For registered nurses moving to Indiana
How to Transfer Your Nursing License to Indiana
Is Indiana a nurse compact state? Yes. Indiana is in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC): a nurse whose home state is a compact state and who holds its multistate license can work in Indiana without another license, and a nurse who lives in Indiana applies for the multistate license there. A nurse from a state outside the compact needs a Indiana license from the Indiana State Board of Nursing, by endorsement for a nurse licensed in another state. (NCSBN, read 9 Nov 2026.)
The Indiana State Board of Nursing's endorsement page has not been read here, so no fee is stated; its own page states it.
What the Indiana State Board of Nursing asks
The board's own page is where to apply; its endorsement page has not been read here, so no fee or rule is stated.
Apply to the Indiana State Board of Nursing. A nurse licensed in another state applies by endorsement: the license is verified through Nursys, the board runs a background check, and it charges an application fee its own page states.
The steps
What every move takes; the board's page above says what it asks in each.
- Check whether your home state and the new state are both in the Nurse Licensure Compact: if both are and you keep living in your home state, your multistate license already lets you work there.
- If you are moving your home to the new state and it is a compact state, apply for its multistate license; if it is outside the compact, apply to its board of nursing for a license by endorsement.
- Have your current license verified to the new board, through Nursys where your state takes part in it.
- Complete the background check the board asks for (most ask for fingerprints) and any state exam or course it names.
- Pay the board's fee and, where the board offers one, ask for a temporary permit so you can start work while the application is processed.
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Nursing jobs in Indiana today
2,031 registered nurse and 418 LPN jobs are open in Indiana on this board, read every night from each employer's own job board.
- CHS (Community Health Systems) · 166 RN jobs
- Franciscan Health · 150 RN jobs
- Deaconess Health System · 144 RN jobs
- Ascension · 114 RN jobs
- Beacon Health System · 101 RN jobs
- Advantis Medical · 94 RN jobs
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Transferring a nursing license to Indiana: common questions
Is Indiana a nurse compact state?
Yes. Indiana is in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC): a nurse whose home state is a compact state and who holds its multistate license can work in Indiana without another license, and a nurse who lives in Indiana applies for the multistate license there. A nurse from a state outside the compact needs a Indiana license from the Indiana State Board of Nursing, by endorsement for a nurse licensed in another state. (NCSBN, read 9 Nov 2026.)
How do I transfer my nursing license to Indiana?
If your home state is another compact state and you keep living there, your multistate license already lets you work in Indiana. If you move to Indiana, apply to the Indiana State Board of Nursing for its multistate license. If your license is from a state outside the compact, apply to the Indiana State Board of Nursing for a license by endorsement: have your license verified through Nursys, complete the background check, and pay the fee.
How do I transfer an LPN or LVN license to Indiana?
The same way: the compact covers LPN/VNs too, so a multistate LPN license from a compact home state works in Indiana; otherwise apply for a license by endorsement to the Indiana State Board of Nursing. Its own page states the LPN fee. LPN jobs in Indiana.
How much do registered nurses make in Indiana?
Open registered nurse jobs in Indiana that post an hourly rate pay $34–$46 an hour in the middle half, median $40 (370 jobs from 57 employers on this board today).
Do employers in Indiana offer relocation assistance?
132 open healthcare jobs in Indiana offer relocation help in their own posting today, each quoting the offer (a set amount, reimbursement or a package); ask for the terms in writing before you accept.
Who is hiring registered nurses in Indiana?
By open jobs on this board today: CHS (Community Health Systems) (166), Franciscan Health (150), Deaconess Health System (144), Ascension (114), Beacon Health System (101), Advantis Medical (94). Every RN job in Indiana.
Sources and method
The compact status is NCSBN's map on the day read. The board's rules are its own page's words, shown only where the page states them; a sentence of it is checked against the page every week, and a change is read again. The jobs and pay are the registered nurse jobs open on this board in Indiana.
- NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact map (nursecompact.com), read 9 Nov 2026, published 9 Nov 2026
- CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs read every night from each employer's own careers site
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). How to Transfer Your Nursing License to Indiana. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/transfer-nursing-license/indiana