Nurse Practitioner · Licensing Roadmap
Arkansas NP to Delaware NP License Requirements
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Likely pathway †
Delaware issues Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licenses. To practice as an APRN in Delaware, an APRN must hold a Delaware-issued APRN license: “Currently, Delaware does not have multistate Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licenses.” Specific endorsement/conversion from an Arkansas NP license is not confirmed in the supplied evidence.
Pathway conditions to check
- DE APRN licensure
Master’s degree OR post-basic clinical nursing specialty certificate
To determine which option applies: The evidence for this pathway condition needs confirmation.
- DE APRN licensure
National nursing certification recognized by the Board
To determine which option applies: Applicant’s certifying body recognition must match what the Board recognizes (not confirmed for the specific applicant).
Source 1 ↗ - DE APRN licensure
Role/population recency via practice hours OR recent graduation
To determine which option applies: The evidence for this pathway condition needs confirmation.
- DE APRN licensure
Criminal background check (Delaware + FBI) with service code and IdentoGO fingerprinting instructions
To determine which option applies: No service-code details for the applicant are provided; applicant must follow the process.
Source 1 ↗ - DE APRN licensure
RN license requirement for APRN licensure
To determine which option applies: The evidence for this pathway condition needs confirmation.
- DE APRN licensure
Must hold a DE-issued APRN license to practice; DE has no multistate APRN licenses
To determine which option applies: Applicant needs to obtain a DE-issued APRN license; compact status alone is not sufficient per the evidence.
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Government fees †
Supported APRN application fee: “Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (All Types) | $181.” The fee schedule also lists other fees (e.g., “SR – Upgrade to Multistate Licensure | $50” and “SR – Verification of Licensure | $35”), but the evidence does not confirm that an APRN applicant needs these for licensure in DE. No processing-time figures are supported.
Fee breakdown
- DE APRN (All Types) application fee — $181.00
APRNs applying for Delaware APRN licensure (All Types).
Source 1 ↗ - SR – Upgrade to Multistate Licensure — Amount needs confirmation
Listed as a miscellaneous fee; evidence does not confirm this APRN applicant needs it for DE APRN licensure.
Source 1 ↗ - SR – Verification of Licensure — Amount needs confirmation
Listed as a miscellaneous fee; evidence does not confirm this APRN applicant needs it for DE APRN licensure.
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Processing time †
Could not confirm any DE APRN processing/review time for issuing the license from the available official evidence.
Compact considerations †
Delaware is “a member of the interstate nurse licensure compact covered in 24” states, but the APRN compact/practice-by-compact coverage is limited in the supplied evidence: “Currently, Delaware does not have multistate Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licenses.” The evidence also states that APRN practice requires a “Delaware-issued APRN license” regardless of other APRN licenses.
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Application requirements †
DE APRN application is submitted in DELPROS: “Go to: delpros.delaware.gov… Click GO on… Apply/Manage a License and Service Requests.” Applicants should “Request and gather all documents required to upload on the Attachments page.” For documents, click “acknowledge,” and you can mail or request “third-party” mail (examples given). FAQ also states you may need to submit “Temporary Permit for Advanced Practice Registered Nurse” and an “Advanced Practice Registered Nurse application” for review at the next Board meeting.
Requirements checklist
- Master’s degree OR post-basic program certificate in a clinical nursing specialty — Needs confirmation
Must have a Master’s degree OR a Post-basic program certificate in a clinical nursing specialty.
- National certification from a Board-recognized national certification body — Required
Must have nursing certification from a national certification body recognized by the Board.
Source 1 ↗ - Role/population focus recency (practice hours or recent graduation) — Required
Practiced 600 hours in past two years OR 1,500 hours in past five years; OR graduated within past two years.
Source 1 ↗ - Delaware + FBI criminal background check (CBC) — Required
Complete “A State of Delaware and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background check (CBC).” Use service code from the Criminal Background Check Process page; then IdentoGO for fingerprints.
Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ - RN license required for APRN licensure — Needs confirmation
Hold a valid Registered Nurse (RN) license for APRN licensure.
- DE-issued APRN license required for APRN practice; no multistate APRN licenses — Required
To practice as an APRN in Delaware, must hold a Delaware-issued APRN license; DE has no multistate APRN licenses.
Source 1 ↗ - Application submitted via DELPROS — Needs confirmation
Before applying, go to DELPROS and click Apply/Manage a License and Service Requests tile.
- Collect documents for upload on Attachments page and acknowledge — May apply
Request/gather documents required to upload on Attachments page. Click acknowledge; decide between mailing yourself or requesting third-party mail.
Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ - National certification verification sent directly to Board by national certifying organization — Required
“Official verification of your national certification” must be sent directly to the Board office for the role/population applied for.
Source 1 ↗ - Documents: driver’s license/official ID copy — Required
Provide a copy of driver’s license or official identification card from DMV.
Source 1 ↗ - Documents: official transcript sent to Board office — Required
Official transcript must be sent from APRN program to Board office.
Source 1 ↗ - Documents: copy of original national certification notice or re-certification card — Required
Provide a copy of original national certification notice or current re-certification card.
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License verification †
The supplied evidence for APRN verification shows: a “Delaware… and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background check (CBC)” and that “Official verification of your national certification” must be sent directly to the Board by the national certifying organization in the role/population applied for. The evidence provided does not clearly list RN license verification steps for an APRN applicant.
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Fingerprinting and background checks
DE requires: “A State of Delaware and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background check (CBC).” Applicants use the “Criminal Background Check Process” page to find a required “Service Code,” then are “directed to the IdentoGO website for instructions to complete the fingerprinting process.”
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Education and transcripts
Education requirement shown: “Have a Master’s degree OR a Post-basic program certificate in a clinical nursing specialty.” Role/population focus requires either practice or recent graduation: “Practiced… 600 hours over the past two years or 1,500 hours over the past five years, OR… Graduated… within the past two years.”
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Documents to prepare †
Supported document list for APRN licensure includes: “A copy of your driver’s license or official identification card,” “An official transcript sent from your APRN program to the Board office,” “A copy of your original national certification notice or current re-certification card,” and “Official verification of your national certification… sent directly to the Board office from the national certifying organization.” The evidence mentions documents required for upload and “Attachments page,” but does not provide every document category beyond this list.
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Responsible agency †
DE licensing is handled through DELPROS. The APRN page instructs: “Go to… delpros.delaware.gov… Click GO on… Apply/Manage a License and Service Requests.” Documents are uploaded via the “Attachments page,” and applicants use “acknowledge” with options to mail or request “third-party” mail (examples include transcripts and verifications).
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Some details in marked sections could not be confirmed. The text explains what remains uncertain; confirm those details with the licensing board before applying.
Details still to confirm
- Likely pathway
Endorsement/conversion from an Arkansas NP license into a DE APRN license is not explicitly described in the supplied APRN evidence.
- Application requirements
The supplied evidence shows DELPROS entry steps and document upload/acknowledge mechanics, but does not provide a full enumerated DE APRN step-by-step checklist beyond those snippets and the supervised-practice/permit submission reference.
- License verification
No explicit RN-license verification instructions are shown for APRN applicants in the provided evidence snippets.
- Government fees
Evidence does not confirm any additional APRN fees beyond the base APRN application fee for this pathway (or whether other listed “SR” fees apply).
- Processing time
No official APRN processing/review time is provided in the supplied evidence.
- Compact considerations
No evidence is provided that NLC privileges alone authorize APRN practice in Delaware without a DE-issued APRN license.
- Responsible agency
No specific board contact/application portal URL beyond DELPROS entry steps is provided in the snippets.
- Documents to prepare
Only the general document list shown in the APRN page snippets is confirmed; additional document categories may exist but are not shown in the supplied evidence.