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The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is an agreement that allows mutual recognition (reciprocity) of a nursing license between member U.S. states ("compact states"). Enacted into law by the participating states, the NLC allows a nurse who is a legal resident of and possesses a nursing license in a compact state (their "home state") to practice in any of the other compact states (the "remote ...
In January 2025, health care professionals in the U.S. state of Oregon started a strike against Providence Health & Services. The striking workers are represented by the Oregon Nurses Association. [1] [2] [3] Senator Jeff Merkley speaking at an Oregon Nurses Association rally on January 11
Psychological Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT; 40 states, including Northern Mariana Islands and D.C.) [37] Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC; 32 states and Guam) [38] Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact (ALSPCompact; 32 states) [39] Occupational Therapy Compact (OT Compact; 30 states) [40] Counseling Compact (36 ...
This article will list state and local ballot measures which will be voted on during the 2025 calendar year. Six statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot as of January 26. According to Ballotpedia, the average number of statewide ballot measures held during each odd-numbered year was between 33 and 34. [1]
A report by McKinsey & Company shows the United States could see a shortage of 200,000 to 450,000 registered nurses, or RNs, for direct patient care as soon as 2025, potentially resulting in a 10 ...
The compact would no longer be in effect should the total number of electoral votes held by the participating states fall below the threshold required, which could occur due to withdrawal of one or more states, changes due to the decennial congressional re-apportionment, or an increase in the size of Congress, for example by admittance of a ...
Data from CMS show that 14% of the state’s 422 nursing facilities were cited for insufficient staffing in fiscal year 2023. That was more than double the national average, which was 5.9% ...
A coalition of 20 states is suing the Biden administration over a policy that mandates minimum staffing levels in nursing homes, arguing it will result in a mass shutdown of nursing homes and ...