How does the NLC affect individuals participating in alternative programs?
Nothing in the NLC overrides a party state’s decision that participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of licensure action, and that such participation remains nonpublic if required by the laws of the state of residency/licensure. All NLC states must require nurses who enter any alternative programs to agree not to practice in any other NLC state during the term of the alternative program without the prior authorization from that NLC state.
