HB 1264 Summary

• Adopts the Nurse Licensure Compact, enabling nurses licensed in a home state to practice in other party states under a multistate licensure privilege without obtaining separate state licenses.

• Establishes the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators to oversee implementation, promulgate rules, and coordinate information sharing among party states.

• Requires nurses to hold multistate licenses meeting uniform standards including NCLEX exam passage, criminal background checks, English proficiency (if applicable), and no felony convictions.

• Creates a coordinated licensure information system for party states to share data on nurse licenses, disciplinary actions, and investigations to protect public safety.

• Designates the chairperson of Hawaii's state board of nursing as the state's representative on the Interstate Commission, with the director of commerce and consumer affairs as alternate.