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Workforce Data Requirements

All nurses working in Washington state must provide demographic data every year.

About the data:

  • We use this data to help plan for our state nursing needs and improve healthcare.
  • We don’t see individual responses, only summarized information.

First time licensed in Washington requirements

Once you’ve received your license number, you must submit your demographic data via:

Renewing or Reactivating your Washington license requirements

Every year when you renew your license, you must review and update your demographic information as needed.

Out-of-state multistate license (MSL) requirements

If you are an RN or LPN and work for a Washington state mandatory employer and you:

  • Have multistate license (MSL) from another NLC state.
  • Don't have a Washington state nurse license.

Then you must complete the MSL demographic survey:

  • When you are first hired to work in Washington
  • Every year after that.

Complete the MSL demographic survey:

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Sending Payment by Check

We encourage you to apply and renew online, but if you are unable to, then please make checks payable to the Department of Health and mail them to the following address:
Department of Health
PO Box 1099
Olympia, WA 98507-1099

SecureAccess Washington (SAW) Account

We use SecureAccess Washington (SAW) to protect your personal information. To apply, renew, or manage your license online you need to either create or login to a SAW account.