Bill to expand supply of nurses passes in the senate
OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington State Senate passed a bill to have Washington join the Nurse Licensure Compact. The Nurse Licensure Compact is an a...
OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington State Senate passed a bill to have Washington join the Nurse Licensure Compact. The Nurse Licensure Compact is an agreement between 37 states on a single multistate nursing license, so that someone licensed to be a nurse in any one of the member states can work as a nurse in any of the other states in the compact. Currently, Washington has its own nurse license that requires specific paperwork and examinations. Senate Bill 5499 sponsored by Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) would enter Washington state into the compact and allow nurses with multistate license to work here.