(a) A multistate license to practice registered or licensed practical/vocational nursing issued by a home state to a resident in the state is recognized by each party state as authorizing a nurse to practice as a RN or as a LPN/VN, under a multistate licensure privilege, in each party state.
(b) A state must implement procedures for considering the criminal history records of applicants for initial multistate license or licensure by endorsement. Such procedures must include 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 responsible for retaining the state’s criminal records.
(c) To obtain or retain a multistate license in the home state, the home state shall require that the applicant:(1) Meets the home state’s qualifications for licensure or renewal of licensure, as well as, all other applicable state laws;(2) (A) Has graduated or is eligible to graduate from a licensing board-approved RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program; or(B) Has graduated from a foreign RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program that:(i) has been approved by the authorized accrediting body in the applicable country; and(ii) has been verified by an independent credentials review agency to be comparable to a licensing board-approved prelicensure education program;(3) Has graduated from a foreign prelicensure education program, if not taught in English, or if English is not the individual’s native language, successfully passed an English proficiency examination that includes the components of reading, speaking, writing and listening;(4) Has successfully passed an NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN Examination or recognized predecessor, as applicable;(5) Is eligible for or holds an active, unencumbered license;(6) Has submitted, in connection with an application for initial licensure or licensure by endorsement, fingerprints or other biometric data for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the agency responsible for retaining the state’s criminal records;(7) Has not been convicted or found guilty, or has entered into an agreed disposition, of a felony offense under applicable state or federal criminal law;(8) Has not been convicted or found guilty, or has entered into an agreed disposition, of a misdemeanor offense related to the practice of nursing as determined on a case-by-case basis;(9) Is not currently enrolled in an alternative program;(10) Is subject to self-disclosure requirements regarding current participation in an alternative program; and(11) Has a valid United States Social Security number.
(1) Meets the home state’s qualifications for licensure or renewal of licensure, as well as, all other applicable state laws;
(2) (A) Has graduated or is eligible to graduate from a licensing board-approved RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program; or(B) Has graduated from a foreign RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program that:(i) has been approved by the authorized accrediting body in the applicable country; and(ii) has been verified by an independent credentials review agency to be comparable to a licensing board-approved prelicensure education program;
(A) Has graduated or is eligible to graduate from a licensing board-approved RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program; or
(B) Has graduated from a foreign RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program that:(i) has been approved by the authorized accrediting body in the applicable country; and(ii) has been verified by an independent credentials review agency to be comparable to a licensing board-approved prelicensure education program;
(i) has been approved by the authorized accrediting body in the applicable country; and
(ii) has been verified by an independent credentials review agency to be comparable to a licensing board-approved prelicensure education program;
(3) Has graduated from a foreign prelicensure education program, if not taught in English, or if English is not the individual’s native language, successfully passed an English proficiency examination that includes the components of reading, speaking, writing and listening;
(4) Has successfully passed an NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN Examination or recognized predecessor, as applicable;
(5) Is eligible for or holds an active, unencumbered license;
(6) Has submitted, in connection with an application for initial licensure or licensure by endorsement, fingerprints or other biometric data for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the agency responsible for retaining the state’s criminal records;
(7) Has not been convicted or found guilty, or has entered into an agreed disposition, of a felony offense under applicable state or federal criminal law;
(8) Has not been convicted or found guilty, or has entered into an agreed disposition, of a misdemeanor offense related to the practice of nursing as determined on a case-by-case basis;
(9) Is not currently enrolled in an alternative program;
(10) Is subject to self-disclosure requirements regarding current participation in an alternative program; and
(11) Has a valid United States Social Security number.
(d) All party states may, in accordance with existing state due process law, take adverse action against a nurse’s multistate licensure privilege, such as revocation, suspension, probation or any other action that affects a nurse’s authorization to practice under a multistate licensure privilege, including cease and desist actions. If a party state takes action, it shall promptly notify the administrator of the coordinated licensure information system. The administrator of the coordinated licensure information system shall promptly notify the home state of any such actions by remote states.
(e) A nurse practicing in a party state must comply with the state practice laws of the state in which the client is located at the time service is provided. The practice of nursing is not limited to patient care but includes all nursing practice as defined by the state practice laws of the party state in which the client is located. The practice of nursing in a party state under a multistate licensure privilege subjects a nurse to the jurisdiction of the licensing board, the courts and the laws of the party state in which the client is located at the time service is provided.
(f) 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, the single-state license granted to these individuals does not grant the privilege to practice nursing in any other party state. Nothing in this Compact affects the requirements established by a party state for the issuance of a single-state license.
(g) Any nurse holding a home state multistate license, on the effective date of this Compact, may retain and renew the multistate license issued by the nurse’s then-current home state, if:(1) A nurse, who changes primary state of residence after this Compact’s effective date, meets all section 113(c), Article 3(c) requirements to obtain a multistate license from a new home state.(2) A nurse who fails to satisfy the multistate licensure requirements in section 113(c), Article 3(c) due to a disqualifying event occurring after this Compact’s effective date, shall be ineligible to retain or renew a multistate license, and the nurse’s multistate license must be revoked or deactivated in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (“Commission”).
(1) A nurse, who changes primary state of residence after this Compact’s effective date, meets all section 113(c), Article 3(c) requirements to obtain a multistate license from a new home state.
(2) A nurse who fails to satisfy the multistate licensure requirements in section 113(c), Article 3(c) due to a disqualifying event occurring after this Compact’s effective date, shall be ineligible to retain or renew a multistate license, and the nurse’s multistate license must be revoked or deactivated in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (“Commission”).