Sec. 1. A multistate license issued by a home state to a resident in that state will be recognized by each party state as authorizing the resident to practice as a nurse under a multistate licensure privilege in each party state. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.
Sec. 2. A state must implement procedures for considering the criminal history records of applicants for initial multistate license or licensure by endorsement, including the submission of fingerprints or other biometric based information by applicants for the purpose of obtaining an applicant’s criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the agency […]
Sec. 3. Each party state shall require the following for an applicant to obtain or retain a multistate license in the home state: (1) The applicant meets the home state’s qualifications for licensure or renewal of licensure, as well as all other applicable state laws. (2) The applicant has either: (A) graduated or is eligible […]
Sec. 4. (a) All party states are authorized, in accordance with existing state due process law, to take adverse action against a nurse’s multistate licensure privilege. (b) If a party state takes an adverse action under subsection (a): (1) the party state shall promptly notify the administrator of the coordinated licensure information system; and (2) […]
Sec. 5. (a) A nurse practicing in a party state shall comply with the state practice laws of the state in which the client is located at the time service is provided. (b) The practice of nursing is not limited to patient care, but includes all nursing practice as defined by the state practice laws […]
Sec. 6. (a) Individuals not residing in a party state may apply for a party state’s single state license as provided under the laws of each party state. However, a single state license granted to the individual will not be recognized as granting the privilege to practice nursing in any other party state. (b) This […]
Sec. 7. A nurse who holds a home state multistate license on the effective date of this compact may retain and renew the multistate license issued by the nurse’s current home state. However, the following apply: (1) A nurse who changes primary state of residence after the effective date of this compact shall meet all […]
