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APPENDIX
RULES OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION OF NURSE
LICENSURE COMPACT ADMINISTRATORS
Note: This Appendix contains a copy of The Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators Final Rules, effective January 2, 2024.
SECTION 100. DEFINITIONS
(1) “Commission” is the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (ICNLCA).
(2) “Compact” is the Nurse Licensure Compact that became effective on July 20, 2017 and implemented on January 19, 2018.
(3) “Deactivate” is to terminate the active status of a multistate license or privilege to practice in a party state.
(4) “Executive Director” of the ICNLCA is the individual approved to perform duties as delegated by the Commission.
(5) “Disqualifying Event” is an incident, which results in a person becoming disqualified or ineligible to retain or renew a multistate license. These include, but are not limited to, the following: any adverse action resulting in an encumbrance as defined in Article II e, current participation in an alternative program, a misdemeanor offense related to the practice of nursing which includes, but is not limited to, an agreed disposition, or any felony offense which includes, but is not limited to, an agreed disposition.
(6) “Independent Credentials Review Agency” is a non-governmental evaluation agency that verifies and certifies that foreign nurse graduates have graduated from nursing programs that are academically equivalent to nursing programs in the United States.
(7) “Licensure” includes the authority to practice nursing granted through the process of examination, endorsement, renewal, reinstatement and/or reactivation.
(8) “Prior Compact” is the Nurse Licensure Compact that was in effect until January 19, 2018.
(9) “Unencumbered License” is a license that authorizes a nurse to engage in the full and unrestricted practice of nursing.
History: Adopted December 12, 2017; effective January 19, 2018; amended August 15, 2023, effective January 2, 2024.
SECTION 200. COORDINATED LICENSURE INFORMATION SYSTEM
201. UNIFORM DATA SET AND LEVELS OF ACCESS