Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) And Advanced Practice License
The Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) allows nurses the ability to quickly obtain their advanced practice license in any participating NLC state.
As of January 19, 2018, the new and improved Enhanced Nursing Licensure Compact (eNLC) will be in effect. Nurses who currently hold a NLC state license will need to ensure their state of practice is still a part of the new eNLC. Nurses with an active license in one of the states under the eNLC will be grandfathered into the new program. If your state of practice is no longer a part of the eNLC, you will need to obtain a single state license in order to continue practicing.
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Original NLC States
There are 25 states currently participating in the Original NLC.
Map of States In the Enhanced NLC (Jan. 19, 2018)
States New to the eNLC
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
States With Pending eNLC Legislation
- Michigan – HB 4938
- New Jersey – SB 103 and AB 3917
NLC States Without Pending Legislation for the eNLC
- Rhode Island
Requirements For ENLC States
The Commission has developed 11 uniform licensure requirements for a multistate license:
- Meets the requirements for licensure in their state of residency
- Has graduated from a board-approved education program OR has graduated from an international education program (approved by the authorized accrediting body in the applicable country and verified by an independent credentials review agency)
- Has passed an English proficiency exam (applies to graduates of an international education program not taught English or if English is not the individual’s native language)
- Has passed an NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN Examination or predecessor exam
- Is eligible for or holds an active, unencumbered license
- Has completed state and federal fingerprint-based criminal background checks
- Has no state or federal felony convictions
- Has no misdemeanor convictions related to the practice of nursing
- Is not currently a participant in an alternative program
- Is required to self-disclose current participation in an alternative program
- Has a valid United States Social Security number
An applicant must meet each of the above requirements in order to apply for the eNLC. These requirements are specific only to the eNLC and were developed in hopes that all states would eventually join the eNLC.
Source: https://www.ncsbn.org/ULRs_1_19_18.pdf
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