HB373 Summary

• Allows Alabama's Board of Nursing to enter into the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, enabling multistate nursing licensure and interstate practice with uniform licensing requirements across participating states.

• Establishes two types of nursing licenses: multistate licenses (valid in all compact states) and single state licenses (valid only in Alabama), with applicants able to choose which type to pursue.

• Requires fingerprint submission and criminal background checks for applicants seeking multistate licenses or licensure by endorsement, with costs borne by the applicant.

• Creates the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators to coordinate enforcement, share licensure information, and resolve disputes among participating states.

• Makes technical amendments to existing nursing licensure definitions and disciplinary procedures, and establishes sunset review of Alabama's compact participation in 2024 with potential earlier review if certain financial or legal thresholds are exceeded.