Registered Nurse (RN) license lookup in Colorado

93,823 active licenses carry this exact DORA type — the 1st most numerous of the 92 with a page here, across 753 Colorado cities.

What this license is

Registered 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 RN. 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 odd and even years, with the license expiring on 30-Sep. That date is the same for everyone holding it — which is why 93,823 renewals fall due together every September.

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

1,183 of the 93,823 active licenses of this type carry a disciplinary action in DORA's file — 1.3%.

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 93,823 active licenses

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• Esthetician — 16,004
• Electrical Apprentice — 15,433
• Licensed Professional Counselor — 14,916
• Massage Therapist — 13,771
• Journeyman Electrician — 12,657
• APN — 12,015
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker — 11,997
• Nail Technician — 11,839
• Physical Therapist — 9,869

Looking for a licensed professional?

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