Nurse license compact passes committee
House Bill 1417, which would allow Washington to join the interstate Nursing Licensure Compact, passed the House Committee on Postsecondary Education and Workforce Friday.
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As of January 2023, 39 states have enacted the Nurse Licensure Compact, allowing nurses to practice in other participating states without examination.
Interstate compacts allow individuals of certain professions to obtain a license and practice in a state other than the one they were originally licensed in, that is part of the compact, without examination.
OLYMPIA — A bill allowing Washington to join the interstate Nursing Licensure Compact passed the House Committee on Postsecondary Education and Workforce Friday.
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