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Companies Refuse to Accept Compact Nursing License

I work mainly in nursing homes, but I am seeing that several companies, including Manor Care, the largest, refuse to accept compact licenses. They demand that their employees get licenses in the state they are working in. How can this be legal and what can be done about it?

-Chris

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  1. S.L. Page says

    June 9, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    Hey Chris! Welcome to the site and great question!

    I’ve done some research because I am not familiar with companies refusing the NLC. I found on the NCSBN (National Council of State Boards of Nursing) that if your nursing license (your primary residence) is a multi-state license and you go to practice in a compact state that you are not required to apply for another application or pay any fees. However, if your license is a multistate license and you go to practice in a non-compact state you will have to file application and pay fees. That is very interesting that Manor Care won’t accept the NLC.

    What state is your license in and where are you going to practice at? Maybe that will help me a little better in answering your question. May be the state Manor Care is in has different rules? I am shocked they won’t accept it especially since long term care facilities are so short staffed and they need nurses all the time.

    Here is what the NCSBN says:

    “A nurse with an active compact (multi-state) license wanting to practice in another compact state does not need to complete any applications nor pay any fees as the home state license is accepted as a privilege to practice in other compact states.”

    and

    “A nurse must hold a separate license in each noncompact state where practice privileges are desired.”

    According to NCSBN your nursing license should be accepted but Manor Care may have their own set of rules? Anyone else have any insight to help Chris?

    -Sarah

  2. Mallory says

    June 9, 2014 at 9:06 pm

    What is their bases for this? It seems like they would have to give you a reason.

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