Nathan Manning voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Authorizes Ohio to Join the Nurse Licensure Compact
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes Ohio to join the Nurse Licensure Compact.
Establishes the states’ responsibility to protect the public’s health and safety (Article 1).
Authorizes a multistate license, issued by a home state, to practice as a registered nurse to a resident which can be recognized by each party state (Article 3A).
Requires states to implement procedures for considering criminal records of applicants for licensure (Article 3B).
Requires each party state to comply with the following for an applicant (Article 3C):
Meet the home state’s qualifications for licensure or renewal of licensure;
Has graduated from a licensing board-approved RN or LPN/VN education program;
Has successfully passed an NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN examination or recognized predecessor;
Holds or is eligible for an unencumbered license;
Has submitted fingerprints for the purpose of obtaining criminal records;
Has not been convicted or found guilty of a state or federal crime;
Is not currently enrolled in an alternative program; and
Has a valid U.S. Social Security number.
Authorizes a nurse to hold a multistate license, issued by the home state, in only one party state at a time (Article 4B).
Authorizes a licensing board to have the power for the following (Article 5A):
Take action against a nurse’s multistate licensure privilege;
Issue cease and desist orders or impose an encumbrance on a nurse’s authority to practice within that state;
Complete any pending investigations of a nurse who changes primary state of residence during the course of the investigations; and
Obtain and submit fingerprints to the FBI for criminal background checks;
Establishes a joint public entity known as the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (Article 7).
Requires the Commission to meet at least once during each calendar year (Article 7).
Requires the Commission to exercise rulemaking powers and make the rules binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment (Article 8).
Title: Authorizes Ohio to Join the Nurse Licensure Compact
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes Ohio to join the Nurse Licensure Compact.
Establishes the states’ responsibility to protect the public’s health and safety (Article 1).
Authorizes a multistate license, issued by a home state, to practice as a registered nurse to a resident which can be recognized by each party state (Article 3A).
Requires states to implement procedures for considering criminal records of applicants for licensure (Article 3B).
Requires each party state to comply with the following for an applicant (Article 3C):
Meet the home state’s qualifications for licensure or renewal of licensure;
Has graduated from a licensing board-approved RN or LPN/VN education program;
Has successfully passed an NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN examination or recognized predecessor;
Holds or is eligible for an unencumbered license;
Has submitted fingerprints for the purpose of obtaining criminal records;
Has not been convicted or found guilty of a state or federal crime;
Is not currently enrolled in an alternative program; and
Has a valid U.S. Social Security number.
Authorizes a nurse to hold a multistate license, issued by the home state, in only one party state at a time (Article 4B).
Authorizes a licensing board to have the power for the following (Article 5A):
Take action against a nurse’s multistate licensure privilege;
Issue cease and desist orders or impose an encumbrance on a nurse’s authority to practice within that state;
Complete any pending investigations of a nurse who changes primary state of residence during the course of the investigations; and
Obtain and submit fingerprints to the FBI for criminal background checks;
Establishes a joint public entity known as the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (Article 7).
Requires the Commission to meet at least once during each calendar year (Article 7).
Requires the Commission to exercise rulemaking powers and make the rules binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment (Article 8).
Title: Authorizes Ohio to Join the Nurse Licensure Compact