Nursing Compact States 2025

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NLC State

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NLC State
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Alabama Flag
AlabamaYes
Arizona Flag
ArizonaYes
Arkansas Flag
ArkansasYes
Colorado Flag
ColoradoYes
Delaware Flag
DelawareYes
Florida Flag
FloridaYes
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaYes
Idaho Flag
IdahoYes
Indiana Flag
IndianaYes
Iowa Flag
IowaYes
Kansas Flag
KansasYes
Kentucky Flag
KentuckyYes
Louisiana Flag
LouisianaYes
Maine Flag
MaineYes
Maryland Flag
MarylandYes
Mississippi Flag
MississippiYes
Missouri Flag
MissouriYes
Montana Flag
MontanaYes
Nebraska Flag
NebraskaYes
New Hampshire Flag
New HampshireYes
New Jersey Flag
New JerseyYes
New Mexico Flag
New MexicoYes
North Carolina Flag
North CarolinaYes
North Dakota Flag
North DakotaYes
Ohio Flag
OhioYes
Oklahoma Flag
OklahomaYes
South Carolina Flag
South CarolinaYes
South Dakota Flag
South DakotaYes
Tennessee Flag
TennesseeYes
Texas Flag
TexasYes
Utah Flag
UtahYes
Vermont Flag
VermontYes
Virginia Flag
VirginiaYes
Washington Flag
WashingtonYes
West Virginia Flag
West VirginiaYes
Wisconsin Flag
WisconsinYes
Wyoming Flag
WyomingYes
Alaska Flag
AlaskaPendingSB 67
Illinois Flag
IllinoisPendingHB 4269 and HB 4531
Massachusetts Flag
MassachusettsPendingHB 1284 and SB163
Michigan Flag
MichiganPendingHB 4046
Minnesota Flag
MinnesotaPendingHB 2184 and SB 2302
New York Flag
New YorkPendingAB 4841, A 9007 and SB 8007
Pennsylvania Flag
PennsylvaniaPendingLaw passed and awaiting implementation as of 07/2023
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode IslandPendingHB 7155, HB 7268 and SB 2472
California Flag
CaliforniaNo
Connecticut Flag
ConnecticutNo
District of Columbia Flag
District of ColumbiaNo
Hawaii Flag
HawaiiNo
Nevada Flag
NevadaNo
Oregon Flag
OregonNo
  • The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), now called the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC), is an agreement among states to acknowledge one another’s enables a nurse to obtain a multi-state license that enables them to practice in any state that is part of the compact.
  • States marked Pending are those in which legislation is either currently being considered or has passed and is awaiting implementation.