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THE COMPACT STATES RN AND AREAS OF JURISDICTION.Who is a compact states RN? Do you intend to be a traveler RN? Then there is some good news for you. But as international RN,you may need at least a year or two of US RN experience before embarking on this intriguing and rewarding career. NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT (NLC) STATES Four state boards of nursing (Texas, Utah, Maryland and Wisconsin) came together in 2000 to form Nurse Licensure Compact States.This enabled RN and LPN/VNS license holders from these member states to practice in any of the 4 states without having to apply for interstate license endorsement. Many other states followed suite bringing the total number of member NLC to 22 as of now.And there are a couple of state nursing boards working around the clock to become NCL members. By the NLC agreement, if you hold, say, a New Mexico RN license, you will be able to practice in any of the NLC member states.That is to say your license is 22 in 1. The rest of the 22 nursing boards which recognize and accept a license from any member state are as follows: 1) Arizona state board of nursing 2) Arkansas state board of nursing 3) Virginia board of nursing 4) Colorado board of nursing 5) Delaware board of nursing 6) Idaho board of nursing 7) Texas board of nursing 8) Iowa board of nursing 9) Kentucky board of nursing 10) Maine state board of nursing 11) Maryland board of nursing 12) Mississippi board of nursing 13) Nebraska board of nursing 14) New Hampshire board of nursing 15) North Carolina board of nursing 16) North Dakota board of nursing 17) South Carolina state board of nursing 18) South Dakota board of nursing 19) Tennessee state board of nursing 20) Utah state board of nursing, and 21) Wisconsin state board of nursing. The benefits of holding a license from any of the compact states are innumerable. You do not have to incur further expenses in trying to meet the requirements in securing a non-member state license. Any of those additional requirements will result in delays and extra costs. For your information, all but four states have the same board of nursing that regulates the affairs of the RN and LPN/VN. The states of California, Georgia, Louisiana and West Virginia have different boards for registered nurses and LPN/VNs.
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