New York S 3916: Enacts the interstate nurse licensure compact and the advanced practice registered nurse compact

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S03916 Summary:

BILL NOS03916 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04524

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SPONSORORTT

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COSPNSRTEDISCO, WALCZYK

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§6913 & 6914, Ed L

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Adopts the interstate nurse licensure compact (Part A); adopts the advanced practice registered nurse compact (Part B).

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BILL NOS03916 

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01/30/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3916

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the inter-
 state nurse licensure compact (Part A); and to amend the education
 law, in relation to adopting the advanced practice registered nurse
 compact (Part B)

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. This act enacts into law components of legislation relating
 2 to enacting the interstate nurse licensure compact and the advanced
 3 practice registered nurse compact. Each component is wholly contained
 4 within a Part identified as Parts A through B. The effective date for
 5 each particular provision contained within such Part is set forth in the
 6 last section of such Part. Any provision in any section contained within
 7 a Part, including the effective date of the Part, which makes reference
 8 to a section "of this act", when used in connection with that particular
 9 component, shall be deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding
 10 section of the Part in which it is found. Section three of this act sets
 11 forth the general effective date of this act.

 12 PART A

 13 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6913
 14 to read as follows:
 15 § 6913. Interstate nurse licensure compact. The interstate nurse
 16 licensure compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all
 17 jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as
 18 follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07119-01-5

 S. 3916 2

 1 INTERSTATE NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT
 2 ARTICLE I.
 3 Findings and declaration of purpose
 4 a. The party states find that:
 5 1. The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of
 6 compliance with and the effectiveness of enforcement activities related
 7 to state nurse licensure laws;
 8 2. Violations of nurse licensure and other laws regulating the prac-
 9 tice of nursing may result in injury or harm to the public;
 10 3. The expanded mobility of nurses and the use of advanced communi-
 11 cation technologies as part of our nation's health care delivery system
 12 require greater coordination and cooperation among states in the areas
 13 of nurse licensure and regulation;
 14 4. New practice modalities and technology make compliance with indi-
 15 vidual state nurse licensure laws difficult and complex;
 16 5. The current system of duplicative licensure for nurses practicing
 17 in multiple states is cumbersome and redundant for both nurses and
 18 states; and
 19 6. Uniformity of nurse licensure requirements throughout the states
 20 promotes public safety and public health benefits.
 21 b. The general purposes of this compact are to:
 22 1. Facilitate the states' responsibility to protect the public's
 23 health and safety;
 24 2. Ensure and encourage the cooperation of party states in the areas
 25 of nurse licensure and regulation;
 26 3. Facilitate the exchange of information between party states in the
 27 areas of nurse regulation, investigation and adverse actions;
 28 4. Promote compliance with the laws governing the practice of nursing
 29 in each jurisdiction;
 30 5. Invest all party states with the authority to hold a nurse account-
 31 able for meeting all state practice laws in the state in which the
 32 patient is located at the time care is rendered through the mutual
 33 recognition of pa