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 ...

Amy Milson estimates she lost up to $15,600 in income while waiting for the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing to approve her license. Milson, a nurse of 32 years, moved with her husband from Missouri to ...

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) ...

Pennsylvania became the 43rd state to join the Nurse Licensure Compact. The law will go into effect July 7, allowing registered nurses and licensed practical and vocational nurses in Pennsylvania to ...

Connecticut has officially implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact, allowing eligible nurses to practice in 43 jurisdictions with one multi-state license. The compact took effect Oct. 1 in Connecticut ...

A federal health care improvement program is putting new pressure on Alaska legislators to revive stalled efforts to ease licensing for out-of-state nurses by joining what’s known as an interstate ...

On November 20, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy signed into law new legislation that brings Massachusetts into the Nurse Licensure Compact. This law aims to address the critical issue of ...

NLCs are 'one tool in the toolbox' for broader workforce discussions, NCSBN official says. Nurse Licensure Compacts (NLCs) may be “one tool in the toolbox” to help ease chronic nursing shortages ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The state of Connecticut Thursday joined a multistate licensure compact, allowing nurses to practice in 43 participating states and territories, according to Gov. Ned Lamont ...

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ST. PAUL — Sen. Carla Nelson, R-Rochester, sits down to talk about her support for putting Minnesota's nursing licensure program on par with most other U.S. states, allowing nurses to become eligible ...