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Open a jurisdiction to review its dated requirements and official sources. Use the compact tables to compare which states participate.

Nursing licensure · NLC status table

Nurse state crossing

Taking a job in another state? Pick where you live, where you are going and your licence. You get the route — your multistate licence or a new licence by endorsement — and a step-by-step list from that state’s own licensing sources.

Every state

Compact status from each state’s licensing record. Open a list directly.

  • AlabamaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • AlaskaNot a Nurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • ArizonaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • ArkansasNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • CaliforniaNot a Nurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • ColoradoNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • ConnecticutNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • DelawareNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • District of ColumbiaNot a Nurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • FloridaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • GeorgiaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • HawaiiNot a Nurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • IdahoNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • IllinoisNot a Nurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • IndianaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • IowaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • KansasNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • KentuckyNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • LouisianaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • MaineNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • MarylandNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • MassachusettsCompact enacted, not yet in effectRNLPN/LVN
  • MichiganNot a Nurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • MinnesotaNot a Nurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • MississippiNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • MissouriNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • MontanaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • NebraskaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • NevadaNot a Nurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • New HampshireNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • New JerseyNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • New MexicoNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • New YorkNot a Nurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • North CarolinaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • North DakotaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • OhioNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • OklahomaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • OregonNot a Nurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • PennsylvaniaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • Rhode IslandNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • South CarolinaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • South DakotaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • TennesseeNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • TexasNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • UtahNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • VermontNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • VirginiaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • WashingtonNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • West VirginiaNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • WisconsinNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN
  • WyomingNurse Licensure Compact stateRNLPN/LVN

NCSBN on who can hold a multistate licence: “If a nurse's PSOR is a compact state, that nurse may be eligible for a multistate license.”

NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026

Source quotation
If a nurse's PSOR is a compact state, that nurse may be eligible for a multistate license.

nursecompact.com · NCSBN

Informational only: confirm with the board of nursing before you apply.