SB 18-027

Senate Bill 18-027, also known as the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, updates Colorado’s current nurse licensure agreement. It allows states to request criminal background checks for nurses who want to practice in multiple states and gives a national commission the power to create rules about this compact. This change affects nurses who work or plan to work across state lines. Since the bill has been signed, it is now law and will impact how multistate nurse licensure works in Colorado and other participating states.

Official Summary

The bill repeals the current 'Nurse Licensure Compact' and adopts the 'Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact'. The 'Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact' makes the following changes to the 'Nurse Licensure Compact': Provides authority to each party state licensing board to obtain and submit criminal background checks for multistate nurse licensure candidates; Allows the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators to adopt rules related to the compact; and Specifies the procedure for states to enter, withdraw from, or amend the compact.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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