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		Name of State & Details
AK		Alaska State Requirements - 30 contact hours State Code - (907) 269-8161 State Board Website - http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pnur.htm
AL		Alabama State Requirements - 24 contact hours every 2 years State Code - (334) 242-4060 State Board Website - http://www.abn.state.al.us/
AR		Arkansas State Requirements - 15 practice-focused contact hours State Code - (501) 686-2700 State Board Website - http://www.arsbn.org
AZ		Arizona State Requirements - None State Code - (602) 331-8111 State Board Website - http://www.azboardofnursing.org/
CA		California State Requirements - 30 hours State Code - (916) 322-3350 State Board Website - http://www.rn.ca.gov/
CO		Colorado State Requirements - None State Code - (303) 894-2430 State Board Website - http://www.dora.state.co.us/Nursing/
CT		Connecticut State Requirements - None State Code - (860) 509-7624 State Board Website - http://www.state.ct.us/dph/
DE		Delaware State Requirements - 30 contact hours State Code - (302) 739-4522 State Board Website - http://www.dpr.delaware.gov/nursing/index.shtml	N/A
DC		District of Columbia State Requirements - None State Code - (202) 442-4778 State Board Website - http://doh.dc.gov/doh/site/default.asp
FL		Florida State Requirements - 25 hours (1 hour HIV/AIDS & 1 hour Domestic Violence and 2 hours Medical Errors) State Code - (904) 858-6940 State Board Website - http://www.doh.state.fl.us/nursing/rnhome.htm
GA		Georgia State Requirements - None State Code - (478) 207-1640 State Board Website - http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/rn/
HI		Hawaii State Requirements - None State Code - (808) 586-3000 State Board Website - http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl/boards/nursing/
ID		Idaho State Requirements - None State Code - (208) 334-3110 State Board Website - http://www2.state.id.us/ibn/index.htm
IL		Illinois State Requirements - None State Code - (312) 814-2715 State Board Website - http://www.idfpr.com/
IN		Indiana State Requirements - None State Code - (317) 232-2960 State Board Website - http://www.in.gov/pla/
IA		Iowa State Requirements - 36 hours (3 years) State Code - (515) 281-3255 State Board Website - http://www.state.ia.us/nursing/index.htm
KS		Kansas State Requirements - 30 hours State Code - (785) 296-4929 State Board Website - http://www.ink.org/public/ksbn/
KY		Kentucky State Requirements - 30 hours State Code - (502) 329-700 State Board Website - http://kbn.ky.gov/
LA		Louisiana State Requirements - 5 to 15 hours State Code - (504) 838-5791 State Board Website - http://www.lsbn.state.la.us/
ME		Maine State Requirements - None State Code - (207) 287-1133 State Board Website -  http://www.state.me.us/auxboards/nurhome.htm
MD		Maryland State Requirements - None State Code - (410) 585-1900 State Board Website - http://www.mbon.org/main.php
MA		Massachusetts State Requirements - 15 hours State Code - (617) 727-9961 State Board Website - http://www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/rn/
MI		Michigan State Requirements - 25 hours State Code - (517) 373-9102 State Board Website - http://www.cis.state.mi.us/bhser/genover.htm
MN		Minnesota State Requirements - RN's: 24 contact hours, LPN's: 12 contact hours State Code - (612) 617-2270 State Board Website - http://www.nursingboard.state.mn.us/
MS		Mississippi State Requirements - None State Code - (601) 987-4188 State Board Website - http://www.msbn.state.ms.us/
MO		Missouri State Requirements - None State Code - (573) 751-0681 State Board Website - http://www.ecodev.state.mo.us/pr/nursing/
MT		Montana State Requirements - None State Code - (406) 444-2071 State Board Website - http://mt.gov/license/nur_board/board_page.asp
NE		Nebraska State Requirements - 20 hours State Code - (402) 471-4376 State Board Website -  http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/nursing/nursingindex.htm
NV		Nevada State Requirements - 30 hours State Code - (702) 486-5800 State Board Website - http://www.nursingboard.state.nv.us/
NH		New Hampshire State Requirements - 15 hours State Code - (603) 271-2323 State Board Website - http://www.state.nh.us/nursing/
NJ		New Jersey State Requirements - None State Code - (973) 504-6586 State Board Website - http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical.htm
NM		New Mexico State Requirements - 30 hours State Code - (505) 841-8340 State Board Website - http://www.state.nm.us/clients/nursing/
NY		New York State Requirements - None State Code - (518) 474-3817 Ext. 120 State Board Website - http://www.nysed.gov/prof/nurse.htm
NC		North Carolina State Requirements - None State Code - (919) 782-3211 State Board Website - http://www.ncbon.com/
ND		North Dakota State Requirements - None State Code - (701) 328-9777 State Board Website - http://www.ndbon.org/
OH		Ohio State Requirements - 24 hours State Code - (614) 466-3947 State Board Website - http://www.state.oh.us/nur/
OK		Oklahoma State Requirements - None State Code - (405) 962-1800 State Board Website - http://www.ok.gov/nursing/
OR		Oregon State Requirements - 15 every 2 years State Code - (503) 731-4745 State Board Website - http://www.osbn.state.or.us/
PA		Pennsylvania State Requirements - None State Code - (717) 783-7142 State Board Website -  http://www.dos.state.pa.us/nurbd/mainpage.htm
PR		Puerto Rico State Requirements - 30 every 2 years State Code - (787) 725-8161 State Board Website - None
RI		Rhode Island State Requirements - None State Code - (401) 222-3855 State Board Website - http://www.healthri.org/
SC		South Carolina State Requirements - None State Code - (803) 896-4550 State Board Website - http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/nursing/