Multistate Nursing Practice Rules
Practicing across state lines: telehealth, Compact, endorsement.
Multistate practice has specific rules. Compact simplifies; endorsement complicates.
Compact state to Compact state
Practice freely. Subject to laws of state where patient is.
Compact to non-Compact
Need endorsement in non-Compact state.
Telehealth specifics
License required in state where patient is located, not nurse. Compact covers Compact-to-Compact.
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