Registered Nurse · Licensing Roadmap
New York RN to Florida RN License Requirements
Explore licensing pathways, application requirements, fees, fingerprinting, license verification, and compact considerations.
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Likely pathway †
Pathway conditions to check
- MOBILE Endorsement (RN)
If a new Florida RN license is needed and applicant meets MOBILE Endorsement requirements.
To determine which option applies: Whether applicant holds an active, unencumbered out-of-state RN license; whether a national licensure exam passing score or recognized national certification applies; whether applicant has at least two years of active practice during the four-year period immediately preceding application submission; whether NPDB reporting/disqualifying disciplinary or criminal-history issues apply; whether any affirmative answers require personal statement and supporting documentation.
Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ Source 3 ↗ Source 4 ↗ Source 5 ↗ Source 6 ↗ - NLC multistate license in Florida (if pursuing/qualifying for compact privileges)
If applicant is eligible for Florida’s multistate licensing under compact rules rather than only a single-state license.
To determine which option applies: Applicant’s declared primary state of residence (PSOR) for multistate licensure; whether applicant has passed NCLEX or SBTPE; whether applicant holds an active NLC multistate license in another state and whether PSOR is changing to Florida.
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Government fees †
If a new target-state license is needed: MOBILE Endorsement (RN) total fee: “$110.00 Application and Licensing Fee to Board of Nursing.” The endorsement application states “Total fee of $110.00 includes” Processing Fee $50, Initial Licensure Fee $50, Student Loan Forgiveness Fund $5, and Unlicensed Activity Fee $5. Additional fees are stated as “Fee varies for Livescan Service Provider” and “Fee varies for License Verification.” Could not confirm exact amounts for Livescan and License Verification fees from the available official evidence.
Fee breakdown
- MOBILE Endorsement (RN): application and licensing fee total — $110.00
Applies if pursuing initial Florida RN licensure by MOBILE Endorsement.
Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ Source 3 ↗ - MOBILE Endorsement (RN): Livescan service provider fee — Amount needs confirmation
Additional fee; amount varies.
Source 1 ↗ - MOBILE Endorsement (RN): license verification fee — Amount needs confirmation
Additional fee; amount varies.
Source 1 ↗ - MOBILE Endorsement (RN): fee breakdown within $110 — Amount needs confirmation
Includes Processing Fee $50, Initial Licensure Fee $50, Student Loan Forgiveness Fund $5, Unlicensed Activity Fee $5.
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Processing time †
Florida processing timing described includes: “Please allow up to 10 business days for initial review of new applications.” Florida law: “an initial application must be reviewed within 30 days,” and “Any documents submitted after initial review will be updated within 14 business days.” If “When all requirements are met” the license “will be issued… within 7 days pursuant to Section 456.0145(2)(e).”
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Compact considerations †
If you hold an active multistate RN license, keep your primary residence in its issuing compact state, and retain valid practice privileges. You may be able to practice in Florida under those multistate privileges without a separate Florida RN license. Confirm that your license and practice privileges are active.
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Application requirements †
If a new target-state license is needed: If MOBILE Endorsement (new Florida RN license) is needed: contact the prior state board(s) to request license verification sent to Florida; transfer National Examination scores from NCSBN; apply online at flhealthsource.gov, pay applicable fees, and upload supplemental documentation; if affirmative Criminal/Personal/Disciplinary answers, upload the personal statement and supporting documentation; schedule an electronic fingerprint appointment and be fingerprinted using Livescan; after initial review, deficiencies are communicated; when all requirements are met, the license is issued within 7 days pursuant to Section 456.0145(2)(e).
Requirements checklist
- MOBILE Endorsement (RN): active, unencumbered out-of-state RN license — Required
Must be for a profession with similar scope as determined by the board/department (as applicable).
Source 1 ↗ - MOBILE Endorsement (RN): national licensure exam passing score OR recognized national certification — Required
National exam passing score OR national certification recognized by the board is required. Alternative applies if no national exam/certification is required by the profession (substantially similar standards described).
Source 1 ↗ - MOBILE Endorsement (RN): active practice duration — Required
At least two years during the four-year period immediately preceding submission.
Source 1 ↗ - MOBILE Endorsement (RN): NPDB reporting ineligibility (with stated exception/appeal) — May apply
Ineligibility unless appealed to remove NPDB report; exception language is in the excerpt.
Source 1 ↗ - MOBILE Endorsement (RN): disciplinary proceeding in a jurisdiction where the applicant holds a license (ineligibility) — May apply
Ineligibility for disciplinary proceeding for reasons related to practice scope (scope stated in excerpt).
Source 1 ↗ - MOBILE Endorsement (RN): no disciplinary action in five years immediately preceding submission — May apply
Ineligibility for disciplinary action taken in the five-year lookback period.
Source 1 ↗ - MOBILE Endorsement (RN): Livescan fingerprints to FDLE background screening; applicant bears costs — Required
Use a Livescan service provider; results go to the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.
Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ - MOBILE Endorsement (RN): correct ORI for fingerprints delivery — Required
If ORI is missing/incorrect, the board will not receive results.
Source 1 ↗ - MOBILE Endorsement (RN): license verification request to Florida from prior state(s) — Required
Required step: request License Verification be sent to Florida.
Source 1 ↗ - MOBILE Endorsement (RN): transfer National Examination scores from NCSBN — Required
Required step mentioned in the endorsement instructions excerpt.
Source 1 ↗ - MOBILE Endorsement (RN): criminal history disclosure; failure to disclose may result in denial — May apply
Any guilty/plea/no-contest other than minor traffic must be listed; failure may result in denial.
Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ - MOBILE Endorsement (RN): documentation for offenses and disciplinary history (letters as applicable) — May apply
Self-explanation required; final dispositions/arrest records required; disciplinary requires self-explanation and agency records; letters of recommendation may be required when offenses are listed.
Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ Source 3 ↗ - NLC multistate license in Florida: PSOR must be Florida and NCLEX/SBTPE requirement — May apply
Must qualify for multistate license under Florida compact requirements.
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License verification †
Fingerprinting uses Livescan/FDLE screening: applicants “must use a Livescan service provider” and submit fingerprints for FDLE background search; “the board office will not receive your fingerprint results” if the ORI is missing/incorrect. For endorsement, you must request License Verification be sent to Florida.
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Fingerprinting and background checks †
If a new target-state license is needed: MOBILE Endorsement ineligibility limits include: “Must not have ever been reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank” (unless appealed/exception described), “Must not be the subject of a disciplinary proceeding” (scope described), and “Must not have had disciplinary action taken in the five years immediately preceding” submission. Criminal history disclosure: any applicant “found guilty of or pled guilty or no contest/nolo contendere” (other than minor traffic) must list each offense, and failure to disclose may result in denial. Applicants with criminal history must submit self-explanation and final disposition/arrest records; those with disciplinary history must submit self-explanation and agency records; letters of recommendation may be required if offenses are listed.
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Education and transcripts †
For MOBILE Endorsement, Florida requires either a passing score on a national licensure exam or a recognized national certification. If the applicant’s profession does not require a national exam/certification, Florida describes a substantially-similar standard based on minimum education and other factors, but the RN endorsement page excerpts do not specify RN-specific coursework equivalency requirements. Could not confirm endorsement-specific RN education coursework requirements from the available official evidence.
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Documents to prepare †
If a new target-state license is needed: For MOBILE Endorsement, evidence mentions: request License Verification from prior state(s); transfer National Examination scores from NCSBN; apply online and upload supplemental documentation; if affirmative answers in Criminal/Personal/Disciplinary sections, upload personal statement and supporting documentation. Criminal-history and disciplinary-history applicants must provide self-explanation and final disposition/arrest records; and agency records (and possibly 3-5 letters of recommendation) per the instructions excerpt. Could not confirm specific form names/field-level document checklist beyond the cited requirements.
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Responsible agency †
Florida Board of Nursing is listed as the agency. Address shown: “Department of Health Board of Nursing 4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin C-02 Tallahassee, FL 32399-3258.”
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Some details in marked sections could not be confirmed. The text explains what remains uncertain; confirm those details with the licensing board before applying.
Details still to confirm
- Likely pathway
Supplied evidence covers MOBILE Endorsement requirements and NLC multistate qualification concepts, but does not confirm which pathway applies to this applicant because PSOR, active status, and NLC multistate status are unknown.
- Application requirements
The evidence excerpt provides endorsement action steps but does not include a complete, numbered Florida RN MOBILE Endorsement application checklist or all form-specific document upload items.
- License verification
Specific form names/links for verification are not provided in the supplied excerpts; only the concepts (license verification sent to Florida; Livescan/ORI) are shown.
- Education and transcripts
RN endorsement education/coursework requirements and equivalency are not specified in the supplied RN MOBILE Endorsement excerpts beyond national exam/certification and a general substantially-similar standard for professions without national exam/certification.
- Government fees
Amounts for Livescan service provider and license verification are not stated (only “varies”).
- Processing time
End-to-end time to license issuance is not fully consolidated; only initial review windows and issue-within-7-days once requirements are met are shown.
- Compact considerations
Evidence supports Florida’s NLC participation and compact qualification elements, but does not confirm applicant’s PSOR, whether applicant holds NLC multistate privileges, or whether this applicant is relocating to Florida.
- Documents to prepare
Specific document list/required uploads for each screening/affirmative scenario are not fully enumerated (e.g., complete checklist beyond criminal/disciplinary documentation excerpts).