(2) THE DECISION OF A MAJORITY OF THE ARBITRATORS SHALL BE
FINAL AND BINDING.

8-7A-02.

JUDICIAL RE VIEW OF THE VALIDITY OF DISCIPLINE IN ANOTHER STATE AS SET
FORTH IN ARTICLE V OF THIS COMPACT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE ISSUE OF THE
IDENTITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS DISCIPLINED IN ANOTHER STATE.

8-7A-03.

(A) THIS NURSE MULTISTATE LICENSURE COMPACT MAY NOT NULLIFY ANY
OTHER PROVISION IN THIS TITLE OR ANY OTHER TITLE APPLICABLE TO THE
PRACTICE OF NURSING IN THE STATE.

(B) IN ANY INSTANCE WHERE THIS NURSE MULTISTATE LICENSURE
COMPACT IS SILENT AS TO AN ISSUE, THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE AND
ANY REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER THIS TITLE SHALL PREVAIL.

8-7A-04.

IN ADDITION TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES SET FORTH IN THIS TITLE, THE
BOARD SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS NURSE MULTISTATE LICENSURE COMPACT.

8-7A-05.

THIS NURSE MULTISTATE LICENSURE COMPACT:

(A) IS DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THE REGULATION OF NURSES, AND MAY NOT
RELIEVE EMPLOYERS FROM COMPLYING WITH CONTRACTUAL AND STATUTORILY
IMPOSED OBLIGATIONS; AND

(B) MAY NOT SUPERCEDE EXISTING STATE LABOR LAWS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the State Board of
Nursing shall conduct a study of the Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact to evaluate
the effectiveness and operability of the Compact. The Board shall report its findings, in
accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, to the House
Environmental Matters Committee and the Senate Economic and Environmental
Affairs Committee on or before November 1, 2004.

SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act may not take
effect until a substantially similar act is passed by at least one other state, as defined
in Article II (m) of this Compact.

SECTION 3. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to Section 2 of
this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 1999.