State Boards of Nursing
Boards of Nursing are state governmental agencies that are responsible for the regulation of nursing practice in each respective state. Boards of Nursing are authorized to enforce the Nurse Practice Act, develop administrative rules/regulations and other responsibilities per the Nurse Practice Act. Membership to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN) Web site is available only to a state board of nursing empowered to license and regulate nursing practice in any state, territory or political subdivision of the United States of America. Any state board of nursing that agrees to use one or more NCSBN Licensing Examinations under the terms and conditions specified by NCSBN and pays the required fees may be a member of NCSBN ("Member Board"). A state board of nursing shall become a member of NCSBN and be known as a Member Board upon approval by the Delegate Assembly, as described in Article VII, payment of the required fees and execution of a contract for using the NCLEX® examination