[Fran]

I hold a NY State LPN license & have recently re-located to Florida. Can someone advise me how I go about obtaining a Florida license so that I can work here?
Thanks!

thanks for registering here Fran. You might try this link to the Florida board of nursing and see if this will be of assistance.

<a target="_blank" href=http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/>florida</a>

[explorer]

You find the Florida state board of nursing address or web site and ask them if Florida gived reciprocity to the state of New York if so they tell you what the fees are to recieve your Florida license. If not you will have to take the Florida state boards again. Most of the time they do grant reciprocity.

Walter

[nursinghumor]

Here's their contact information:

Florida Board of Nursing
4052 Bald Cypress Way,
BIN C02
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Telephone: (850) 245-4125
FAX Number: (850) 245-4172
MQA_Nursing@doh.state.fl.us
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/nur_general.html

Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursing.com

[cougarnurse]

Just to let you know, reciprocity is a thing of the past. With the stanadardized NCLEX, you have to contact each BON for an application for that state's license. Hope that helps.

Don't forget, you may need Continuing Ed. for some states, and to keep up your original license.

'Cat'