I write in response to the April 13 ADN editorial board piece “Why won’t legislators act on a tool to ease Alaska’s nurse shortage?” In this editorial, the complex issue of the Nurse Licensure Compact ...

ST. PAUL — Amid a nursing shortage, Minnesota lawmakers on Monday, Feb. 21, renewed a push to let out-of-state nurses practice in the state without obtaining a Minnesota license. Republican senators, ...

With the benefit of the greatly expanded Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), nurses in most states (and some U.S. territories) have the flexibility of a portable license that allows for an easy process of ...

Pennsylvania became the 43rd state to join the Nurse Licensure Compact. The law will go into effect July 7, allowing registered nurses and licensed practical and vocational nurses in Pennsylvania to ...

The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) lets qualified nurses hold one multistate license to practice across participating states, streamlining mobility and reducing costs. While 40 states are active ...

For three consecutive sessions, efforts to join a licensure compact for nurses have stalled. The holdup may lie in a standoff between unions and industry. As of Jan. 1, 2024, there were more than ...

AARP agrees with the Anchorage Daily News’ April 13 editorial, “Why won’t legislators act on a tool to ease Alaska’s nurse shortage?” Alaska should pursue an “all of the above” solution to get more ...