UPDATE: July 22, 2019 On Friday, July 19, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill approving state’s participation in the multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact, becoming the 34th state to join the eNLC. The implementation date is still to be determined. The New Jersey State Nurses Association voiced their support for joining the compact […]
In an effort to modernize their services for prospective and current nurses, the Nevada State Board of Nursing officially launched their cloud-based Nevada Nurse Portal this summer. The new service provides a confidential and paper-free way for nurses to manage, update and see the status of their Nevada license online at any time, according to the […]
Update, February 19, 2019 at 9:50 a.m. CST: The projected implementation date for Louisiana has changed from December 1, 2018, to July 1, 2019. Original article: Louisiana legislators passed Senate Bill 202 last Thursday, making Louisiana the 31st state to enter the Enhanced Nursing Licensure Compact, according to a Louisiana State Board of Nursing press release. The […]
Kansas lawmakers passed HB 2496 at the end of March, which will allow the state to join the Enhanced Nursing Licensure Compact and begin issuing multi-state nursing licenses next year. The bill passed with almost unanimous support in the Kansas House and Senate and was signed into law Tuesday afternoon by Gov. Jeff Coyler. Happy […]
More than a month has passed since five new states–Florida, Oklahoma, Wyoming, West Virginia and Georgia–joined the Enhanced Nursing Licensure Compact, which allowed these states to issue compact nursing licenses to new and practicing nurses. Nursing and licensure boards in these states are working to meet the demand for compact nursing licenses by adapting their […]
The governors of New Mexico and Colorado signed legislation that adds their states to the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC), just one day ahead of the nationwide implementation deadline. This allows nurses with compact nursing licenses from each of those states to practice in any of the other eNLC member states without needing an in-state […]
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing implemented the enhanced Nursing Licensure Compact on January 19 this year. On that day, five new states joined the compact. For those who already had compact nursing licenses that means you now have five more states where you can practice without having to get an in-state license: […]
UPDATE: Governors in New Mexico and Colorado signed legislation to join the eNLC just ahead of the implementation deadline. The eNLC implementation launches January 19, 2018, bringing a number of changes to the multi-state licensure compact. Although some changes may seem minimal, many nurses may be disrupted. While the reason for these changes is interesting, most […]
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