Disclaimer

1. We Are Independent

verificationlicense.org/ is an editorial reference site run independently. We are not commissioned by, endorsed by, partnered with, or accountable to any state licensing board, federal regulator (FAA, USCG, DEA, FCC, FMCSA, ATF, FBI, IRS, CMS, FDA, etc.), national association (NCSBN, FSMB, ABMS, NCEES, NASBA, NCBSW, ARRA, ABA, NAR, etc.), or third-party verification service. The information we publish is gathered from public sources — primarily the official portals run by those agencies — and presented in a consistent, practical, step-by-step format.

2. What We Are Not

• A state licensing board (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dental, Engineering, Accountancy, Bar, Real Estate, Cosmetology, etc.)
• A federal licensing or regulatory agency (FAA, USCG, DEA, FCC, FMCSA, ATF, CMS, etc.)
• A Consumer Reporting Agency under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
• An employment-screening or background-check provider
• A licensee directory operator, hospital credentialing service, or primary-source verification service
• A specialty certification board (ABMS, ABA, ABPN, etc.)
• A licensed attorney, law firm, or licensee-defense advocate
• A complaint-filing or licensee-discipline office
• A repository of license-application materials, exam scores, or other practitioner records held by issuing authorities

For anything that requires action by an official body, you must use the official channel. Every state-and-profession page on this site links straight to those official channels.

3. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency Under the FCRA

4. Not Legal, Medical, Financial, or Other Professional Advice

Content on this site is general information about U.S. license verification and the regulatory framework. It is not legal, medical, financial, tax, accounting, or any other professional advice. In particular:

• If you are facing a disciplinary action by a licensing board, contact a licensed attorney experienced in administrative or licensee-defense practice in your state
• If you are an applicant facing a licensure denial, the state board’s appeal procedure is set out in its rules — consult an attorney for representation
• If you are dealing with a credentialing decision at a hospital or health system, the medical staff bylaws and any peer-review framework govern
• If you have a question about FCRA-compliant background screening for hiring, contact a Consumer Reporting Agency or labor-and-employment counsel
• If you have a question about HIPAA, healthcare privacy, or PHI handling, contact a healthcare-compliance attorney

5. Information Timeliness

Licensing portals and procedures change constantly:

• State boards consolidate, split, or rebrand
• Portal URLs migrate without notice
• Lookup tools get redesigned, with new field labels and new error messages
• License-status terminology varies by state (“active,” “current,” “in good standing,” “lapsed,” “delinquent,” “encumbered,” “probationary”)
• Renewal cycles, fees, and CE/CEU requirements change with rule revisions
• Federal regulations (FAA, USCG, DEA, etc.) update under successive administrations

We review pages quarterly and at every major regulatory change, but the official agency’s own page is always the source of truth for the current state. Click through to the agency’s portal from any page to confirm.

6. Primary-Source Verification

7. HIPAA — We Are Not a Covered Entity or Business Associate

verificationlicense.org/ is not a Covered Entity, Business Associate, or Subcontractor under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164. We do not handle Protected Health Information (PHI). Public license-status information published by state boards is not PHI; it is public licensure data published under state law. If you have a HIPAA concern about a specific provider's use of PHI, contact the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights at hhs.gov/ocr.

8. Disciplinary Actions and Public Discipline

Most states publish public licensee discipline — license suspensions, revocations, probations, citations, consent orders, and similar adverse actions — on their licensing-board websites. The breadth, format, and retention of public discipline records vary by state. The state board’s own published record at the moment of your check is the authoritative source. Older discipline records may be retained or removed under each state’s records policy. For practitioners in healthcare, the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) holds adverse-action data with restricted access for credentialing entities — see npdb.hrsa.gov.

9. Interstate Compacts

Many professions have interstate compacts that allow practice across compact-member states under a home-state license:

Compact participation is rolling and not all states are members of every compact. Always verify a practitioner’s home-state license and their multistate privilege/compact status separately on the issuing board’s portal.

10. External Links

We link extensively to state licensing boards, federal regulators, national associations, and specialty certification boards. We have no control over those sites and cannot guarantee:

• That they will remain online or at the same URL
• That their content is current at the moment you click through
• That their security and privacy practices match ours
• That their accessibility meets the standard we apply to our own pages

11. Advertising Disclosure

verificationlicense.org/ is funded by display advertising. Advertisements are served by recognized ad networks and labeled where required. We do not allow advertisers to dictate editorial content; verified state licensing-board and federal-agency portals always come first on every page. Where any commercial relationship exists with a service relevant to our audience, it is disclosed in context per the FTC's Endorsement Guides at 16 C.F.R. Part 255.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law:

• The site and all content on it are provided “as is” and “as available.” We make no warranty that content is complete, accurate, current, fit for any particular purpose, or free from error.
• We are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, this site — including hiring decisions, contracting decisions, credentialing decisions, professional engagement decisions, or any decision to retain or not retain a licensee.
• Nothing in this disclaimer excludes or limits liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.

The full liability framework is set out in our Terms of Service.

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14. Names and Trademarks

State agency names (“California Board of Registered Nursing,” “Texas Medical Board,” “Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation”), federal agency names (“Federal Aviation Administration,” “U.S. Coast Guard,” “Drug Enforcement Administration”), national association names (NCSBN, FSMB, ABMS, NCEES, NASBA, etc.), and their seals belong to the relevant body. We use those names to identify the agency or association each page covers. We do not claim sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation, and we do not reproduce official seals or logos.

If a state agency, federal body, or other organization believes our use of its name on a page is misleading or improper, please contact us and we will respond promptly.

15. If Something on This Site Is Wrong

We treat reader corrections as a priority. If you find an error — a wrong portal URL, an outdated procedure, a wrong fee, a redesigned interface that no longer matches our walkthrough — please email us with the page URL and what you believe is incorrect. Where possible, include the link from the agency’s official site that supports the correction.