Verification Requests
ANCC offers two types of verifications: Verification of eligibility to test and verification of certification.
1. Verification of Eligibility to Test
All verifications of eligibility to test cost $40 per specialty. ANCC will provide employers and/or state boards of nursing an official verification of your eligibility to take a certification test. Check with your state board of nursing and/or employer to determine if a Verification of Eligibility to Test is required. If your state board of nursing requires a specific form for Verification of Eligibility to Test, then you must attach it to this request. Verification of Eligibility to Test will be processed only after all fees have been paid.
2. Verification of Certification
ANCC provides primary source verification on the certification status of all ANCC-certified nurses. (What is "primary source verification"? Click here to see.) The letter provides documentation of the nurse's current certification status, certification identification number, and the valid dates of certification. Contact your state board of nursing to determine if a verification of certification letter is required in order to obtain your license. If your state board of nursing requires ANCC to complete their specific verification of certification form, then you must attach it to this request. During each five-year certification period, you are entitled to have one free verification of certification per specialty. Additional verification of certification letters cost $40 per specialty. A Verification of Certification letter is processed only after all application requirements are met and all fees have been paid.
Employers (institutions, hospitals, HMOs, etc.) requesting verifications for staff
Facilities requesting verifications must:
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Submit request in writing on your organization's letterhead stating the nurse's name, Social Security Number or certification number, and the specialty. More than one name may be included on the document.
- Include fee of $40 per nurse per specialty.
- Mail (faxes are not accepted) your request with appropriate fees to:
ANCC Verification
P.O. Box 791321
Baltimore, MD 21279-1321
Verification request from individual certificants
- Click here to download a PDF version of the Verification Request Form. This form is for use by individual applicants only.
- Complete the information on the form.
- If your state board of nursing only accepts its forms, then attach it to the completed Verification Request Form.
- Individual certificants are entitled to one free verification per five-year certification period. Additional verifications cost $40 per specialty.
- Make checks payable to ANCC. You may use Visa or MasterCard. (See instructions at right.)
- Mail (faxes are not accepted) your request and appropriate fees to:
ANCC Verification
P.O. Box 791321
Baltimore, MD 21279-1321
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