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Nurse
Licensure Compact Action Page
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Nurse licensure rules
and regulations were formed when nursing was
practiced primarily within the boundaries of one or
two states. With the development of managed care,
tele-health and mobile populations, nurses are
frequently required to work with patients who travel
or reside across multiple state lines. Unlike
drivers licenses, many state nursing licenses are
not recognized by other states. (CMSA website, 2007)
The
Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is a mutual
recognition model for nurse licensure. This 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) that also belong to
the Compact. Practice is still subject to each
state's practice law and regulation. However, in
today's increasingly electronic world, this mutual
recognition model allows a nurse to practice across
state lines without the administrative burden of
obtaining licensure in multiple states.
There
are currently
20 states
participating in the Compact and two more states
pending implementation in 2007. CMSA has undertaken
an effort to "seek a mutual recognition of nurse
licensures within all States and remove regulatory
barriers to increase access to safe nursing
care". For 2007,
CMSA is directing its primary efforts to have this
legislation introduced in states that have not
joined the Compact. For
this inaugural effort to be successful WE NEED THE
SUPPORT OF MEMBERS LIKE YOU!
Key Recipients
In
addition to the primary addressee for your letter,
it is important to send copies (fax/email
preferred when available) to other recipients as cc's at the
end of your letter. The following people are
important to include:
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NCSBN |
Kristin Hellquist
Director Policy and Government Relations
NCSBN
111 E. Wacker Dr, Ste 2900
Chicago, Illinois 60601-4277
Email:
khellquist@ncsbn.org
Fax: 312.279.1032
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CMSA |
Cheri Lattimer, RN, BSN
Executive Director
CMSA
6301 Ranch Dr
Little Rock, AR 72223
Email:
cmsa@cmsa.org
Fax: 501.221.9068
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Margaret Leonard
CMSA Public Policy Chair
Hudson Health Plan
303 S. Broadway, Ste 321
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Fax: 914.524.7661
Email:
mleonard@hudsonhealthplan.org
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Massachusetts
State Board of
Registration in Nursing |
Rula
Harb,
MS, RN
Executive Director
MA Board of Registration in Nursing
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
239 Causeway St, Second Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Fax:
617-973-0984
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Feedback to the Chapter
Once
you send your letter(s) of support for the Nurse
License Compact, please take a
moment to let the Chapter office know
you have taken action by filling in this brief form (click
here).
Important links
CMSA Official Position
Statement
CMSA Multi State Nursing
Licensure Resources
National Council of State
Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
NLC Contact List
(includes Boards of Registration in Nursing
for all states)
State Nursing Association
Contact List
Instructions for saving letter template
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Click
on the letter link (you will find link in the
webpage above)
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Click
on FILE menu
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Select
Save As
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Select location where you wish to save the document
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Close
the document window
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Double click on the document icon where you saved
the document
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This
will open the document in Word (or your preferred
word processing software) where you may edit the
content to your preference
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Once
you finish customizing your letter, save it, print
it, and most of all mail it!
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Be
sure to send along notification to the chapter
office so we can update CMSA as to how many letters
are being sent. The feedback form is
here.
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Next steps?
CMSNE
will provide additional instructions and support. If
you have any questions or comments, contact the
Chapter office.
This page was last updated on
08/01/2007.
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