How will the Nurse Licensure Compact affect nurses who live in North Carolina?
Nurses who live in North Carolina no longer obtain (or renew) a license in any of the other states that have enacted the interstate compact. A nurse who resides in our state and holds an unencumbered North Carolina nursing license will have the ‘privilege to practice’ in any of the other compact (party) states. Only when a nurse moves to one of the other compact states will he/she be required to apply for and obtain a nursing license in that state. Q: Where will nurses obtain/renew their license under this mutual recognition model of licensure? A: Nurses will obtain or renew their nursing license in their primary state of residence. Primary state of residence as defined in the Compact means “the person’s fixed permanent and principal home for legal purposes; domicile”. Q: Will the nurse who lives in a non-compact state and practices in North Carolina still need to have a license to practice in North Carolina? A: Yes. Nurses who practice nursing in North Carolina but live in a non-compa
