Welcome to the Iowa Board of Nursing

Iowa Board of Nursing RiverPoint Business Park 400 S.W. 8th Street, Suite B Des Moines, IA 50309-4685 Tel: 515/281-3255 Fax: 515/281-4825 Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday

Recent Staffing Changes:
Kathy Weinberg, Interim Executive Director
Doug Bartels, Interim Associate Director of Enforcement

ALERT!

The Nursing Board is very excited to announce the implementation of a new and improved database. Online Services are now available for ALL applications except requesting a duplicate/reissued wallet card. The Online Services are available by clicking on "IBON Online Services" link above.

ISSUES: If you are having problems logging on to the Online Services Page: Contact the DAS-ITE Service Desk at 515-281-5703 or 1-800-532-1174 or Email: ITE.Servicedesk@iowa.gov

Click on "What's New" and then "New Database Upgrade" for a summary of what is available.

Mission Statement:

The mission of the board is to protect the public health, safety and welfare by ensuring that nursing is practiced by at least minimally competent licensed individuals who practice within their authorized scope of practice.

Select "What's New" to view information and updates concerning the Center to Champion Nursing in America and Iowa's Action Coalition.

The Supervision of Fluoroscopy by the Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

On October 31, 2011, Judge Artis I. Reis of the 5th Judicial District Court ordered judgment entered in favor of the Petitioners (Iowa Society of Anesthesiologists and the Iowa Medical Society), and held that the enactment of both ARC 7888B, codified within Iowa Administrative Code §655 – 7.2 and ARC 8659B, codified within Iowa Administrative Code §641 – 41.1(5) (n) was invalid and illegal and the rules are therefore void and of no effect. The judge further ordered the removal of both rules from the Iowa Administrative Code.

Click here to read the order in its entirety.

Supreme court rules upon the Iowa Board of Nursing motion for review of the stay regarding Iowa Administrative Code §655 – 7.2.

Click here to read the order in its entirety.

What's New:

Be sure to check the "What's New" Link OFTEN under Board Information for IMPORTANT News and Happenings within the Iowa Board of Nursing. Or Click Here.

Recruiting for the Item Development Program

The NCLEX is designed to test knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to the safe and effective practice of nursing at the entry level.  NCSBN recruits qualified nurses to serve on NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Examination Item Writing and Item Review panels, which are coordinated by Pearson VUE. (More Information)

All Other State Boards of Nursing

Click on the link below to obtain specific state board of nursing information from all other states.

Contact Information for all State Boards of Nursing.

Iowa ANNI

Iowa ANNI (Automated Network of Nursing Information) allows you to call the main telephone line (515-281-3255) to verify licensure status by license number or SSN and retrieve information about license renewal or reactivation.

A menu for the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system is provided on the Contact Us page.

Nurse Licensure Compact

The Nurse Licensure Compact Agreement became effective in Iowa on July 1, 2000. The text of the multi-state licensure compact legislation is available on the legislative web site at http://www.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/2003/152E/ .

Nurse Licensure Compact Explained in a Video http://youtu.be/KgYXULIGoa8.

Additional information about the compact.

Navigating the Nurse Licensure Compact: License by Endorsement

For updates on compact legislation in other states, see: https://www.ncsbn.org/nlc.htm.

NCSBN - National Council of State Boards of Nursing

The following link is for a connection to the NCSBN website where a video is located "The Role of Boards of Nursing" as seen on CBS. Additional consumer information is also provided at this site. https://www.ncsbn.org/index.htm