PRACTICAL OR VOCATIONAL NURSING ISSUED BY A HOME STATE TO A RESIDENT IN
THAT STATE WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY EACH PARTY STATE AS AUTHORIZATION FOR A
MULTISTATE LICENSING PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE AS A LICENSED PRACTICAL OR
VOCATIONAL NURSE IN A PARTY STATE. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN OR RETAIN A LICENSE,
AN APPLICANT SHALL MEET THE HOME STATE'S QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE
AND LICENSE RENEWAL, AS WELL AS OTHER APPLICABLE STATE LAWS.

5.

PARTY STATES MAY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DUE PROCESS LAWS OF THAT
STATE, LIMIT OR REVOKE THE MULTISTATE LICENSING PRIVILEGE OF ANY NURSE
TO PRACTICE IN THE STATE AND MAY TAKE ANY OTHER ACTIONS UNDER THE
APPLICABLE STATE LAWS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
THE CITIZENS OF THE PARTY STATE. ALL PARTY STATES ARE AUTHORIZED TO TAKE
ACTIONS AGAINST THE NURSE'S PRIVILEGES, INCLUDING: SUSPENSION,
REVOCATION, PROBATION, OR ANY OTHER ACTION WHICH AFFECTS A NURSE'S
AUTHORIZATION TO PRACTICE. IF A PARTY STATE TAKES SUCH AN ACTION, IT SHALL
PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COORDINATED LICENSURE
INFORMATION SYSTEM. THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COORDINATED LICENSURE
SYSTEM SHALL PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE HOME STATE OF ANY SUCH ACTIONS BY
REMOTE STATES.

6.

(A) EVERY NURSE PRACTICING IN A PARTY STATE MUST COMPLY WITH THE
STATE PRACTICE LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PATIENT IS LOCATED AT THE
TIME THAT CARE IS RENDERED. IN ADDITION, THE PRACTICE OF NURSING IS NOT
LIMITED TO PATIENT CARE, BUT SHALL INCLUDE ALL PRACTICES OF NURSING, AS
DEFINED BY THE LAWS OF A PARTY STATE. THE PRACTICE OF NURSING WILL
SUBJECT A NURSE TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE NURSE LICENSING BOARD AND
THE COURTS, AS WELL AS THE LAWS OF THE PARTY STATE.

(B) THIS COMPACT DOES NOT AFFECT ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED
BY STATES FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING. HOWEVER, A
MULTISTATE LICENSING PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING GRANTED
BY A PARTY STATE SHALL BE RECOGNIZED BY OTHER PARTY STATES AS A LICENSE
TO PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING IF ONE IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW AS A
PRECONDITION FOR QUALIFYING FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE
AUTHORIZATION.

(C) INDIVIDUALS NOT RESIDING IN A PARTY STATE SHALL CONTINUE TO BE
ABLE TO APPLY FOR NURSE LICENSURE AS PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF EACH PARTY
STATE. HOWEVER, THE LICENSE GRANTED TO THE INDIVIDUALS MAY NOT BE
RECOGNIZED AS GRANTING THE PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE NURSING IN ANY OTHER
PARTY STATE UNLESS EXPLICITLY AGREED TO BY THAT PARTY STATE.