Who should I contact regarding practice issues when I am a multi-state licensed Mississippi nurse practicing in a participating Compatct state? Whose jurisdiction am I under?
When you are practicing nursing in another Compact state you must abide by the Nursing Practice Law and Rules and Regulations of that state. You are under the jurisdiction of the regulatory Board in the state in which you practice nursing, and should contact the appropriate state board. The practice of nursing will subject a nurse to the jurisdiction of the nurse licensing board and the courts, as well as the laws, in that state.
