EMPLOYER UPDATE: 2006

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EMPLOYER UPDATE 2006

• New Hampshire Board of Nursing
• October 2006

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NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT

• Allows a nurse to have one license
• Nurse maintains a home state based on legal
  residence
• Nurse can practice in other compact states as
  long as license is in good standing

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What states are in the licensure compact? (Oct.
2006)
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States in the Nurse Licensure Compact (as of
October 2006 in addition to NH)

• New Mexico North Carolina North DakotaSouth
  Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah
  Virginia Wisconsin

• ArizonaArkansasDelawareIdahoIowaMaineMarylan
  dMississippiNebraskaNew Jersey, Kentucky, and
  Colorado signed by the Governor

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Compact rules that affect employers

• Nurse must declare one legal residence
• If a nurse maintains a multi-state license in a
  compact state, the nurse can work in NH
• If a nurse moves out of a compact state, the
  multi-state license becomes invalid in 30 days
• If a nurse moves into a compact state from
  another compact state (has a multi-state license
  from that state) s/he has 30 days to obtain a
  license in the new state
• Multi-state licenses are only issued if the
  license is in good standing

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Legal Address

• Definition
• PO Box is not acceptable, we must have legal
  street address.
• Validation
• Tax return address
• Drivers license
• Military documents

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Single-state vs. multi-state privileges

• Most nurses who have legal residence in compact
  states are issued multi-state license
• Allows individual to practice in any compact
  state
• Single-state privileges given for
• comparable education,
• Canadian exam,
• discipline, Road to Recovery

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Verifying a license from the board web site

• On-line verification
• Available 24 7
• Updated in real time
• Considered a reliable, valid true license
• Can be printed
• NH does not indicate multi-state privileges/
  single state privileges - some states do

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On-line verification NH

• Person Information Name Judith Ann Evans
• License Information License No013445-21
• Profession Nursing
• License Type Registered Nurse
• License Status Active
• Issue Date 8/28/1968
• Expiration Date 3/14/2007
• Discipline Information No Discipline Information 
  

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On-Line Verification - Maine

• License Number R031578
• First Name Barbara
• Middle Name A
• Last Name Johnson
• City York
• State/Province ME
• License Status Active
• Compact Status Multi-State Privilege
• Issue Date 12/10/1984
• Expiration Date 06/10/2007
• Discipline No
• License Type RN
• Specialty Not Applicable

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To access other Boards of Nursing web sites

• www.ncsbn.org
• Boards of Nursing

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NURSYS verification

• All compact states post license information on
  NURSYS
• Discipline information from licensees in all
  states posted on NURSYS
• Employers must verify license on NURSYS
• Go to NURSYS.com

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PAPER IS GONE!

• As of December 1, 2006, NH will not issue paper
  licenses!
• License verification must be done through on-line
  system
• Renewal applications will NOT be mailed
  automatically
• Renewal post card will be sent licensee may
  request paper application

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Renewal Postcard
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License Applications On-line

• Renewals will be on line
• New applications will be on line
• Paper applications will be available
• Only Master Card and Visa accepted
• Please include email address
• Ability to complete CE audit on line will be
  available SOON!

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Contact us

• Boardquestions_at_nursing.state.nh.us
• Margaret Walker mwalker_at_nursing.state.nh.us
• Judith Evans jevans_at_nursing.state.nh.us
• Desiree Houle dhoule_at_nursing.state.nh.us
• Susan Goodness sgoodness_at_nursing.state.nh.us
• Web site www.state.nh.us/nursing/