SB1334 Summary

• Establishes the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Compact, an interstate agreement allowing APRNs licensed in their home state to practice in other participating states under a multistate license.

• Sets uniform APRN licensure requirements including completion of accredited graduate-level education, national certification, 2,080 hours of APRN practice, and criminal background checks.

• Creates the Interstate Commission of APRN Compact Administrators to oversee the compact's administration, promulgate rules, and manage a coordinated licensure information system for tracking APRN licenses and disciplinary actions.

• Preserves Arizona's existing APRN scope of practice laws and exempts them from compact authority; allows the governor to withdraw Arizona from the compact if the commission attempts to change the state's APRN scope of practice.

• Grants remote states authority to take enforcement actions against APRNs practicing under multistate licensure privilege, with all adverse actions reported to a shared database accessible to participating states.