Hoping to ease the nursing shortage, Pennsylvania began allowing nurses who hold a multistate license to begin practicing in the state as of Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of State announced.

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 ...

Once again, Michigan’s heath care labor force and administrators are at odds. Legislation was introduced last month for the state to join the Nurse Licensure Compact — a mutual reciprocity agreement ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed a previous attempt in 2020. Legislation to allow Michigan RNs and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to hold multistate licenses through the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) ...

ST. PAUL — Sen. Carla Nelson, R-Rochester, sits down to talk about her support for putting Minnesota's nursing licensure program on par with most other U.S. states, allowing nurses to become eligible ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The state of Connecticut Thursday joined a multistate licensure compact, allowing nurses to practice in 43 participating states and territories, according to Gov. Ned Lamont ...

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 ...

YORK, Pa. — Pennsylvania will be able to recruit more out-of-state doctors and nurses with ease, thanks to a new multi-state licensure agreement. On Monday, the Shapiro administration announced that ...