The approval comes as the state takes the first steps to implement the Nurse Licensure Compact – an agreement it has with 40 other states that allows registered nurses, licensed practical nurses ...

In this editorial, the complex issue of the Nurse Licensure Compact was presented in an overly simplified way. Yes, we are facing a nursing shortage in Alaska and in the rest of the country.

Health care professionals in Texas are advocating for a policy that would add the state to interstate agreements allowing ...

In 2025, our state lawmakers must support New Yorkers’ access to care by passing legislation that permits New York to join the Nurse Licensure Compact. Advertisement Article continues below this ...

Massachusetts will soon start allowing nurses licensed in other states to work here without needing an additional license. Nurses licensed in 42 other states and jurisdictions will be eligible to ...

The compact allows registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VNs) to have one multistate license, with the ability to practice in person or via telehealth, in both ...

Legislation was introduced last month for the state to join the Nurse Licensure Compact — a mutual reciprocity agreement between states to give nurses in one state the authorization to work in ...

For three consecutive sessions, efforts to join a licensure compact for nurses have stalled. The holdup may lie in a standoff between unions and industry. As of Jan. 1, 2024, there were more than ...