Latest News News See All News /about/news/all-news.page ncsbn news [x-request-id] = [4ba77fe3156cef5661707ecb80a2fc0a] [referer] = [https://ncsbn.org/current.htm] [cookie] = [JSESSIONID=0B3A44F8B6736F680B2E42C1DB27B034] [x-forwarded-for] = [10.1.100.15] [accept] = [*/*] [via] = [1.1 google] [x-real-ip] = [35.191.29.89] [x-forwarded-scheme] = [https] [x-original-forwarded-for] = [3.142.54.169,34.144.206.224] [x-cloud-trace-context] = [2f15108e6bd99122d811ec29359da6ea/9462040403225315100] [host] = [lsds] [connection] = [close] [x-scheme] = [https] [accept-encoding] = [gzip, br, zstd, deflate] [user-agent] = [Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)] about/news 4 en_US m4f7hl59 /default/main/NCSBN true ncsbn/News manual 2025-01-16 10:27:28 /default/main/NCSBN/STAGING 2025-01-16 10:26:12 en_US templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2025/the-nurse-licensure-compact-nlc-celebrates-milestone-anniversary-in-2025.xml templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2025/the-nurse-licensure-compact-nlc-celebrates-milestone-anniversary-in-2025.xml /default/main/NCSBN/WORKAREA/default m4f7hl59 2025-01-16 10:26:12 m4f7hl59 m4f7hl59 templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2025/the-nurse-licensure-compact-nlc-celebrates-milestone-anniversary-in-2025.xml m4f7hl59 2025-01-16 10:23:00 /default/main/NCSBN News Release m4f7hl59 m4f7hl59 2025-01-16 10:27:28 /default/main/NCSBN/WORKAREA/default/templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2025/the-nurse-licensure-compact-nlc-celebrates-milestone-anniversary-in-2025.xml the-nlc-celebrates-milestone-anniversary-in-2025 m4f7hl59 m4f7hl59 1 The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Celebrates Milestone Anniversary in 2025 News Release 2025-01-16 10:23:00 /sites/ncsbn/about/news.page /templatedata/ncsbn/Vertical-Navigation/data/about-ncsbn.xml <p>The NLC is celebrating 25 years of multistate mobility and greater access to care. Implemented in 2000, the NLC has successfully reduced regulatory barriers to cross-border nursing practice.</p> /images/news/25NLCanniversary-NewsUpdate.png yes yes <p>The NLC is celebrating 25 years of multistate mobility and greater access to care. Implemented in 2000, the NLC has successfully reduced regulatory barriers to cross-border nursing practice.</p> <p>The NLC allows registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VNs) to have one multistate license, with the ability to practice in person or electronically in both their home state and other NLC states.&nbsp;Licensure requirements are aligned in NLC states for those nurses applying for a multistate license. Requirements include submitting to a federal and state fingerprint-based criminal background check, passing the NCLEX Examination, and having no encumbrances.</p> <p>Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (ICNLCA) Chair Pamela C. Zickafoose, EdD, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CNE, FRE, executive director, Delaware Board of Nursing, said, &ldquo;This is a momentous historic occasion as we celebrate the first 25 years of the NLC! As the first professional license compact, the NLC has repeatedly demonstrated its value. The compact works well because of the collaboration between the member states, the support of NCSBN and the leadership of the Commission.&rdquo;</p> <p>There are currently <a href="https://nursecompact.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">43 NLC members</a>. Alaska, American Samoa, California, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Northern Mariana Island and Oregon have yet to join the NLC.</p> <p>&ldquo;The NLC is the multistate model of licensure that has informed and inspired the health care compacts that have followed. It has been of great assistance to regulators, nurses, patients, and to military families, earning the formal support of the U.S. Department of Defense,&rdquo; notes NCSBN CEO Phil Dickison,&nbsp;PhD, RN. &ldquo;The NLC also provides the best possible preparation in the event of emergencies, natural disasters and national events because a workforce that is already vetted and immediately available can be called upon.&rdquo;</p> <p><strong>About the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (ICNLCA)<br /></strong>The ICNLCA facilitates cross border nursing practice through the implementation of the nationally recognized, multistate license, the NLC. The ICNLCA enhances nurse mobility and public protection through maintaining uniform licensure standards among party state boards of nursing; promoting cooperation and collaboration between party states, facilitating the exchange of data and information between party states; and educating stakeholders. The ICNLCA is a quasi-governmental and joint public agency of the party states created and established on July 20, 2017. The Executive Committee is the seven-member elected leadership of the ICNLCA.</p> <p><strong>About the NLC<br /></strong>The NLC allows for RNs and LPN/VNs to have one multistate license, with the ability to practice in person or via telehealth in both their home state and other NLC states. There are 43 jurisdictions that are members of the NLC. Licensing standards are aligned in NLC states, so all nurses applying for a multistate license are required to meet the same standards, which include a federal and state criminal background check that will be conducted for all applicants for multistate licensure.</p> <p>The NLC also enables nurses to provide telehealth nursing services to patients located across the country without having to obtain additional licenses. In the event of a disaster, nurses from multiple states can easily respond to supply vital services. Additionally, almost every nurse, including primary care nurses, case managers, transport nurses, school and hospice nurses, among many others, needs to routinely cross state boundaries to provide the public with access to nursing services, and a multistate license facilitates this process.</p> The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Celebrates Milestone Anniversary in 2025 The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing. Compacts FALSE yes SearchSection_News, SearchSection_Policy /images/news/25NLCanniversary-NewsUpdate.png en_US lxcgk89f /default/main/NCSBN true ncsbn/News manual 2024-12-05 15:29:34 /default/main/NCSBN/STAGING 2024-12-05 15:21:10 en_US templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/interstate-commission-of-nurse-licensure-compact-administrators-elects-2025-executive-committee-members-in-special-elections.xml templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/interstate-commission-of-nurse-licensure-compact-administrators-elects-2025-executive-committee-members-in-special-elections.xml /default/main/NCSBN/WORKAREA/default lxcgk89f 2024-12-05 15:21:10 lxcgk89f lxcgk89f templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/interstate-commission-of-nurse-licensure-compact-administrators-elects-2025-executive-committee-members-in-special-elections.xml lxcgk89f 2024-12-05 15:13:00 /default/main/NCSBN News Release lxcgk89f lxcgk89f 2024-12-05 15:29:34 /default/main/NCSBN/WORKAREA/default/templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/interstate-commission-of-nurse-licensure-compact-administrators-elects-2025-executive-committee-members-in-special-elections.xml interstate-commission-of-nurse-licensure-compact-administrators-elects-2025-executive-committee-members-in-special-elections lxcgk89f lxcgk89f 1 Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators Elects 2025 Executive Committee Members in Special Elections News Release 2024-12-05 15:13:00 /sites/ncsbn/news/news-releases.page /templatedata/ncsbn/Vertical-Navigation/data/news.xml <p>The Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (ICNLCA), the governing body of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), announces new members of its&nbsp;Executive Committee, elected to two-year terms in two separate special elections.</p> /images/news-nlc-special-election.png yes yes <p>CHICAGO &ndash; The Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (ICNLCA), the governing body of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), announces new members of its <a href="https://nursecompact.com/about/commission.page#executive-committee">Executive Committee</a>, elected to two-year terms in two separate special elections:</p> <p><strong>Elected Dec. 5, 2024:</strong></p> <p><strong>Member-at-Large&nbsp;</strong><br />Kelly Jenkins, MSN, RN, NE-BC, NLC Commissioner, Kentucky, and executive director, Kentucky Board of Nursing<br />Term expires: Sept. 30, 2026</p> <p><strong>Elected Nov. 5, 2024:</strong></p> <p><strong>Vice Chair</strong><br />Sherry Richardson, MSN, RN, NLC Commissioner, Tennessee, and executive director, Tennessee Board of Nursing<br />Term expires: Sept. 30, 2026</p> <p><strong>Member-at-Large&nbsp;</strong><br />Crystal Tillman, DNP, RN, CNP, FRE, NLC Commissioner, North Carolina, and chief executive officer, North Carolina Board of Nursing<br />Term expires: Sept. 30, 2026</p> <p>Other current members of the NLC Executive Committee include:</p> <p><strong>Chair</strong><br />Pamela C. Zickafoose, EdD, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CNE, FRE, NLC Commissioner, Delaware, and executive director, Delaware Board of Nursing<br />Term expires: Sept. 30, 2025</p> <p><strong>Treasurer</strong><br />Samuel Delp, PhD, MPA, NLC Commissioner, Colorado, and division director, DORA/Colorado Board of Nursing<br />Term expires: Sept. 30, 2026</p> <p><strong>Member-at-Large&nbsp;</strong><br />Mary E. Fortier, EdD, RN, CNL, NLC Commissioner, New Jersey, and executive director, New Jersey Board of Nursing<br />Term expires: Sept. 30, 2026<br /><br /><strong>Member-at-Large</strong><br />Linda Young, MS, RN, FRE, NLC Commissioner, South Dakota, and executive director, South Dakota Board of Nursing<br />Term expires: Sept. 30, 2025</p> <p><strong>About the ICNLCA</strong><br />The ICNLCA facilitates cross border nursing practice through the implementation of the nationally recognized, multistate license, the NLC. The ICNLCA enhances nurse mobility and public protection through maintaining uniform licensure standards among party state boards of nursing; promoting cooperation and collaboration between party states; facilitating the exchange of data and information between party states; and educating stakeholders. The ICNLCA is a governmental and joint public agency of the party states created and established on July 20, 2017. The Executive Committee is the seven-member elected leadership of the ICNLCA.<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>About the NLC</strong><br />The NLC allows for 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 their home state and other NLC states. There are 43 members of the NLC. Licensing standards are aligned in NLC states, so all nurses applying for a multistate license are required to meet the same standards, which include a federal and state criminal background check that will be conducted for all applicants for multistate licensure.<br />&nbsp;<br />The NLC also enables nurses to provide telehealth nursing services to patients located across the country without having to obtain additional licenses. In the event of a disaster, nurses from multiple states can easily respond to supply vital services. Additionally, almost every nurse, including primary care nurses, case managers, transport nurses, school and hospice nurses, among many others, needs to routinely cross state boundaries to provide the public with access to nursing services, and a multistate license facilitates this process.<br />&nbsp;<br />For more information, contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:nursecompact@ncsbn.org">nursecompact@ncsbn.org</a>&nbsp;or visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncsbn.org/nurse-licensure-compact.htm">www.nlc.gov</a>.</p> Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators Elects 2025 Executive Committee Members in Special Elections The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing. Compacts, NCSBN Organization, Nurse Licensure Compact FALSE yes en_US lxcgjrvr /default/main/NCSBN true ncsbn/News manual 2024-11-12 13:48:58 /default/main/NCSBN/STAGING 2024-10-02 15:13:44 en_US templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/attention-nurses-who-wish-to-help-in-hurricane-helene-efforts.xml templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/attention-nurses-who-wish-to-help-in-hurricane-helene-efforts.xml /default/main/NCSBN/WORKAREA/default lxcgjrvr 2024-10-02 15:13:44 lxcgjrvr lxcgjrvr templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/attention-nurses-who-wish-to-help-in-hurricane-helene-efforts.xml lxcgjrvr 2024-11-08 15:08:00 /default/main/NCSBN News Update lxcgjrvr lxcgjrvr 1730404292031 2024-11-12 13:48:58 /default/main/NCSBN/WORKAREA/default/templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/attention-nurses-who-wish-to-help-in-hurricane-helene-efforts.xml attention-nurses-who-wish-to-help-in-hurricane-helene-efforts lxcgjrvr lxcgjrvr 1 Attention: Nurses Who Wish to Help in Hurricane Efforts News Update 2024-11-08 15:08:00 /sites/ncsbn/news/news-releases.page /templatedata/ncsbn/Vertical-Navigation/data/news.xml <p>Hurricanes Helene and Milton have wreaked devastating havoc across several states and there are communities in need. Nurses looking to help can find resources here.</p> /images/news/Hurricane_720x480.png no yes <p>As NCSBN receives further information, we will continue to update this page:</p> <p><strong>Georgia<br /></strong>In response to the state of emergency declared by Gov. Kemp, the Georgia Board of Nursing <a href="https://sos.ga.gov/georgia-board-nursing">implemented a policy</a> that permits licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and registered nurses (RNs) with active, unencumbered licenses from other states to practice in recognized health care systems in Georgia, including public health, during emergencies or disasters. If you have any questions, contact the Georgia Board of Nursing at <a href="mailto:nursing@sos.ga.gov">nursing@sos.ga.gov</a>.</p> <p><strong>North Carolina<br /></strong>Licensed out-of-state nurses who would like to volunteer to help North Carolina disaster victims can find information on how to help on the <a href="https://ncbon.com/faq-disaster-relief-north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Carolina Board of Nursing's website</a>. Nurses holding an active, unrestricted single-state license in any jurisdiction can practice in North Carolina by applying for a free, temporary emergency license. Waivers for LPNs, RNs, Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse Midwives have been implemented. <a href="https://www.ncbon.com/hurricane-helene-emergency-waivers">Learn more about the waivers</a>.&nbsp;</p> Attention: Nurses Who Wish to Help in Hurricane Efforts The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing. FALSE yes en_US lxcgjrjh /default/main/NCSBN true ncsbn/News manual 2024-10-01 13:25:40 /default/main/NCSBN/STAGING 2024-10-01 11:10:42 en_US templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/interstate-commission-of-nurse-licensure-compact-administrators-elects-2025-executive-committee.xml templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/interstate-commission-of-nurse-licensure-compact-administrators-elects-2025-executive-committee.xml /default/main/NCSBN/WORKAREA/default lxcgjrjh 2024-10-01 11:10:42 lxcgjrjh lxcgjrjh templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/interstate-commission-of-nurse-licensure-compact-administrators-elects-2025-executive-committee.xml lxcgjrjh 2024-10-01 11:01:00 /default/main/NCSBN News Release lxcgjrjh lxcgjrjh 2024-10-01 13:25:40 /default/main/NCSBN/WORKAREA/default/templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/interstate-commission-of-nurse-licensure-compact-administrators-elects-2025-executive-committee.xml interstate-commission-of-nurse-licensure-compact-administrators-elects-2025-executive-committee lxcgjrjh lxcgjrjh 1 Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators Elects 2025 Executive Committee News Release 2024-10-01 11:01:00 /sites/ncsbn/news/news-releases.page /templatedata/ncsbn/Vertical-Navigation/data/news.xml <p>The Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (ICNLCA), the governing body of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), announces new members of its&nbsp;Executive Committee, elected Oct. 1, 2024 to two-year terms.</p> /images/news/news-nlc-commission.jpg yes yes <p>CHICAGO &ndash; The Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (ICNLCA), the governing body of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), announces new members of its Executive Committee, elected Oct. 1, 2024 to two-year terms:<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>Vice Chair</strong><br />Jenny Barnhouse, DNP, RN, executive director, Oklahoma Board of Nursing<br />Term expires: Sept. 30, 2026<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>Treasurer</strong><br />Samuel Delp, PhD, MPA, division director, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies<br />Term expires: Sept. 30, 2026<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>Member-at-Large&nbsp;</strong><br />Mary E. Fortier, EdD, RN, CNL, executive director, New Jersey Board of Nursing<br />Term expires: Sept. 30, 2026<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>Member-at-Large</strong><br />Sherry Richardson, MSN, RN, executive director, Tennessee Board of Nursing<br />Term expires: Sept. 30, 2026 (re-elected)<br />&nbsp;<br />The remaining members of the Executive Committee include:<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>Chair</strong><br />Pamela C. Zickafoose, EdD, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CNE, FRE, executive director, Delaware Board of Nursing<br />Term expires: Sept. 30, 2025<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>Member-at-Large</strong><br />Linda Young, MS, RN, FRE, executive director, South Dakota Board of Nursing<br />Term expires: Sept. 30, 2025</p> <p>A special election will be scheduled to fulfill the vacant Member-at-Large position created by Jenny Barnhouse&rsquo;s election to the office of Vice Chair.</p> <p><strong>About the ICNLCA</strong><br />The ICNLCA facilitates cross border nursing practice through the implementation of the nationally recognized, multistate license, the NLC. The ICNLCA enhances nurse mobility and public protection through maintaining uniform licensure standards among party state boards of nursing; promoting cooperation and collaboration between party states, facilitating the exchange of data and information between party states; and educating stakeholders. The ICNLCA is a quasi-governmental and joint public agency of the party states created and established on July 20, 2017. The Executive Committee is the seven-member elected leadership of the ICNLCA.<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>About the NLC</strong><br />The NLC allows for 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 their home state and other NLC states. Forty-two jurisdictions are presently members of the NLC. Licensing standards are aligned in NLC states, so all nurses applying for a multistate license are required to meet the same standards, which include a federal and state criminal background check that will be conducted for all applicants for multistate licensure.<br />&nbsp;<br />The NLC also enables nurses to provide telehealth nursing services to patients located across the country without having to obtain additional licenses. In the event of a disaster, nurses from multiple states can easily respond to supply vital services. Additionally, almost every nurse, including primary care nurses, case managers, transport nurses, school and hospice nurses, among many others, needs to routinely cross state boundaries to provide the public with access to nursing services, and a multistate license facilitates this process.<br />&nbsp;<br />For more information, contact <a href="mailto:nursecompact@ncsbn.org">nursecompact@ncsbn.org</a> or visit <a href="https://www.nlc.gov">www.nlc.gov</a>.</p> Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators Elects 2025 Executive Committee The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing. nlc, commission, executive committee, nurse licensure compact Compacts, NCSBN Organization, Nurse Licensure Compact FALSE yes

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