March 27, 2020
COVID-19 License Renewal Extensions for Nurses and Others
This document includes guidance for:
- State Board of Medicine
- State Board of Nursing
- State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators
- State Board of Barber Examiners`
- State Navigation Commission
- State Real Estate Commission
Summary:
Due to the COVID-19 emergency, the Department of State requested, and Governor Wolf granted, the extension for 90 days of certain license renewal deadlines which fall between April 30, 2020, and June 30, 2020. Any associated regulations that establish these dates are temporarily suspensed.
While the department will provide guidance encouraging licensees to renew on time, if possible, this waiver ensures that if they miss the deadline their licenses will remain valid, and they will have an additional 90 days to renew them.
The following professional and occupational license renewal deadlines will be extended:
State Board of Medicine:
- Graduate Medical Trainee license renewal will be extended from June 30, 2020, to Sept. 28,
State Board of Nursing:
- Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner and Prescriptive Authority license renewal deadlines will be extended from April 30, 2020, to July 29,
- Practical Nurse license renewal will be extended from June 30, 2020, to Sept. 28,
State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators:
- The Nursing Home Administrator license renewal deadline will be extended from June 30, 2020, to Sept. 28,
State Board of Barber Examiners:
- Barber license renewal will be extended from April 30, 2020, to July 29,
State Navigation Commission:
- Navigation Pilot license renewal will be extended from May 1, 2020, to July 30,
State Real Estate Commission:
- Renewal deadlines for all license types will be extended from May 31, 2020, to Aug. 29,
