Kansas RN licensure 2026: $75 fee, 3–4 weeks
Last reviewed: by Jayson Minagawa, BSN, RN
Kansas licensure at a glance
| Board of nursing | Kansas State Board of Nursing |
| Endorsement fee | $75 |
| Processing time quoted | 3–4 weeks |
| Renewal cycle | 2 years, expiring the last day of your birth month |
| Continuing education | 30 contact hours per 2-year licensing period |
| Fingerprinting | Required for licensure by endorsement |
Apply and check current fees at ksbn.kansas.gov.
Kansas renewal and licensing rows checked 2026-09-26 against ksbn.kansas.gov (1, 2, 3).
Kansas RN license renewal: 2 years, expiring the last day of your birth month. Continuing education for Kansas renewal: 30 contact hours per 2-year licensing period.
Same in all 51: licensing · renewal · discipline · international · CEUs · defence.
Kansas required CE topics, and free courses for them
Kansas names no specific CE topic for RN renewal that we could confirm from the board. Kansas renewal CE: 30 contact hours of approved CNE per 2-year licensing period (RN, LPN); APRNs 30 hours related to the APRN role. Any accredited course in the free CEU directory counts.
Compact status: Compact state
Kansas issues multistate licenses. With Kansas as your primary state of residence, one license covers every other NLC state; it follows your residence, not your job. Compact map.
Getting licensed in Kansas
Endorsing into Kansas runs through the Kansas State Board of Nursing at $75, quoted at 3–4 weeks, with no second NCLEX. Because Kansas participates in the compact, a travel nurse holding a multistate license can start an assignment here without a separate application, which is why Kansas contracts often list short lead times.
Advanced practice in Kansas
Whether an NP may prescribe independently in Kansas is set by the Kansas State Board of Nursing and moves by legislative session. Check it before accepting an APRN role there.
Practice environment
Staffing ratios: Kansas has no statutory nurse-to-patient ratio law. Staffing is governed by hospital policy and, where one exists, the collective bargaining agreement — so safe-staffing concerns are raised through the facility's chain of command and its staffing committee rather than through a state standard.
Right-to-work; KU Med and Wichita's aviation-medicine sector anchor hospital demand.
Common questions
Does Kansas accept a compact nursing license?
Yes — Kansas is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so a multistate license from another compact state covers practice here with no Kansas application.
Endorsing a license into Kansas: cost and wait?
$75 to the Kansas State Board of Nursing, which quotes 3–4 weeks. Nursys verifies electronically.
Who regulates Kansas nursing?
The Kansas State Board of Nursing, at ksbn.kansas.gov.
Licensure in states bordering Kansas
Related Kansas guides
Kansas RN salary data · travel nursing in Kansas · compact license map · national licensing guide.