Nurse License Verification in Washington
Verify RN and LPN licenses in real-time from the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission (WA NCQAC) via API. No manual lookups. No stale data. Built for healthcare staffing platforms, credentialing teams, and HR tech companies operating in Washington.
The Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
The Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission (WA NCQAC) is the regulatory authority responsible for licensing and overseeing nursing practice in Washington. The board issues Registered Nurse (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) licenses. Washington is not a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state, which means nurses must hold a Washington-issued license to practice in Washington regardless of licenses held in other states.
Healthcare staffing agencies, telehealth platforms, and HR tech companies operating in Washington must verify that every nurse holds a current, active license before placement or activation. Manual verification through the WA NCQAC website is time-consuming, error-prone, and does not scale. Washington nurse licenses renew on a biennial cycle, which means license status can change at any time and must be verified at the point of onboarding or credentialing.
The Nurse License Verification API provides real-time programmatic access to Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission data. Instead of navigating the WA NCQAC website manually, your platform can verify a Washington nurse license in seconds with a single API call — returning license status, expiration date, license type, disciplinary actions, and a direct link to the official WA NCQAC record.
How to Verify a Washington Nurse License via API
Get Your API Key
Sign up for a free account on RapidAPI and subscribe to the Nurse License Verification API. Your API key is available immediately after subscribing. The free tier includes 50 verifications per month.
Make a Verification Request
Send a GET request to the /verify endpoint with the license number and state code WA. Include your API key in the x-rapidapi-key header.
Parse the Response
Receive a JSON response with license status, expiration date, license type, disciplinary actions, and a direct link to the official Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission record. Integrate the response into your onboarding or credentialing workflow.
API Request Example — Washington
Request
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://nurse-license-verification.p.rapidapi.com/verify?license_number=RN123456&state=WA' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-host: nurse-license-verification.p.rapidapi.com' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY'Response
{
"license_number": "RN123456",
"name": "Jane Smith",
"state": "WA",
"license_type": "Registered Nurse",
"status": "Active",
"expiration_date": "2027-06-30",
"disciplinary_actions": [],
"verified_at": "2026-04-07T00:00:00Z",
"source_url": "https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/professions-a-z/nursing-care-quality-assurance-commission",
"cache_hit": false
}Data Returned for Washington Nurse Licenses
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| license_number | string | The verified license number |
| name | string | Full name of the license holder |
| state | string | State code (WA) |
| license_type | string | RN or LPN |
| status | string | Active, Inactive, Expired, or Suspended |
| expiration_date | string | License expiration date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| disciplinary_actions | array | Disciplinary actions on record, if any |
| verified_at | string | ISO 8601 timestamp of verification |
| source_url | string | Direct link to official WA NCQAC record |
| cache_hit | boolean | Whether result was cached or fetched live |
Use Cases for Washington Nurse License Verification
Healthcare Staffing Agencies
Healthcare staffing agencies placing travel, per diem, or permanent nurses in Washington need to verify that every candidate holds a current, active license from the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission before placement. The API automates this verification at the point of onboarding, eliminating manual WA NCQAC lookups and reducing credentialing turnaround time from days to seconds. For agencies placing nurses across multiple states, the API provides a single integration point for all 31 supported states.
Telehealth Platforms
Telehealth platforms onboarding nurses licensed in Washington must verify license status before activating providers on their platform. Since Washington is not an NLC compact state, every nurse practicing in Washington must hold a Washington-issued license. The API enables telehealth platforms to automate this verification within their existing provider onboarding workflows, ensuring compliance without manual effort.
Credentialing and Re-Credentialing
Credentialing teams at hospitals, health systems, and managed care organizations in Washington are required to verify nurse licenses during initial credentialing and at regular re-credentialing intervals. The API replaces manual WA NCQAC lookups with real-time programmatic verification, ensuring that license data is always current and that expired or suspended licenses are flagged immediately. Washington licenses renew on a biennial cycle, making ongoing monitoring essential.
Background Check and Screening Companies
Background check and screening companies serving healthcare clients can integrate the API to automatically enrich screening workflows with real-time Washington nurse license data. Instead of manually looking up each candidate on the WA NCQAC website, the API returns verified license status, expiration date, and disciplinary history in a structured JSON format — ready to include in screening reports delivered to healthcare employers.
EHR and HR Tech Platforms
Electronic health record (EHR) systems and HR tech platforms building healthcare-specific hiring and compliance workflows can integrate the API to automate Washington nurse license verification at the point of application, onboarding, or ongoing compliance monitoring. The structured JSON response makes it easy to parse and store license data within existing systems, and the API's 99.9% uptime SLA ensures reliability at scale.
Frequently Asked Questions — Washington Nurse Licenses
How do I verify a nurse license in Washington?+
Verify a Washington nurse license in real time using the Nurse License Verification API with the license number and state code WA. The API queries the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission directly and returns current license status, expiration date, and disciplinary history.
Does Washington participate in the Nurse Licensure Compact?+
No, Washington is not a Nurse Licensure Compact state. Nurses must hold a Washington-issued license to practice in Washington state.
What nurse license types are issued in Washington?+
The Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission issues Registered Nurse (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) licenses.
How often do Washington nurse licenses renew?+
Washington nurse licenses renew biennially. The API returns the current expiration date for every Washington license.
What data is returned for Washington nurse license verifications?+
The API returns license number, full name, license type, status, expiration date, disciplinary actions, verified timestamp, and a direct link to the official WA NCQAC record.
Can telehealth platforms verify Washington nurse licenses via API?+
Yes. Telehealth platforms onboarding nurses licensed in Washington can automate verification through the API, eliminating manual NCQAC lookups and accelerating provider onboarding.
Official Data Source
All Washington nurse license data is sourced directly from the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission (WA NCQAC) in real time. The API queries the official WA NCQAC system at the time of each verification request and returns the most current data available.
Visit the official Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission websitelicenseapi.dev is not affiliated with the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission or any state licensing board. All data returned by the API is publicly available government information.
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