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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 ...
Nurse Licensure Compact (33 states) [29] Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate CompAct (REPLICA, or EMS Compact; 20 states) [30] Western States Pact (California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Washington) [31] Eastern States Multi-state Council (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware) [32]
The Health Care Compact is a proposed interstate compact – which is simply an agreement between two or more US states that is consented to by the United States Congress – that places authority and responsibility for healthcare regulation to the member states (except for military healthcare, which will remain federal), and provides the funds to the states to fulfill that responsibility."
Oct. 25—Practicing physicians in New Mexico can get their student loans repaid by state and federal programs. It's an effort to address the health care worker shortage in New Mexico and ...
It serves as a collaborative body for state boards of nursing, facilitating communication and action on public health and safety matters. One of the core functions of the NCSBN is the development and administration of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), a standardized exam required for nurse licensure in most jurisdictions ...
Feb. 2—The University of New Mexico's highest-rated college has a new leader. Rosario Medina, who works in the University of Colorado system, will be the next dean of the UNM College of Nursing.
Recent unannounced inspections of nursing homes across New Mexico found at least one violation in 88% of them, authorities said Wednesday. State health officials said just 11 of the 91 assisted ...
Nurse licensure is the process by which various regulatory bodies, usually a Board of Nursing, regulate the practice of nursing within its jurisdiction. The primary purpose of nurse licensure is to grant permission to practice as a nurse after verifying the applicant has met minimal competencies to safely perform nursing activities within nursing's scope of practice.