Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
The nurse licensure compact allows a nurse to have one license (in his or her state of residency) and to practice in other states (both physical and electronic), subject to each state's practice law and regulation. Under mutual recognition, a nurse may practice across state lines unless otherwise restricted.
The states listed below are members of the Nurse Licensure Compact.
| Arizona |
|
7/1/2002 |
| Arkansas |
|
7/1/2000 |
| Delaware |
|
7/1/2000 |
| Idaho |
|
7/1/2001 |
| Iowa |
|
7/1/2000 |
| Kentucky |
|
6/1/2007 |
| Maine |
|
7/1/2001 |
| Maryland |
|
7/1/1999 |
| Mississippi |
|
7/1/2001 |
| Nebraska |
|
1/1/2001 |
| New Hampshire |
|
1/1/2006 |
| New Mexico |
|
1/1/2004 |
| North Carolina |
|
7/1/2000 |
| North Dakota |
|
1/1/2004 |
| South Carolina |
|
2/1/2006 |
| South Dakota |
|
1/1/2001 |
| Tennessee |
|
7/1/2003 |
| Texas |
|
1/1/2000 |
| Utah |
|
1/1/2000 |
| Virginia |
|
1/1/2005 |
| Wisconsin |
|
1/1/2000 |
If you have questions regarding NLC licensure, please contact your state board of nursing in your primary state of residence for specific requirements. For state board of nursing contact information, please click here.
States Pending NLC Implementation
| PENDING COMPACT STATES |
|
STATUS |
| Colorado |
|
10/1/07 |
| Rhode Island |
|
7/1/08 |
|
