How to Perform and Verify Texas Nursing License

Manual Reviewer User Guide to Texas Nursing Licenses

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Texas Board of Nursing (RN, LVN, APRN)

• Used for: Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and APRN role types
• Official license lookup portal URL: https://txbn.boardsofnursing.org/licenselookup (Texas Board of Nursing)
• Board website: https://www.bon.texas.gov/ (Texas Board of Nursing)
• Verification instructions page: https://www.bon.texas.gov/licensure_verification.asp (Texas Board of Nursing)
• Phone: (512) 305-7400 (Texas Board of Nursing)
• Fax: (512) 305-7401 (Texas Board of Nursing)
• Email: webmaster@bon.texas.gov (Texas Board of Nursing)
• Physical address:

1801 Congress Avenue, Suite 10-200,
Austin, TX 78701 (Texas Board of Nursing)

Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC) Nurse Aide Registry (CNA)

• Used for: Nurse Aide (CNA) certification verification (and related LTCR credentialing registry searches)
• Official registry lookup portal URL: https://tulip.hhs.texas.gov/TULIP/s/public-search (tulip.hhs.texas.gov)
• Board website: Texas HHS Licensing, Credentialing and Regulation (Nurse Aide Registry) (Texas Health and Human Services)
• Verification instructions page: HHSC User Guides (Nurse Aide) https://tulip.hhs.texas.gov/TULIP/s/hhsc-user-guides (tulip.hhs.texas.gov)
• Phone (registry questions): (512) 438-2050 (Texas Health and Human Services)
• Email (registry): NurseAideRegistry@hhs.texas.gov (tulip.hhs.texas.gov)
• Agency physical address (HHSC):

4900 N Lamar Blvd,
Austin, TX 78751
(Texas State Libraries)

Agency mailing address (HHSC):

PO Box 13247,

Austin, TX 78711

(Texas State Libraries) 

What This Lookup Verifies

The Texas Nursing License Lookup confirms a license exists and shows the current status directly from the issuing authority’s primary source system. (Texas Board of Nursing)

Manual reviewers typically validate:

License number (or NCSBN ID where available) (Texas Board of Nursing)

License type (RN, LVN, APRN role type, CNA) (Texas Board of Nursing)

Current status (for example: current, inactive, delinquent, retired, suspended, revoked) (Texas Board of Nursing)

Issuing board or issuing authority (Texas Board of Nursing vs HHSC Nurse Aide Registry) (Texas Board of Nursing)

Disciplinary indicators or enforcement-related flags (if present on the record) (Texas Board of Nursing) 

Which Board Should Be Used

 Using the wrong authority is a common cause of false negatives in a Texas Nursing License Lookup. 

Manual Verification Steps

RN, LVN, APRN (Texas Board of Nursing) 

Step 1.

Step 2. 

 Select Search by License Number (preferred) or Search by NCSBN ID for the most accurate match. (Texas Board of Nursing) 

Step 3. 

 Enter the License Number (or NCSBN ID). (Texas Board of Nursing) 

Step 4. 
 Select the License Type from the dropdown (match RN vs LVN vs APRN role type). (Texas Board of Nursing) 

Step 5.  
 Submit the search and review the results list for an exact match on name and credential. (Texas Board of Nursing) 

Step 6.  

 Open the full record for the matched result (do not rely on summary rows). 

Step 7.  

1. Confirm the following fields in the full record for the Texas Nursing License Lookup:

Full name (including any maiden/previous names if applicable) (Texas Board of Nursing)

License type (RN, LVN, APRN role type) (Texas Board of Nursing)

Current license status (current vs inactive/delinquent/retired vs suspended/revoked) (Texas Board of Nursing)

Issue and expiration dates (if shown on the record)

Step 8.  

1. If any disciplinary indicator, restriction, or enforcement-related note appears on the record:

Treat the license as requires review

Capture the indicator text and any linked details for escalation per policy

CNA (HHSC Nurse Aide Registry in TULIP Public Search)

Step 1. 

Go to the Texas Nursing License Lookup registry search: https://tulip.hhs.texas.gov/TULIP/s/public-search (tulip.hhs.texas.gov)

Step 2. 

Set Program Type to Nurse Aide. (tulip.hhs.texas.gov)

Step 3. 

Prefer searching by License Number when available; otherwise search by name fields shown on the registry form. (tulip.hhs.texas.gov)

Step 4. 

Run the search and open the full registry record for the matched individual (do not rely on list-only results).

Step 5. 

Confirm the following fields in the full record for the Texas Nursing License Lookup:

Name match

Certificate or license number

Current registry status and any eligibility findings shown

Step 6. 

If you cannot reconcile a result (no match, multiple matches, or unclear status), contact the registry using (512) 438-2050 or NurseAideRegistry@hhs.texas.gov. (Texas Health and Human Services) 

License Status Interpretation

Use these actions when interpreting results from a Texas Nursing License Lookup:

Active (Current)

Meaning: Credential is currently valid for the license type shown.
Reviewer action: Pass, if name and license type match the provider’s claimed role.

Expired or Inactive (Including Delinquent or Retired when shown)

Meaning: Credential is not in an active practice-ready status (Texas references delinquent, inactive, and retired in its renewal/reactivation guidance). (Texas Board of Nursing)
Reviewer action: Do not pass as active; follow your reactivation or exception policy.

Active with Discipline or Restrictions

Meaning: Credential may be current, but record indicates discipline, restrictions, or enforcement conditions.
Reviewer action: Flag for escalation; do not clear without policy-based review.

Suspended or Revoked

Meaning: Credential is not valid to practice under the listed license type.
Reviewer action: Fail and escalate per compliance policy.

Example License Number Formats

Reference only. Use fictional examples for Texas Nursing License Lookup data entry: 

RN: RN 12XXXX
LVN: LVN 34XXXX
APRN: APRN-CNP 56XXXX
CNA (registry): NA 78XXXX 

Example License Certificate (Anonymized)

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐

│ NURSING PROVIDER │ ← Provider Name

│ 

│ License Number: RN 12XXXX Issue Date: YYYY-MM-DD

│ 

│ License Type: Registered Nurse (RN) │ ← License Type

│ 

│ Issuing Board: Texas Board of Nursing │ ← Issuing Board

│ Parent Authority: State of Texas │ ← Parent Authority

│ Jurisdiction: Texas │ ← Jurisdiction

└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Unique License Types

Common types you will see while completing a Texas Nursing License Lookup:

• Texas Board of Nursing license types (portal dropdown examples):

RN (Texas Board of Nursing)

LVN/LPN (Texas Board of Nursing)

APRN-CNP, APRN-CNS, APRN-CNM, APRN-CRNA (Texas Board of Nursing)

6 month APRN Permit (Texas Board of Nursing)

LVN/LPN Refresher Permit (Texas Board of Nursing)

• HHSC TULIP Public Registry program types (do not confuse with BON):

Nurse Aide (CNA) (tulip.hhs.texas.gov)

Medication Aide and Nursing Facility Administrator also appear as registry program types (tulip.hhs.texas.gov)

Mismatch rule for Texas Nursing License Lookup: if the claimed role is RN/LVN/APRN but the only record is CNA (or vice versa), treat as a mismatch and escalate. 

Common Manual Review Mistakes

Operational issues that cause incorrect clears during a Texas Nursing License Lookup:

Searching the Texas Board of Nursing portal for a CNA, or searching TULIP for an RN/LVN/APRN (false negatives). (Texas Board of Nursing)

Using Search by Name when a license number or NCSBN ID is available (higher collision risk). (Texas Board of Nursing)

Selecting the wrong License Type in the BON portal dropdown (wrong dataset). (Texas Board of Nursing)

Clearing based on summary results without opening the full record.

Passing a delinquent, inactive, or retired record as active. (Texas Board of Nursing)

Ignoring disciplinary indicators or restriction notes shown on the record.

 Automating Texas Nursing License Verification 

The Texas Nursing License Lookup process works for primary source verification, but it does not scale across high volume rosters and recurring monitoring.

MeshVerify automates this exact workflow as primary source license verification (PLV), including ongoing status monitoring and exception handling.