The compact will establish a single license allowing social workers with a college degree or clinical license to serve patients across state lines (within each compact state), including through ...

A licensure compact for social workers would enable health systems and hospitals to expand telehealth outreach and include social workers in more programs. A new licensing compact could help health ...

A compact license is a privilege granted to any individual who holds a license to practice a skill in one state in other states bound within that compact. Compact licensing has been around for years ...

The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact was implemented in 29 member states Jan. 19 after governors of Colorado and New Mexico signed their legislation enacting the agreement the evening before. The eNLC ...

In a bid to streamline licensure, this week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the first-ever Licensure ...

Kansas has the unfortunate distinction of being America’s ninth worst state for mental health care. More than 50% of youths with depression and nearly 36% of adults with a mental health illness do not ...

Chicago, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Connecticut fully implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) on Oct. 1, 2025, allowing registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses ...

Officials launched the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission, which makes it easier for physicians to obtain licenses in multiple states, Medscape reports. 1. The compact allows physicians ...

Sep. 5—Hoping to ease the nursing shortage, Pennsylvania began allowing nurses who hold a multistate license to begin practicing in the state as of Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of State ...

Seven states have adopted legislation to enact the PA Licensure Compact, meaning the model is now activated, the American Academy of Physician Associates said April 5. Virginia became the seventh ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Chicago, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Connecticut fully implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) on Oct. 1, ...