IBCLC Commission / IBLCE
Lactation consultant certification and recertification.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗ibclc-commission.orgSource website ↗Renewal & credential directory
Search licensing boards, specialty certifications, course issuers, CE, and career paperwork resources. Use the issuing authority printed on your credential, even if you live in another state. All state nursing boards are covered through the NCSBN directory.
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International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)
For SANE-A / SANE-P records. Check the organization’s current restructuring and certification notices before applying; historical course completion is separate from certification.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.forensicnurses.orgSource website ↗Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board (PSNCB)
Find PSNCB in the accreditor’s directory, then follow the awarding board’s current instructions. This entry opens a board directory.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.absnc.orgSource website ↗Mississippi Board of Nursing
Use only for a license issued by Mississippi.
Suggested filing: Licenses / State-specific licenses
Open official resource ↗gateway.licensure.msbn.ms.govSource website ↗Tennessee Board of Nursing
Use only for a license issued by Tennessee.
Suggested filing: Licenses / State-specific licenses
Open official resource ↗www.tn.govSource website ↗NCSBN — all state boards of nursing
Find the actual issuing board, including jurisdictions with separate RN and practical nursing boards. Residence does not select a renewal authority.
Suggested filing: Licenses / State-specific licenses
Open official resource ↗www.ncsbn.orgSource website ↗State health departments / CNA registries
Start with the state health department; registry responsibility and credential names vary by jurisdiction.
Suggested filing: Licenses / State-specific licenses
Open official resource ↗www.cdc.govSource website ↗State EMS offices — NASEMSO
Locate the state EMS office. State authorization is separate from national EMS certification.
Suggested filing: Licenses / State-specific licenses
Open official resource ↗nasemso.orgSource website ↗State pharmacy boards — NABP
Find the relevant pharmacy board when your role requires its credential; this does not establish nursing scope of practice.
Suggested filing: Licenses / State-specific licenses
Open official resource ↗nabp.pharmacySource website ↗State medical boards — FSMB
Use the appropriate state authority for applicable collaborative agreements. Requirements depend on state and role.
Suggested filing: Employment documents / General
Open official resource ↗www.fsmb.orgSource website ↗Board-directed fingerprinting & background checks
Start at the issuing board for its approved state portal and vendor. A personal FBI history check may not satisfy a board-specific check.
Suggested filing: Identity & compliance / Background check
Open official resource ↗www.ncsbn.orgSource website ↗State prescription monitoring programs — PDMP TTAC
Find the applicable state program and confirm registration obligations with that state.
Suggested filing: Licenses / General
Open official resource ↗www.pdmpassist.orgSource website ↗Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
Compact guidance is not a separate certification renewal. Follow your home-state board for the license itself.
Suggested filing: Licenses / Compact license
Open official resource ↗www.nursecompact.comSource website ↗American Heart Association (AHA)
Check the issuer on your card and employer acceptance; find the correct course or training center.
Suggested filing: Certifications / BLS
Open official resource ↗atlas.heart.orgSource website ↗American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Choose the renewal guidance for the certification printed on your certificate.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.nursingworld.orgSource website ↗NPCB / AANPCB — Nurse Practitioner Certification Board
AANPCB operates as NPCB. Certification is separate from AANP membership and CE.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.aanpcert.orgSource website ↗AACN Certification Corporation
Use your specific certification program and current renewal handbook.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.aacn.orgSource website ↗NBCRNA — nurse anesthetists
Follow the continued-certification program applicable to your record; confirm CPC / MAC transition guidance.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.nbcrna.comSource website ↗National Certification Corporation (NCC)
Use the maintenance requirements for your NCC credential.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.nccwebsite.orgSource website ↗Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
Consult the current handbook for your oncology credential.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.oncc.orgSource website ↗Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN)
BCEN certification is separate from ENA TNCC / ENPC course completion.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗bcen.orgSource website ↗Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board
Choose the appropriate credential and recertification route.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.wocncb.orgSource website ↗National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
For NCCT credentials only; confirm which allied-health credential you hold.
Suggested filing: Certifications / General
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.ncctinc.comSource website ↗Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)
Pediatric nursing and pediatric NP certification resources.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.pncb.orgSource website ↗American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)
Maintain the certification shown on your midwifery record.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.amcbmidwife.orgSource website ↗Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC)
Hospice and palliative certification resources.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.advancingexpertcare.orgSource website ↗Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC)
Select your nursing or dialysis technician credential.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.nncc-exam.orgSource website ↗Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation (INCC)
Use the INCC certification section for CRNI recertification.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.ins1.orgSource website ↗Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB)
CMSRN certification resources.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.msncb.orgSource website ↗Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology
Certification is issued by CBIC; APIC education and membership are separate.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.cbic.orgSource website ↗The Commission / CCMC — case manager certification
Case manager certification resources.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗yourcommission.orgSource website ↗National Board for Certification of School Nurses
School nursing certification resources.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.nbcsn.orgSource website ↗Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board (ONCB)
Orthopaedic certification resources.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.oncb.orgSource website ↗Rehabilitation Nursing Certification Board / ARN
Use the CRRN certification section; distinguish rehabilitation from radiologic nursing.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗rehabnurse.orgSource website ↗Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI)
CCI certification is separate from AORN education.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.cc-institute.orgSource website ↗American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification
Perianesthesia certification is separate from ASPAN membership and education.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.abpanc.orgSource website ↗American Board of Neuroscience Nursing (ABNN)
Neuroscience and stroke certification resources.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗abnncertification.orgSource website ↗American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology Nurses
Gastroenterology nursing certification resources.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.abcgn.orgSource website ↗Commission on Nurse Certification (CNC)
Clinical Nurse Leader certification; distinct from critical-care AACN certifications.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.aacnnursing.orgSource website ↗National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
National EMS certification does not replace state licensure.
Suggested filing: Certifications / General
Open certification / renewal guidance ↗www.nremt.orgSource website ↗American Red Cross / ARC
Select the exact healthcare course your employer accepts. Lifeguarding or general CPR is not automatically equivalent to healthcare BLS.
Suggested filing: Certifications / BLS
Open official resource ↗www.redcross.orgSource website ↗American Academy of Pediatrics — NRP
Follow NRP learner and course guidance for your role.
Suggested filing: Certifications / NRP
Open official resource ↗www.aap.orgSource website ↗Emergency Nurses Association — TNCC / ENPC
Course completion is separate from BCEN board certification.
Suggested filing: Certifications / TNCC / ENPC
Open official resource ↗www.ena.orgSource website ↗The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program
Use the provider or instructor route appropriate to your card.
Suggested filing: Certifications / General
Open official resource ↗stableprogram.orgSource website ↗HSI — ASHI / EMS Safety training
Confirm the course brand on your card and employer acceptance. ASHI and EMS Safety are searchable aliases.
Suggested filing: Certifications / BLS
Open official resource ↗hsi.comSource website ↗Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
Renew or refresh training through your employer or approved instructor.
Suggested filing: Certifications / CPI / De-escalation
Open official resource ↗www.crisisprevention.comSource website ↗National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
EMS course certificates; confirm the exact course and employer requirements.
Suggested filing: Certifications / General
Open official resource ↗www.naemt.orgSource website ↗CastleBranch / DISA Healthcare
Use your school or employer invitation and required package. This platform is not a licensing board.
Suggested filing: Job checklists / Facility onboarding checklist
Open official resource ↗www.castlebranch.comSource website ↗MyClinicalExchange
Use the account and organization specified by your clinical program.
Suggested filing: Job checklists / Facility onboarding checklist
Open official resource ↗www.myclinicalexchange.comSource website ↗Exxat
Use your program-specific portal.
Suggested filing: Job checklists / Facility onboarding checklist
Open official resource ↗exxat.comSource website ↗Complio — American DataBank
Use your organization’s Complio instructions.
Suggested filing: Health records / Immunization records (MMR, Varicella, Hep B, Flu, COVID)
Open official resource ↗americandatabank.comSource website ↗Certiphi Screening
Use the requesting organization’s screening process.
Suggested filing: Identity & compliance / Background check
Open official resource ↗www.certiphi.comSource website ↗PreCheck
Use your employer or school invitation.
Suggested filing: Identity & compliance / Background check
Open official resource ↗www.precheck.comSource website ↗Sterling — background screening
Use the screening invitation sent by your employer; do not substitute a self-selected check.
Suggested filing: Identity & compliance / Background check
Open official resource ↗www.sterlingcheck.comSource website ↗Workday — employer credential records
Open your employer’s own Workday tenant through its HR instructions. No universal nurse credential portal is implied.
Suggested filing: Employment documents / Competency tests
Open official resource ↗www.workday.comSource website ↗Relias / Relias Learning
Use your employer tenant or individual learning account. Check the accreditation statement on each course.
Suggested filing: Education / Continuing education logs
Open official resource ↗www.relias.comSource website ↗HealthStream
Use your employer’s HealthStream login and course transcript.
Suggested filing: Employment documents / Competency tests
Open official resource ↗www.healthstream.comSource website ↗CE Broker
A CE reporting and tracking platform. Whether reporting is required depends on the board and license; confirm with your issuing board.
Suggested filing: Education / Continuing education logs
Open official resource ↗cebroker.comSource website ↗NurseCE4Less
Check the current nursing accreditation and state acceptance statement for the selected course.
Suggested filing: Certifications / CEU certificates
Open official resource ↗nursece4less.comSource website ↗NetCE
Review the course’s nursing accreditation, profession, and state acceptance before use.
Suggested filing: Certifications / CEU certificates
Open official resource ↗www.netce.comSource website ↗NursingCE.com
Review course accreditation and applicable board requirements.
Suggested filing: Certifications / CEU certificates
Open official resource ↗www.nursingce.comSource website ↗Elite Learning — nursing
Review the nursing course accreditation and state acceptance.
Suggested filing: Certifications / CEU certificates
Open official resource ↗www.elitelearning.comSource website ↗CEUFast
Review the current nursing accreditation and course approval details.
Suggested filing: Certifications / CEU certificates
Open official resource ↗ceufast.comSource website ↗Medbridge
Choose nursing-approved education and check course-specific acceptance.
Suggested filing: Certifications / CEU certificates
Open official resource ↗www.medbridge.comSource website ↗Lippincott / Wolters Kluwer CEConnection
Check the accreditation and disclosure information on the activity.
Suggested filing: Certifications / CEU certificates
Open official resource ↗www.nursingcenter.comSource website ↗AANP CE Center
AANP education and membership are separate from NPCB / AANPCB certification.
Suggested filing: Certifications / CEU certificates
Open official resource ↗www.aanp.orgSource website ↗ANCC accredited nursing CE organizations
Check an organization’s current accreditation and the certificate’s activity statement. Contact the actual hospital CE department for your certificate.
Suggested filing: Certifications / CEU certificates
Open official resource ↗www.nursingworld.orgSource website ↗Sigma / STTI — nursing honor society
Membership and education, not a license or board certification.
Suggested filing: Education / Continuing education logs
Open official resource ↗www.sigmanursing.orgSource website ↗ABSNC / ABNS — specialty board directories
ABSNC accredits certification programs; it does not certify nurses. Use this directory to identify the board that awarded your credential.
Suggested filing: Certifications / General
Open official resource ↗www.absnc.orgSource website ↗Pearson VUE — NCLEX
Exam registration is separate from a board’s eligibility decision and license renewal.
Suggested filing: Education / General
Open official resource ↗www.nclex.comSource website ↗Prometric
Use the testing program named by your certifier or state; availability varies.
Suggested filing: Education / General
Open official resource ↗www.prometric.comSource website ↗PSI Exams
Use the exam sponsor’s instructions; PSI is a testing vendor.
Suggested filing: Education / General
Open official resource ↗www.psiexams.comSource website ↗NBME
Only relevant when your educational program explicitly requires an NBME assessment; not a general APRN renewal authority.
Suggested filing: Education / General
Open official resource ↗www.nbme.orgSource website ↗Nursys — verification & e-Notify
Verification and monitoring for participating boards, not a renewal application.
Suggested filing: Licenses / Board correspondence
Open official resource ↗www.nursys.comSource website ↗NPPES / NPI Registry
Manage NPI information through NPPES. An NPI is not a nursing license and is not a periodically renewed certification.
Suggested filing: Identity & compliance / General
Open official resource ↗nppes.cms.hhs.govSource website ↗DEA Diversion Control
Check the applicable practitioner registration and renewal instructions. State authority is separate.
Suggested filing: Licenses / General
Open official resource ↗www.deadiversion.usdoj.govSource website ↗CMS PECOS — Medicare enrollment
Enrollment and revalidation are distinct from nursing license renewal.
Suggested filing: Employment documents / General
Open official resource ↗pecos.cms.hhs.govSource website ↗CAQH / DataSpring — provider data / ProView
Use provider-data and attestation instructions from participating plans.
Suggested filing: Employment documents / General
Open official resource ↗www.caqh.orgSource website ↗State Medicaid enrollment portals
Find the relevant state Medicaid agency and its provider enrollment instructions; no universal state renewal portal.
Suggested filing: Employment documents / General
Open official resource ↗www.medicaid.govSource website ↗AWHONN
Course completion and education; NCC fetal monitoring certification is a separate credential.
Suggested filing: Certifications / Specialty certs (ICU, ER, OR, NICU, etc.)
Open official resource ↗www.awhonn.orgSource website ↗AORN
Education and professional resources; CCI awards CNOR certification.
Suggested filing: Education / Specialty training certificates
Open official resource ↗www.aorn.orgSource website ↗ASPAN
Education and professional resources; ABPANC awards CPAN / CAPA certification.
Suggested filing: Education / Specialty training certificates
Open official resource ↗www.aspan.orgSource website ↗APIC
Education and professional resources; CBIC certification is separate.
Suggested filing: Education / Specialty training certificates
Open official resource ↗apic.orgSource website ↗Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
Select the relevant education activity and retain its completion record.
Suggested filing: Education / Specialty training certificates
Open official resource ↗www.ismp.orgSource website ↗American College of Chest Physicians — CHEST
Check whether the activity offers credit accepted for your profession.
Suggested filing: Education / Specialty training certificates
Open official resource ↗www.chestnet.orgSource website ↗American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Check profession-specific credit before claiming an activity.
Suggested filing: Education / Specialty training certificates
Open official resource ↗www.hematology.orgSource website ↗Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
Check the activity’s profession-specific credit and certificate process.
Suggested filing: Education / Specialty training certificates
Open official resource ↗www.idsociety.orgSource website ↗OSHA Training Institute / education centers
Course completion is not a nursing license; use employer-required training.
Suggested filing: Employment documents / HIPAA / OSHA training
Open official resource ↗www.osha.govSource website ↗HHS — HIPAA training guidance
There is no universal HHS-approved HIPAA certification. Use employer-directed training; a commercial certificate does not establish HIPAA compliance.
Suggested filing: Employment documents / HIPAA / OSHA training
Open official resource ↗www.hhs.govSource website ↗Joint Commission Resources
Organization-focused resources and education; not an individual nursing license.
Suggested filing: Education / Specialty training certificates
Open official resource ↗www.jcrinc.comSource website ↗ANCC Magnet Recognition Program
Magnet recognizes organizations; it is not an individual nurse renewal credential.
Suggested filing: Employment documents / General
Open official resource ↗www.nursingworld.orgSource website ↗Nurses Service Organization (NSO)
Track the policy document and actual coverage dates. Insurance is separate from licensure.
Suggested filing: Employment documents / General
Open official resource ↗www.nso.comSource website ↗CM&F — professional liability insurance
Track your actual policy period and confirm coverage directly with the insurer.
Suggested filing: Employment documents / General
Open official resource ↗www.cmfgroup.comSource website ↗Travel agency / facility credential portal
There is no universal agency upload portal. Ask your agency for its verified portal; this link provides nursing licensure context, not an agency login.
Suggested filing: Job checklists / Travel assignment packet checklist
Open official resource ↗www.ncsbn.orgSource website ↗Directory reviewed October 15, 2026. These are organization entry points and directories, not automatic renewals or verification. Employer portals require your organization’s own invitation. Confirm course accreditation, state acceptance, current deadlines, and fees directly. CE trackers, professional memberships, and organizational accreditation do not issue nursing licenses.
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