Latest News News See All News /about/news/all-news.page ncsbn news [x-request-id] = [613d62d2b1f23e0b33fce81e90c489b6] [referer] = [https://ncsbn.org/current.htm] [x-forwarded-for] = [10.1.98.4] [accept] = [*/*] [via] = [1.1 google] [x-real-ip] = [35.191.19.136] [x-forwarded-scheme] = [https] [x-original-forwarded-for] = [18.188.69.167,34.144.206.224] [x-cloud-trace-context] = [4378b7ddd3294472ced7818e6d485fdc/17245732991227890605] [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 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 en_US lxcgjomg /default/main/NCSBN true ncsbn/News manual 2024-09-10 10:05:40 /default/main/NCSBN/STAGING 2024-09-09 14:33:14 en_US templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/ncsbn-award-ceremony-honors-outstanding-nurse-regulators.xml templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/ncsbn-award-ceremony-honors-outstanding-nurse-regulators.xml /default/main/NCSBN/WORKAREA/default lxcgjomg 2024-09-09 14:33:14 lxcgjomg lxcgjomg templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/ncsbn-award-ceremony-honors-outstanding-nurse-regulators.xml lxcgjomg 2024-09-10 14:31:00 /default/main/NCSBN News Release lxcgjomg lxcgjomg 1725979087960 2024-09-10 10:05:40 /default/main/NCSBN/WORKAREA/default/templatedata/ncsbn/News/data/2024/ncsbn-award-ceremony-honors-outstanding-nurse-regulators.xml ncsbn-2024-award-ceremony-honors-outstanding-nurse-regulators lxcgjomg lxcgjomg 1 NCSBN Award Ceremony Honors Outstanding Nurse Regulators News Release 2024-09-10 14:31:00 /sites/ncsbn/news/news-releases.page /templatedata/ncsbn/Vertical-Navigation/data/news.xml <p>NCSBN recognized its dedicated and exceptional membership and guests at its annual awards ceremony during the NCSBN Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly, held in Chicago, Aug. 28-30, 2024.</p> /images/2025-Awards-news.png yes yes <p>CHICAGO &ndash;&ndash; NCSBN recognized its dedicated and exceptional membership and guests at its annual awards ceremony during the NCSBN Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly, held in Chicago, Aug. 28-30, 2024.</p> <p>Specific award recipients include:</p> <p><strong>Jay Douglas, MSM, RN, CSAC, FRE,&nbsp;</strong>executive director, Virginia Board of Nursing, was honored with the prestigious R. Louise McManus Award. Individuals receiving this award have made sustained and significant contributions through the highest commitment and dedication to the mission and vision of NCSBN.</p> <p><strong>Sue Tedford,&nbsp;MNSc, APRN,</strong>&nbsp;executive director, Arkansas State Board of Nursing, received the Meritorious Service Award, which is granted to a member for significant contributions to the mission and vision of NCSBN.</p> <p><strong>Victoria Record,&nbsp;EdD, MS, RN, AGPCNP-BC, CNE</strong>, board member, New York State Board of Nursing, and <strong>Patricia Towler,</strong> board staff, Nevada State Board of Nursing, each received the Exceptional Contribution Award, which is given for significant contribution by a member who is not a president or executive officer and has demonstrated support of NCSBN&rsquo;s mission.</p> <p>The&nbsp;<strong>British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives&nbsp;</strong>was awarded the Regulatory Achievement Award that recognizes the member board or associate member that has made an identifiable, significant contribution to the mission and vision of NCSBN in promoting public policy related to the safe and effective practice of nursing in the interest of public welfare.</p> <p>In addition, service awards were given to the following executive officers of nursing regulatory bodies (NRBs):</p> <p><strong>Five Years</strong></p> <ul> <li>Roberta Hills, PhD, RN, program director, Colorado Board of Nursing</li> <li>Zennia Pecina, MSN, RN, executive officer, Guam Board of Nurse Examiners</li> <li>Roca Sablan, RN, board chairperson, Northern Mariana Islands Board of Nursing</li> <li>Carmen Vanterpool-Romney, RN, CPM, executive officer, Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure</li> <li>Cindy Smith, MSN, RN, executive director, College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan</li> </ul> <p><strong>About NCSBN</strong></p> <p>Empowering and supporting nursing regulators across the world in their mandate to protect the public, NCSBN is an independent, not-for-profit organization. As a global leader in regulatory excellence, NCSBN champions regulatory solutions to borderless health care delivery, agile regulatory systems and nurses practicing to the full scope of their education, experience and expertise. A world leader in test development and administration, NCSBN&rsquo;s NCLEX Exams are internationally recognized as the preeminent nursing examinations.</p> <p>NCSBN&rsquo;s membership is comprised of the nursing regulatory bodies (NRBs) in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories. There are nine exam user members and 21 associate members that are either NRBs or empowered regulatory authorities from other countries or territories.</p> <p>The statements and opinions expressed are those of NCSBN and not individual members.</p> NCSBN Award Ceremony Honors Outstanding Nurse Regulators 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. Awards NCSBN Organization FALSE yes

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Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators Elects 2025 Executive Committee Members in Special Elections

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 to two-year terms in two separate special elections.

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Attention: Nurses Who Wish to Help in Hurricane Efforts

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Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators Elects 2025 Executive Committee

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.

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NCSBN recognized its dedicated and exceptional membership and guests at its annual awards ceremony during the NCSBN Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly, held in Chicago, Aug. 28-30, 2024.

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