§ 1901A. Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact. The State hereby enters into the Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact (“Compact”) as set forth in this chapter. The text of the Compact is as set forth in this chapter. Repealed and reenacted by 81 Del. Laws, c. 50, § 1.;
§ 1902A. Findings and declaration of purpose. (a) The party states find the following: (1) The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of compliance with and the effectiveness of enforcement activities related to state nurse licensure laws. (2) Violations of nurse licensure and other laws regulating the practice of nursing […]
§ 1903A. Definitions. As used in this Compact: (a) “Adverse action” means any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a state’s laws which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against a nurse, including actions against an individual’s license or multistate licensure privilege such as revocation, suspension, probation, monitoring of the […]
§ 1904A. General provisions and jurisdiction. (a) A multistate license to practice registered or licensed practical/vocational nursing issued by a home state to a resident in that state will be recognized by each party state as authorizing a nurse to practice as a registered nurse (RN) or as a licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/VN), under a […]
§ 1905A. Applications for licensure in a party state. (a) Upon application for a multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by any other state, whether there are any encumbrances […]
§ 1906A. Additional authorities invested in party state licensing boards. (a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a licensing board shall have the authority to: (1) Take adverse action against a nurse’s multistate licensure privilege to practice within that party state. a. Only the home state shall have the power to […]
§ 1907A. Coordinated licensure information system and exchange of information. (a) All party states shall participate in a coordinated licensure information system of all licensed registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPNs/VNs). This system will include information on the licensure and disciplinary history of each nurse, as submitted by party states, to assist in […]
§ 1908A. Establishment of the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators. (a) The party states hereby create and establish a joint public entity known as the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (“Commission”). (1) The Commission is an instrumentality of the party states. (2) Venue is proper, and judicial proceedings by or against […]
§ 1909A. Rulemaking. (a) The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment and shall have the same force and effect as provisions of this Compact. (b) […]
§ 1910A. Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement. (a) Oversight. (1) Each party state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate this Compact’s purposes and intent. (2) The Commission shall be entitled to receive service of process in any proceeding that may affect the powers, responsibilities, or actions of the […]
§ 1911A. Effective date, withdrawal, and amendment. (a) This Compact shall become effective and binding on the earlier of the date of legislative enactment of this Compact into law by no less than 26 states or December 31, 2018. All party states to this Compact, that also were parties to the prior Nurse Licensure Compact, […]
§ 1912A. Construction and severability. This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States, or […]
