it will need to be reactivated (with additional fees) and undergo a national criminal background check. The process of reactivating an Oregon nursing license that has been expired more than 60 days. Generally, you are eligible for reactivation if your Oregon nursing license has been expired for more than 60 days, provided you are otherwise qualified. Specifically, you must meet the OSBN’s education, practice and legal requirements: You must have worked as a nurse, at the level for which you are seeking license or above, for at least 960 hours during the last five […]
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