Delaware Code Title 24. Professions and Occupations § 1902B. Findings and declaration of purpose

(1) The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of compliance with advanced practice registered nurse licensure requirements and the effectiveness of enforcement activities related to state APRN licensure laws.

(2) Violations of APRN licensure and other laws regulating the practice of nursing may result in injury or harm to the public.

(3) The expanded mobility of APRNs and the use of advanced communication and intervention technologies as part of our nation's healthcare delivery system require greater coordination and cooperation among states in the areas of APRN licensure and regulation.

(4) New practice modalities and technology make compliance with individual state APRN licensure laws difficult and complex.

(5) The current system of duplicative APRN licensure for APRNs practicing in multiple states is cumbersome and redundant for healthcare delivery systems, payors, state licensing boards, regulators and APRNs.

(6) Uniformity of APRN licensure requirements throughout the states promotes public safety and public health benefits as well as provides a mechanism to increase access to care.

(1) Facilitate the states' responsibility to protect the public's health and safety.

(2) Ensure and encourage the cooperation of party states in the areas of APRN licensure and regulation, including promotion of uniform licensure requirements.

(3) Facilitate the exchange of information between party states in the areas of APRN regulation, investigation and adverse actions.

(4) Promote compliance with the laws governing APRN practice in each jurisdiction.

(5) Invest all party states with the authority to hold an APRN accountable for meeting all state practice laws in the state in which the patient is located at the time care is rendered through the mutual recognition of party state privileges to practice.

(6) Decrease redundancies in the consideration and issuance of APRN licenses.

(7) Provide opportunities for interstate practice by APRNs who meet uniform licensure requirements.