Bill > HB351

This bill enacts the Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact, allowing nurses licensed in one participating state to practice in other participating states under a "multistate licensure privilege," which is a legal authorization tied to a "multistate license." This aims to improve nurse mobility and interstate cooperation in regulation, while also establishing new fee structures for these multistate licenses, requiring them to be half the cost of single-state licenses to reflect shared regulatory costs. The bill also mandates that hospitals establish nurse staffing committees to set nurse-to-patient ratios and report compliance, and it restricts the hiring of nurses with multistate privileges during nursing strikes, allowing only those with single-state licenses or who were already employed under a multistate privilege before the strike notice. Additionally, it requires employers to report the hiring and termination of nurses practicing under a multistate privilege and establishes a registry for this information. Certain provisions related to these changes are set to take effect in 2032, with the rest of the bill effective in 2026.

Business and Industry

https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB351