Utah RN licensure 2026: $65 fee, 3–5 weeks
Last reviewed: by Jayson Minagawa, BSN, RN
Utah licensure at a glance
| Board of nursing | Utah Division of Professional Licensing |
| Endorsement fee | $65 |
| Processing time quoted | 3–5 weeks |
| Renewal cycle | 2 years, expiring January 31 of odd years |
| Continuing education | 30 contact hours, or 400 practice hours, or 200 practice hours plus 15 contact hours, per 2 years |
| Fingerprinting | Required for licensure by endorsement |
Apply and check current fees at dopl.utah.gov/nurse.
Utah renewal and licensing rows checked 2026-09-26 against commerce.utah.gov (1, 2).
Utah RN license renewal: 2 years, expiring January 31 of odd years. Continuing education for Utah renewal: 30 contact hours, or 400 practice hours, or 200 practice hours plus 15 contact hours, per 2 years.
Same in all 51: licensing · renewal · discipline · international · CEUs · defence.
Utah required CE topics, and free courses for them
Can Utah nurses finish CE for free? Yes: every required CE topic Utah names for RN or LPN renewal has a free course, 1 of 1.
Utah renewal CE: Per 2 years: 30 contact hours, or 400 practice hours, or 200 practice hours plus 15 contact hours. Topics the Utah board names, checked Sep 2026:
- Suicide prevention: 0.5 contact hours · every renewal · RN/LPN/APRN. Source
One of the DOPL-listed online suicide prevention trainings
Courses for Utah nurses: Suicide Safety Planning with Patients (0.5 h, completely free); Talking to Patients About Suicide (0.5 h, completely free); Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (0.5 h, completely free) - Controlled substance prescribing (Schedule II/III prescribers): 3.5 contact hours · every renewal · APRN. Source
Class must be from a provider recognized by DOPL, include a post-course assessment and cover the content in Utah Code 58-37-303(6); DOPL posts approved classes
No free course found for Utah's version of this yet. - SBIRT training (controlled substance prescribers): 3.5 contact hours · one-time (counts as that period's controlled substance hours) · APRN. Source
An SBIRT-training class that satisfies DOPL requirements
No free course found for Utah's version of this yet.
Every free course, with filters: free CEUs for Utah nurses.
Compact status: Compact state
Utah issues multistate licenses. With Utah 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 Utah
Endorsing into Utah runs through the Utah Division of Professional Licensing at $65, quoted at 3–5 weeks, with no second NCLEX. Because Utah participates in the compact, a travel nurse holding a multistate license can start an assignment here without a separate application, which is why Utah contracts often list short lead times.
Advanced practice in Utah
Whether an NP may prescribe independently in Utah is set by the Utah Division of Professional Licensing and moves by legislative session. Check it before accepting an APRN role there.
Practice environment
Staffing ratios: Utah 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.
Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health dominate. CRNA refreshed for 2026 — prior BLS $133K was anomalously low.
Common questions
Does Utah accept a compact nursing license?
Yes — Utah is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so a multistate license from another compact state covers practice here with no Utah application.
Endorsing a license into Utah: cost and wait?
$65 to the Utah Division of Professional Licensing, which quotes 3–5 weeks. Nursys verifies electronically.
Who regulates Utah nursing?
The Utah Division of Professional Licensing, at dopl.utah.gov/nurse.
Licensure in states bordering Utah
Related Utah guides
Utah RN salary data · travel nursing in Utah · compact license map · national licensing guide.