Delaware Code
Chapter 19B. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2]
§ 1902B. Findings and declaration of purpose [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

(a) The party states find the following:

(1) The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of compliance with advanced practice registered nurse licensure requirements and the effectiveness of enforcement activities related to state APRN licensure laws.
(2) Violations of APRN licensure and other laws regulating the practice of nursing may result in injury or harm to the public.
(3) The expanded mobility of APRNs and the use of advanced communication and intervention technologies as part of our nation's healthcare delivery system require greater coordination and cooperation among states in the areas of APRN licensure and regulation.
(4) New practice modalities and technology make compliance with individual state APRN licensure laws difficult and complex.
(5) The current system of duplicative APRN licensure for APRNs practicing in multiple states is cumbersome and redundant for healthcare delivery systems, payors, state licensing boards, regulators and APRNs.
(6) Uniformity of APRN licensure requirements throughout the states promotes public safety and public health benefits as well as provides a mechanism to increase access to care.
(b) The general purposes of this Compact are to do the following:

(1) Facilitate the states' responsibility to protect the public's health and safety.
(2) Ensure and encourage the cooperation of party states in the areas of APRN licensure and regulation, including promotion of uniform licensure requirements.
(3) Facilitate the exchange of information between party states in the areas of APRN regulation, investigation and adverse actions.
(4) Promote compliance with the laws governing APRN practice in each jurisdiction.
(5) Invest all party states with the authority to hold an APRN accountable for meeting all state practice laws in the state in which the patient is located at the time care is rendered through the mutual recognition of party state privileges to practice.
(6) Decrease redundancies in the consideration and issuance of APRN licenses.
(7) Provide opportunities for interstate practice by APRNs who meet uniform licensure requirements.

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Title 24 - Professions and Occupations

Chapter 19B. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2]

§ 1901B. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1902B. Findings and declaration of purpose [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1903B. Definitions [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1904B. General provisions and jurisdiction [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1905B. Applications for APRN licensure in a party state [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1906B. Additional authorities invested in party state licensing boards [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1907B. Coordinated licensure information system and exchange of information [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1908B. Establishment of the Interstate Commission of APRN Compact Administrators [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1909B. Rulemaking [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1910B. Oversight, dispute resolution and enforcement [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1911B. Effective date, withdrawal and amendment [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1912B. Construction and severability [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].