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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 3. The general purposes of this compact are to do the following:
(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 nurse licensure and regulation.
(3) Facilitate the exchange of information between party states in the areas of nurse regulation, investigation, and adverse actions.
(4) Promote compliance with laws governing the practice of nursing in each jurisdiction.
(5) Invest all party states with the authority to hold a nurse 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 licenses.
(6) Decrease redundancies in the consideration and issuance of nurse licenses.
(7) Provide opportunities for interstate practice by nurses who meet uniform licensure requirements.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 25. Professions and Occupations § 25-42-2-3 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-25-professions-and-occupations/in-code-sect-25-42-2-3/
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