Feb. 21—OLYMPIA — A bill allowing Washington to join the interstate Nursing Licensure Compact passed the House Committee on Postsecondary Education and Workforce Friday. "We're prioritizing the areas ...

Sep. 5—Hoping to ease the nursing shortage, Pennsylvania began allowing nurses who hold a multistate license to begin practicing in the state as of Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of State ...

Pennsylvania on Tuesday became the latest state to join the nurse licensure compact, which is expected to aid efforts by Pennsylvania providers to recruit nurses. The addition of Pennsylvania means 41 ...

Gov. Ned Lamont signed the NLC into law on May 30, 2024, making Connecticut the 42nd jurisdiction to enact the NLC. The compact allows registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses ...

Chicago, Jan. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NLC is celebrating 25 years of multistate mobility and greater access to care. Implemented in 2000, the NLC has successfully reduced regulatory barriers ...

The Ocean State became the 39 th to enact the NLC. Rhode Island RNs and licensed practical nurses will now be able to have one multistate license, with the ability to practice in person or via ...

Once again, Michigan’s heath care labor force and administrators are at odds. Legislation was introduced last month for the state to join the Nurse Licensure Compact — a mutual reciprocity agreement ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed a previous attempt in 2020. Legislation to allow Michigan RNs and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to hold multistate licenses through the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) ...

I write in response to the April 13 ADN editorial board piece “Why won’t legislators act on a tool to ease Alaska’s nurse shortage?” In this editorial, the complex issue of the Nurse Licensure Compact ...

Healthcare facilities in Ohio could soon cast a wider net for potential nurses as the state prepares to enter a compact that would recognize nursing licenses from a multitude of other states. LIMA — ...