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IN HCR0012

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

David Niezgodski

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the legislative council to assign an appropriate study committee to examine multistate nurse licensure agreements for Indiana
  • Identifies a shortage of nurses in Indiana according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and other organizations
  • Notes that nurses near Indiana's borders have incurred time and expense to obtain licenses in multiple states
  • Proposes examining whether Indiana should enter into multistate nurse licensure agreements, reciprocity agreements, a multistate nurse compact, or other mechanisms to allow qualified out-of-state licensed nurses to practice in Indiana without obtaining a standard Indiana nursing license
  • Aims to increase the availability of nurses in Indiana to expand consumer access to nursing care

Legislative Description

Urging the legislative council to assign to the appropriate study committee the topic of multistate nurse licensure agreements.

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