HB 897 Summary

• Authorizes Hawaii's Governor to enter the Nurse Licensure Compact, allowing nurses licensed in their home state to practice in all party states under a multistate licensure privilege.

• Establishes the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators to oversee implementation, enforce compliance, and maintain a coordinated licensure information system for tracking nurse licenses and disciplinary actions.

• Requires nurses holding multistate licenses from other states and employed by Hawaii health care facilities to complete annual demographic data surveys beginning July 1, 20__ as a condition of employment.

• Authorizes the State Board of Nursing to charge different fees for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses who hold multistate licenses issued by Hawaii.

• Compact becomes effective two years after the Act takes effect, with all party states required to maintain reciprocal recognition of multistate licenses and share disciplinary information through the coordinated system.