Mississippi Nurse Renewal – Fill Out and Use

MISSISSIPPI BOARD OF NURSING

713 S. Pear Orchard Rd, Suite 300

Ridgeland, MS 39157

(601) 957-6300

2014

REGISTERED NURSE RENEWAL

INSTRUCTIONS

1.Make fee payable to: Mississippi Board of Nursing

2.Renewal Fees: Active $100.00; Inactive $25.00; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) $100.00; (additional certification $50.00 each); Controlled Substance Prescriptive Authority (CSPA) $50.00. Include your phone number and social security number and/or nursing license number on your payment. Cash will not be accepted.

3.Your current license becomes INVALID and a PENALTY WILL BE ASSESSED if not renewed by the expiration date of DECEMBER 31, 2014.

4.After the expiration date of current license, the Reinstatement fees are: Active $100.00 (plus additional fee); Inactive $25.00; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) $100.00 (additional certification $50.00 each) and Controlled Substance Prescriptive Authority (CSPA) $50.00.

5.Name change requires a fee of $25.00, copy of marriage license, divorce decree or other legal documents indicating name change should be submitted directly to this office.

6.Advanced Practice Certification is only for the State of Mississippi.

7.If you are an APRN, complete both a RN and APRN form in order to renew your APRN certification.

8.Primary state of residence/home – is the state that is the nurse’s “declared fixed permanent and principal home for legal purposes.”

9.Multi-state licensure means you may practice as a RN pursuant to your Mississippi RN license, not in an expanded role, in any Compact state unless you have had an action limiting your privilege to practice in the other Compact state. If you change primary state of residency to another compact state you will need to obtain licensure in your new state within thirty (30) days.

10.If you or your spouse is working in a federal/military facility and Mississippi is your primary state of residence, you should include proof of Mississippi residency.

11.If you do not wish to renew your RN license, please notify the Board office in writing.

NOTE: License wallet cards will no longer be distributed. You or your employer may check licensure status by accessing

the online licensure verification at www.msbn.ms.gov.

DO NOT RETURN THIS INSTRUCTION PAGE TO THE MISSISSIPPI BOARD OF NURSING.

Revised 09/2014