As of November 15, 2021, New Jersey is officially the latest state to become part of the Nurse Licensure Compact! This just after Indiana joined in July of 2020 (click here).
Under the Nurse Licensure Compact, traveling nurses can practice in other NLC states without having to obtain additional licenses. To be eligible for a multistate license, you must claim primary residence in one of the current compact states. The NLC is relevant to RN & LPN licenses, an APRN must hold an individual license in each state of APRN practice.
For travel nurses from New Jersey, you can now apply for multi-state designation! This means your state license will be recognized in all participating compact states which includes 33 other states (List Below). If you’ve always wanted to work in Indiana, and currently reside in a compact state, you can work in Indiana with your current license!
FUN FACTS:
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New Jersey has as a state seashell; the knobbed whelk
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The first ever baseball game was played in Hoboken
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During the Revolutionary War, more battles were fought in New Jersey than in any other state
BROWSE CURRENT NEW JERSEY ASSIGNMENTS HERE All Top-Paying New Jersey Travel Healthcare Jobs
STATES IN THE eNLC (11.15.2021)
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
STATES LEGISLATION STILL PENDING FOR THE eNLC
Illinois
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Vermont
Washington
STATES WITHOUT LEGISLATION FOR THE eNLC
Alaska
California
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Guam
Hawaii
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island (part of original NLC)
US Virgin Islands
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts are all currently considering membership.
As always, if any of our current or potential travel healthcare workers have questions about your license and where it’s valid, you can always verify your licenses, anytime, anywhere here on nursys, OR holler at your recruiter and they can help clarify too.