LPN licenses are renewable every two years, expiring on the anniversary of the applicant's birth.
A renewal of license for a period of 2 years, expiring on the anniversary of the applicant's birth.
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Maine State Board of Nursing
Title 32, Chapter 31: NURSES AND NURSINGOfficial source
RN: complete at least two years in an approved professional-nursing program and hold a degree, diploma or certificate.
Has completed a course of study of not less than 2 years in an approved program in professional nursing and holds a degree, diploma or certificate.Official source
RN applicants licensed in another US state/territory or Canadian province may qualify without another Board examination when education and the original exam meet Maine equivalency standards, their license is in good standing, and applicable English-language requirements are met.
The board may issue a license without examination of the applicant by the board to an applicant licensed to practice by a state or territory of the United States or a province of Canada if the applicant: Has graduated from an educational program approved by the official approving authority of a state or territory of the United States or a province of Canada, which at the time of graduation had standards considered by the board to be equivalent to those of Maine schools; provided that the examination is considered by the board to be equivalent in all essentials to Maine's examination and provided that the license of the applicant is in good standing and that there is no cause for suspension or revocation of that license. If licensed in the other jurisdiction by passing an examination in a language other than English, has passed the Test of English as a Foreign Language.Official source
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Open the official agency pageLPN licenses are renewable every two years, expiring on the anniversary of the applicant's birth.
The license of every practical nurse licensed under this chapter is renewable every 2 years, except as otherwise provided. a renewal of license for a period of 2 years, expiring on the anniversary of the applicant's birth.Official source
LPN applicants may qualify by completing a state-approved practical-nursing curriculum with a diploma/certificate, or qualifying military medical-corps training and at least 12 months of bedside care with honorable discharge.
The applicant completed a prescribed curriculum in a state-approved program for the preparation of practical nurses and holds a diploma or certificate; or Served on active duty in the medical corps of any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States and spent an aggregate of at least 12 months rendering bedside patient care; Completed the basic course of instruction in nursing required by the branch of the Armed Forces of the United States in which the applicant served; and Was honorably discharged from active duty.Official source
A renewal of license for a period of 2 years, expiring on the anniversary of the applicant's birth.
Upon receipt of the application and fee, the board shall verify the accuracy of the application and issue to the applicant a renewal of license for a period of 2 years, expiring on the anniversary of the applicant's birth.Official source
2 years
The license of every registered nurse licensed under this chapter is renewable every 2 years, except as otherwise provided.Official source
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A renewal of license for a period of 2 years, expiring on the anniversary of the applicant's birth.
Upon receipt of the application and fee, the board shall verify the accuracy of the application and issue to the applicant a renewal of license for a period of 2 years, expiring on the anniversary of the applicant's birth.Official source
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Maine State Board of Nursing
Maine State Board of Nursing
The State Board of NursingOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32ch31sec0.html
Title 32, Chapter 31: NURSES AND NURSINGOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
LPN licenses are renewable every two years, expiring on the anniversary of the applicant's birth.
LPN licenses are renewable every two years, expiring on the anniversary of the applicant's birth.
The license of every practical nurse licensed under this chapter is renewable every 2 years, except as otherwise provided. a renewal of license for a period of 2 years, expiring on the anniversary of the applicant's birth.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
LPN applicants may qualify by completing a state-approved practical-nursing curriculum with a diploma/certificate, or qualifying military medical-corps training and at least 12 months of bedside care with honorable discharge.
LPN applicants may qualify by completing a state-approved practical-nursing curriculum with a diploma/certificate, or qualifying military medical-corps training and at least 12 months of bedside care with honorable discharge.
The applicant completed a prescribed curriculum in a state-approved program for the preparation of practical nurses and holds a diploma or certificate; or Served on active duty in the medical corps of any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States and spent an aggregate of at least 12 months rendering bedside patient care; Completed the basic course of instruction in nursing required by the branch of the Armed Forces of the United States in which the applicant served; and Was honorably discharged from active duty.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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The license of every registered nurse licensed under this chapter is renewable every 2 years, except as otherwise provided.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
A renewal of license for a period of 2 years, expiring on the anniversary of the applicant's birth.
a renewal of license for a period of 2 years, expiring on the anniversary of the applicant's birth. Applies to: Maine RN renewal; LPNs follow the separately cited matching statutory rule.
Upon receipt of the application and fee, the board shall verify the accuracy of the application and issue to the applicant a renewal of license for a period of 2 years, expiring on the anniversary of the applicant's birth.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
RN: complete at least two years in an approved professional-nursing program and hold a degree, diploma or certificate.
RN: complete at least two years in an approved professional-nursing program and hold a degree, diploma or certificate.
Has completed a course of study of not less than 2 years in an approved program in professional nursing and holds a degree, diploma or certificate.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
RN applicants licensed in another US state/territory or Canadian province may qualify without another Board examination when education and the original exam meet Maine equivalency standards, their license is in good standing, and applicable English-language requirements are met.
RN applicants licensed in another US state/territory or Canadian province may qualify without another Board examination when education and the original exam meet Maine equivalency standards, their license is in good standing, and applicable English-language requirements are met.
The board may issue a license without examination of the applicant by the board to an applicant licensed to practice by a state or territory of the United States or a province of Canada if the applicant: Has graduated from an educational program approved by the official approving authority of a state or territory of the United States or a province of Canada, which at the time of graduation had standards considered by the board to be equivalent to those of Maine schools; provided that the examination is considered by the board to be equivalent in all essentials to Maine's examination and provided that the license of the applicant is in good standing and that there is no cause for suspension or revocation of that license. If licensed in the other jurisdiction by passing an examination in a language other than English, has passed the Test of English as a Foreign Language.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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