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Meridians is NCSBN's learning and development program for professionals in regulation. Meridians offers on-demand courses, learning journeys and networking opportunities to help you succeed today and excel tomorrow.

This annual report covers the period from Oct. 1, 2024 to Sept. 30, 2025. The purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive overview of the activities, achievements and financial performance of the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (ICNLCA) throughout the report period. It provides a summary of recent accomplishments and a preview of what we will achieve as a commission in fiscal year 2026 (FY26).

The Loop is NCSBN’s member collaboration platform for committees and knowledge networks to connect with other group members and access resources for seamless collaboration.

The Loop is NCSBN's new member platform that is the living circuit of NCSBN membership, where documents flow, discussions spark, committees collaborate and professional knowledge builds on itself.​ When you are in the Loop, you are always connected to the conversations, resources and people that keep you at the forefront of nursing regulation.​

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Discover which states utilize Clean Slate laws, which allow some use or exception of criminal background information by licensing agencies, and which prohibit this use entirely. You will learn how Clean Slate laws may affect state participation in interstate compacts.

We will review common NLC topics that are frequently misunderstood. Topics include:

• the 60-day residency rule,
• conversion to a single-state license when there is a PTP action,
• when criminal background checks are required,
• defining encumbrance and expungement in relation to multistate license eligibility.