Before you hit the road for your next travel nurse or travel therapy assignment, you must be licensed to practice in that state. At Host Healthcare, we will help you and even provide license reimbursements. However, it’s your responsibility to complete the applicable license application process. To help you, we created the below state license cheat sheet. Print out this page or bookmark it. We will continue to update this page as states update their license terms.
State License Cheat Sheet
Paperless (P), ST License*, Certified Techs Only Δ & License Timeframe
Alabama - AL
First In First Out
Alaska - AK
10 business days (temp)
Arizona - AZ
Walk Thru (w/in 7 days of contract)
Arkansas(P) - AR
California - CA
Colorado (P)* - CO
4 – 6 weeks (no yes answers) & tech
Connecticut - CT
2 weeks (temp)
Delaware - DE
w/in 7 days if docs are in & complete
Dist. of Columbia - DC
1 week (temp)
Florida - FL
up to 30 days
Georgia - GA
15 business days
Hawaii - HI
Walk Thru
Idaho - ID
3-4 weeks (temp)
Illinois - IL
4 weeks (temp)
Indiana Δ - IN
6-8 weeks (temp)
Iowa - IA
Temp right away once all docs are in
Kansas (P) - KS
7-10 days no BG hits (temp)
Kentucky (P) - KY
Issued once docs are in & complete
Louisiana (P) - LA
Walk Thru – must have LA address
Maine (P) - ME
7 – 14 days
Maryland (P) - MD
3 – 5 days / valid 90 days
Massachusetts Δ - MA
3 weeks
Michigan - MI
8 – 9 weeks
Minnesota (P) - MN
1-2 business days (temp)
Mississippi (P) - MS
4-6 weeks
Missouri (P) - MO
Walk Thru
Montana - MT
30 days fingerprinting; 3 – 4 wks
Nebraska - NE
2 weeks (temp)
Nevada (P) - NV
1 week (temp)
New Hampshire (P)* - NH
Once all docs received (temp & tech)
New Jersey Δ - NJ
4-6 weeks
New Mexico (P) - NM
5 days once bkgd clears (temp)
New York - NY
4 weeks once all docs are in
North Carolina (P) - NC
3-4 weeks (temp)
North Dakota* - ND
3-4 days (temp) / 1-2 days (tech)
Ohio (P) - OH
4-6 weeks (temp or perm)
Oklahoma - OK
5 days once bkgd clears
Oregon (P) - OR
4-6 weeks
Pennsylvania - PA
10 business days (temp)
Rhode Island - RI
2 – 3 weeks (temp)
South Carolina (P) Δ - SC
Walk Thru or 14 business days
South Dakota - SD
3-4 weeks (temp)
Tennessee - TN
4 – 6 weeks
Texas (P) Δ - TX
15 business days (temp)
Utah Δ - UT
7-14 days
Vermont - VT
3-5 business days
Virginia - VA
30 days (temp)
Virgin Islands - VI
3-5 business days
Washington (P)* - WA
2-3 weeks (temp & tech)
West Virginia (P) - WV
3 – 5 days (temp)
Wisconsin (P) - WI
Same day once all docs recv’d (temp)
Wyoming (P) - WY
10-14 business days (temp)