Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license lookup in Colorado

8,297 active licenses carry this exact DORA type — the 21st most numerous of the 92 with a page here, across 368 Colorado cities.

What this license is

Licensed Practical Nurse is one of the 202 license types the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies issues, in the Nursing family. Practising a regulated profession in Colorado without a current license is unlawful, which is why DORA publishes this register for the public to check.

Often written LPN. This is the page for a Colorado nursing license lookup or verification; the license is issued under the Colorado Board of Nursing, within DORA.

When this license has to be renewed

DORA renews this type on a two year cycle , in even years, with the license expiring on 31-Aug. That date is the same for everyone holding it — which is why 8,297 renewals fall due together every August.

DORA publishes this in a 344-row table of codes. It is not published anywhere as a calendar. The whole calendar, month by month.

304 of the 8,297 active licenses of this type carry a disciplinary action in DORA's file — 3.7%.

This site publishes that count and no more: never who, and never a case number. DORA records the type of action and no reason at all, and the two most common entries statewide are a stipulation and a letter of admonition — agreed outcomes. Every license counted here is active. Why that line is drawn there.

Where these licenses are held

Some of the 8,297 active licenses

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• Pharmacist — 9,256
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• Architect — 8,722
• RXN — 8,614
• Pharmacy Technician — 7,909
• Master Electrician — 7,450
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• Veterinarian — 6,147
• Dentist — 5,569
• Compact Physician — 5,496

Looking for a licensed professional?

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