335.315. 1. Upon application for a license, the licensing board in aparty state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure informationsystem, whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a licenseissued by any other state, whether there are any restrictions on themultistate licensure privilege, and whether any other adverse action by anystate has been taken against the license.
2. A nurse in a party state shall hold licensure in only one party stateat a time, issued by the home state.
3. A nurse who intends to change primary state of residence may applyfor licensure in the new home state in advance of such change. However, newlicenses will not be issued by a party state until after a nurse providesevidence of change in primary state of residence satisfactory to the new homestate's licensing board.
4. When a nurse changes primary state of residence by:
(1) Moving between two party states, and obtains a license from the newhome state, the license from the former home state is no longer valid;
(2) Moving from a nonparty state to a party state, and obtains a licensefrom the new home state, the individual state license issued by the nonpartystate is not affected and will remain in full force if so provided by the lawsof the nonparty state;
(3) Moving from a party state to a nonparty state, the license issued bythe prior home state converts to an individual state license, valid only inthe former home state, without the multistate licensure privilege to practicein other party states.
335.315. 1. Upon application for a license, the licensing board in aparty state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure informationsystem, whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a licenseissued by any other state, whether there are any restrictions on themultistate licensure privilege, and whether any other adverse action by anystate has been taken against the license.
2. A nurse in a party state shall hold licensure in only one party stateat a time, issued by the home state.
3. A nurse who intends to change primary state of residence may applyfor licensure in the new home state in advance of such change. However, newlicenses will not be issued by a party state until after a nurse providesevidence of change in primary state of residence satisfactory to the new homestate's licensing board.
4. When a nurse changes primary state of residence by:
(1) Moving between two party states, and obtains a license from the newhome state, the license from the former home state is no longer valid;
(2) Moving from a nonparty state to a party state, and obtains a licensefrom the new home state, the individual state license issued by the nonpartystate is not affected and will remain in full force if so provided by the lawsof the nonparty state;
(3) Moving from a party state to a nonparty state, the license issued bythe prior home state converts to an individual state license, valid only inthe former home state, without the multistate licensure privilege to practicein other party states.
335.315. 1. Upon application for a license, the licensing board in aparty state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure informationsystem, whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a licenseissued by any other state, whether there are any restrictions on themultistate licensure privilege, and whether any other adverse action by anystate has been taken against the license.
2. A nurse in a party state shall hold licensure in only one party stateat a time, issued by the home state.
3. A nurse who intends to change primary state of residence may applyfor licensure in the new home state in advance of such change. However, newlicenses will not be issued by a party state until after a nurse providesevidence of change in primary state of residence satisfactory to the new homestate's licensing board.
4. When a nurse changes primary state of residence by:
(1) Moving between two party states, and obtains a license from the newhome state, the license from the former home state is no longer valid;
(2) Moving from a nonparty state to a party state, and obtains a licensefrom the new home state, the individual state license issued by the nonpartystate is not affected and will remain in full force if so provided by the lawsof the nonparty state;
(3) Moving from a party state to a nonparty state, the license issued bythe prior home state converts to an individual state license, valid only inthe former home state, without the multistate licensure privilege to practicein other party states.
