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Chapter 1. Definitions
25-42-1-1. Application of Definitions - Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this...
25-42-1-2. "Adverse Action" - Sec. 2. "Adverse action" means any administrative, civil, equitable, or...
25-42-1-3. "Alternative Program" - Sec. 3. "Alternative program" means a nondisciplinary monitoring program approved...
25-42-1-4. "Commission" - Sec. 4. "Commission" refers to the interstate commission of nurse...
25-42-1-5. "Coordinated Licensure Information System" - Sec. 5. "Coordinated licensure information system" means: (1) an integrated...
25-42-1-6. "Current Significant Investigative Information" - Sec. 6. "Current significant investigative information" means either of the...
25-42-1-7. "Encumbrance" - Sec. 7. "Encumbrance" means: (1) a revocation or suspension of;...
25-42-1-8. "Home State" - Sec. 8. "Home state" means the party state that is...
25-42-1-9. "Licensed Nurse" - Sec. 9. "Licensed nurse" means a: (1) registered nurse; (2)...
25-42-1-10. "Licensing Board" - Sec. 10. "Licensing board" means a party state's regulatory body...
25-42-1-11. "Multistate License" - Sec. 11. "Multistate license" means a license to practice as...
25-42-1-12. "Multistate Licensure Privilege" - Sec. 12. "Multistate licensure privilege" means a legal authorization associated...
25-42-1-13. "Nclex" - Sec. 13. "NCLEX" refers to the National Council Licensure Examination....
25-42-1-14. "Nurse License" - Sec. 14. "Nurse license" refers to any of the following...
25-42-1-15. "Party State" - Sec. 15. "Party state" means a state that has adopted...
25-42-1-16. "Remote State" - Sec. 16. "Remote state" means a party state other than...
25-42-1-17. "Single State License" - Sec. 17. "Single state license" means a nurse license issued...
25-42-1-18. "State" - Sec. 18. "State" means a state, territory, or possession of...
25-42-1-19. "State Board of Nursing" - Sec. 19. "State board of nursing" refers to the Indiana...
25-42-1-20. "State Practice Laws" - Sec. 20. (a) "State practice laws" means a party state's...
Chapter 2. Findings and Purpose
25-42-2-1. Compact Enacted - Sec. 1. The nurse licensure compact is enacted and entered...
25-42-2-2. Findings - Sec. 2. The party states find the following: (1) The...
25-42-2-3. General Purposes - Sec. 3. The general purposes of this compact are to...
Chapter 3. General Provisions and Jurisdiction
25-42-3-1. Recognition of Multistate License - Sec. 1. A multistate license issued by a home state...
25-42-3-2. Criminal History Procedures - Sec. 2. A state must implement procedures for considering the...
25-42-3-3. Applicant Requirements - Sec. 3. Each party state shall require the following for...
25-42-3-4. Authority of Party State to Take Action Against a Nurse's Multistate License; Notification - Sec. 4. (a) All party states are authorized, in accordance...
25-42-3-5. Compliance With State Practice Laws; Jurisdiction - Sec. 5. (a) A nurse practicing in a party state...
25-42-3-6. Application for Single State License - Sec. 6. (a) Individuals not residing in a party state...
25-42-3-7. Renewal; Requirements; Disqualification - Sec. 7. A nurse who holds a home state multistate...
Chapter 4. Application for Nurse Licensure in a Party State
25-42-4-1. Multistate License Application; Use of Coordinated Licensure Information System - Sec. 1. Upon receipt of an application for a multistate...
25-42-4-2. Limit on Number of Multistate Licenses a Nurse May Hold - Sec. 2. A nurse may hold a multistate license, issued...
25-42-4-3. Change of Primary State of Residency to New Party State - Sec. 3. If a nurse changes primary state of residence...
25-42-4-4. Change of Primary State of Residency to Nonparty State - Sec. 4. If a nurse changes primary state of residence...
Chapter 5. Additional Authorities Invested in Party State Licensing Boards
25-42-5-1. Powers of State Licensing Board - Sec. 1. (a) In addition to the other powers conferred...
25-42-5-2. Adverse Action Against Nurse's Multistate License; Deactivation - Sec. 2. (a) If adverse action is taken by the...
25-42-5-3. Deactivation While Participating in an Alternative Program - Sec. 3. (a) This compact does not override a party...
Chapter 6. Coordinated Licensure Information System and Exchange of Information
25-42-6-1. Coordinated Licensure Information System; Participation; Required Information - Sec. 1. (a) All party states shall participate in a...
25-42-6-2. Procedures for Identification, Collection, and Exchange of Information - Sec. 2. The commission, in consultation with the administrator of...
25-42-6-3. Prompt Reporting - Sec. 3. All licensing boards shall promptly report to the...
25-42-6-4. Transmission of Investigative Information - Sec. 4. Current significant investigative information and participation in nonpublic...
25-42-6-5. Information Designated Not for Release to Nonparty States - Sec. 5. Notwithstanding any other law, all party state licensing...
25-42-6-6. Personal Identifiable Information Not for Release to Nonparty States; Exception - Sec. 6. Any personally identifiable information obtained from the coordinated...
25-42-6-7. Expungement of Information - Sec. 7. Information contributed to the coordinated licensure information system...
25-42-6-8. Uniform Data to Compact Administrator - Sec. 8. The compact administrator of each party state shall...
25-42-6-9. Releasing Investigative Records to Party States - Sec. 9. The compact administrator of a party state shall...
Chapter 7. Establishment of the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators
25-42-7-1. Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators Created; Venue and Judicial Proceedings - Sec. 1. (a) The party states create and establish a...
25-42-7-2. Sovereign Immunity Not Waived - Sec. 2. This compact does not waive sovereign immunity. As...
25-42-7-3. Administrator From Each State; Vacancy; Vote - Sec. 3. (a) Each party state has and is limited...
25-42-7-4. Yearly Meetings - Sec. 4. The commission shall meet at least one (1)...
25-42-7-5. Public Meetings - Sec. 5. All meetings must be open to the public,...
25-42-7-6. Nonpublic Meetings - Sec. 6. The commission may convene in a closed, nonpublic...
25-42-7-7. Certified Closed Meeting; Minutes - Sec. 7. (a) If a meeting or part of a...
25-42-7-8. Bylaws and Rules - Sec. 8. (a) The commission shall, by a majority vote...
25-42-7-9. Commission Duties - Sec. 9. The commission shall do all of the following:...
25-42-7-10. Commission Powers - Sec. 10. The commission has the following powers: (1) To...
25-42-7-11. Payment of Expenses; Annual Assessment; Annual Audit - Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall pay, or provide for...
25-42-7-12. Immunity; Exception; Duty to Defend; Indemnity - Sec. 12. (a) The administrators, officers, executive director, employees, and...
Chapter 8. Rulemaking
25-42-8-1. Effective Date of Rules - Sec. 1. The commission shall exercise the commission's rulemaking powers...
25-42-8-2. Rules Adopted at Regular or Special Meetings - Sec. 2. Rules or amendments to the rules must be...
25-42-8-3. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Sec. 3. Before promulgation and adoption of a final rule...
25-42-8-4. Information Required in Rulemaking Notice - Sec. 4. The notice of proposed rulemaking must include all...
25-42-8-5. Allow Information to Be Submitted Concerning a Proposed Rule - Sec. 5. (a) Before adoption of a proposed rule, the...
25-42-8-6. Public Meeting on Proposed Rule - Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall grant an opportunity for...
25-42-8-7. Consideration of Public Comments; Final Action - Sec. 7. (a) Following the scheduled hearing date, or by...
25-42-8-8. Emergency Rules; Application of Rulemaking Procedures - Sec. 8. (a) For purposes of this section, an emergency...
25-42-8-9. Revisions to Rules; Public Notice; Revision Challenge - Sec. 9. (a) The commission may direct revisions to a...
Chapter 9. Oversight, Dispute Resolution, and Enforcement
25-42-9-1. Party State Enforcement of Compact - Sec. 1. Each party state shall enforce this compact and...
25-42-9-2. Service of Process on the Commission - Sec. 2. The commission: (1) is entitled to receive service...
25-42-9-3. Default by a Party State - Sec. 3. If the commission determines that a party state...
25-42-9-4. Failure to Cure a Default - Sec. 4. (a) If a state in default fails to...
25-42-9-5. Termination of Compact Membership - Sec. 5. Termination of membership in this compact must be...
25-42-9-6. Responsibilities of Terminated Compact State - Sec. 6. A state whose membership in this compact has...
25-42-9-7. Costs to Commission Concerning a Defaulted State - Sec. 7. The commission does not bear any costs related...
25-42-9-8. Appeal; Prevailing Party Costs - Sec. 8. The defaulting state may appeal the action of...
25-42-9-9. Resolution of Disputes - Sec. 9. (a) Upon request by a party state, the...
25-42-9-10. Enforcement by the Commission - Sec. 10. (a) The commission, in the reasonable exercise of...
Chapter 10. Withdrawal and Amendment
25-42-10-1. Withdraw From Compact; Repealing Statute; Requirements; Amendments - Sec. 1. (a) Any party state may withdraw from this...
Chapter 11. Construction and Severability
25-42-11-1. Construction and Severability of the Compact - Sec. 1. This compact must be liberally construed so as...
25-42-11-2. Effect of Being Determined Unconstitutional - Sec. 2. If this compact is held to be contrary...
25-42-11-3. Effective Date - Sec. 3. This compact takes effect on July 1, 2019....