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License Summary for LPN
Please choose either:

License by Endorsement for transferring licenses from another state
License by Examination for Graduate Nurses and foreign transfers

License Renewal Form

LPN by Endorsement

The following outlines Licensed Practical Nurse licensing information. For specific information on filing an application, you will need to obtain the
license application which includes a detailed listing of the requirements.

A. Application Fee:
Licensure by Endorsement is $200.00
B. Education Requirements:

An applicant for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse shall submit to the board written evidence, that the applicant:

  1. Has successfully completed at least an approved 4-year high school course of study or the equivalent as determined by the office of the superintendent of public instruction and;

  2. Is a graduate of an approved practical nursing education program that is authorized to prepare persons for licensure as practical nurses.
C. Experience Requirements:
None
D. Examination Information:

Cost: $200.00 The National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) is given 6 days a week.

An applicant for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse shall pay a fee prescribed by the board to the department at the time the application is submitted.

An applicant for a license to practice as a practical nurse is required to pass the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) - National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) exam or another Board approved licensing examination. On successfully passing the examination, the board shall issue to the applicant a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse.
E. Renewal Period:

All licenses expire 12/31 of even numbered years, and must be renewed by that time.

  1. The applicant shall carefully complete and sign the application form and return it to the department with a renewal fee prescribed by the board on or before the renewal date.

  2. On receipt of the application and fee, the department shall verify the accuracy of the application against its record and from other sources the board considers reliable and issue to the applicant a certificate of renewal.The certificate of renewal renders the holder a legal practitioner of nursing for the period stated in the certificate of renewal.

  3. A licensee who allows the license to lapse by failing to renew the license may be reinstated by the board on satisfactory explanation for the failure to renew license and on payment of the current renewal fee prescribed by the board.

  4. A person practicing nursing during the time following the date the license has expired is an illegal practitioner and is subject to the penalties provided for violations of this chapter.

  5. The board may establish a reasonable late fee for licensees who fail to renew their license by the renewal date.
  6. The licensee may also renew online at:
    https://app.mt.gov/renewal/
F. Renewal Fee:
$100.00 per renewal period
$200.00 if received after 12/31 of renewal period
G. Continuing Education Requirements:
None
H. Other Special License Requirements:
None

 

LPN by Examination

The following outlines Licensed Practical Nurse licensing information. For specific information on filing an application, you will need to obtain the
license application which includes a detailed listing of the requirements.

A. Application Fee:
Licensure by Examination is $100.00
B. Education Requirements:

An applicant for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse shall submit to the board written evidence, that the applicant:

  1. Has successfully completed at least an approved 4-year high school course of study or the equivalent as determined by the office of the superintendent of public instruction and;

  2. Is a graduate of an approved practical nursing education program that is authorized to prepare persons for licensure as practical nurses.
C. Experience Requirements:
None
D. Examination Information:

Cost: $200.00 The National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) is given 6 days a week.

An applicant for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse shall pay a fee prescribed by the board to the department at the time the application is submitted.

An applicant for a license to practice as a practical nurse is required to pass the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) - National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) exam or another Board approved licensing examination. On successfully passing the examination, the board shall issue to the applicant a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse.
E. Renewal Period:

All licenses expire 12/31 of even numbered years, and must be renewed by that time.

  1. The applicant shall carefully complete and subscribe the application form and return it to the department with a renewal fee prescribed by the board on or before the renewal date.

  2. On receipt of the application and fee, the department shall verify the accuracy of the application against its record and from other sources the board considers reliable and issue to the applicant a certificate of renewal.The certificate of renewal renders the holder a legal practitioner of nursing for the period stated in the certificate of renewal.

  3. A licensee who allows the license to lapse by failing to renew the license may be reinstated by the board on satisfactory explanation for the failure to renew license and on payment of the current renewal fee prescribed by the board.

  4. A person practicing nursing during the time following the date the license has expired is an illegal practitioner and is subject to the penalties provided for violations of this chapter.

  5. The board may establish a reasonable late fee for licensees who fail to renew their license by the renewal date.
  6. The licensee may also renew online at:
    https://app.mt.gov/renewal/
F. Renewal Fee:
$100.00 per renewal period
$200.00 if received after 12/31 of current year
G. Continuing Education Requirements:
None
H. Other Special License Requirements:
None