It is ANHO’s responsibility to research the licensing requirements for the Licensing Exam of the student’s chosen program in the State in which the student or applicant lives. ANHO’s curriculum complies with the State of Florida’s Requirements, but may not fulfill the requirements in other states.
Graduates of ANHO may apply to take the licensing exam in Florida if they so desire. If a student plans to apply to take the licensing exam in any other State, ANHO will provide the student or applicant with current contact information for any applicable licensing boards, and advise the student or applicant to determine whether the program meets requirements for Licensure in the State where the student is located.
ANHO meets the Florida requirements for Nursing Licensing in Florida and multiple states due to the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC). There are 41 states and 2 territories that are part of this agreement for RNs and LPNs.
Alaska, California, DC, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, and Oregon are not currently part of the NLC. Please visit the NCSBN website for updates.
The 41 states and 2 territories that are part of the compact are as follows:
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Guam
- US Virgin Islands
Please note that the current list of compact states and jurisdictions can be located on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing website
https://www.ncsbn.org/nurse-licensure-compact.htm.