License requirements by state
What each board asks for at initial licensure and at renewal, step by step, for RN, APRN and prescribing credentials.
Informational guidance only. Confirm current requirements with the appropriate licensing authority before applying, renewing or practicing. Read the disclaimer
Tennessee: APRN, initial licensure
Prepare the state-specific education, certification, application and practice documents below. Separate prescribing approvals appear under Prescriptive Authority and State Rx / CS.
APRN application packet
Arrange direct national-certification verification and official conferred-degree transcript. Maintain TN RN or compact RN authority. Apply in LARS; upload RN license, notarized citizenship declaration and citizenship proof. Complete the practitioner profile and, if applicable, criminal-history explanation and certified disposition records.
NP practice and prescribing
The joint nursing and medical-board rules require supervision and written clinical protocols for certified NP/prescription writers. Prescribing requires a certificate of fitness, the supervising physician information and a formulary. Controlled substances require DEA authorization.
- Timing
- During practice
- Conditions
- Supervision does not mean the physician must be continuously on site, but availability and the rule’s review requirements apply. No experience-hours route to removing this relationship is stated in these rules.
Coverage and conditions
- Use the checklist for the standard NP route. International education, reentry, military pathways, older educational exceptions and disciplinary history can require additional board documents. Submit the board’s current application; this site does not submit it for you.
Maintained by The Multistate NP from board sources and updated on review. Confirm against the board’s current application before you file. National certification and federal DEA requirements are separate.