MI HB4246

Michigan would join the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), allowing registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) holding a multistate license from any member state to practice in Michigan without obtaining a separate state license

Nurses seeking a multistate license must meet eligibility requirements including graduation from an approved nursing program, passing the NCLEX exam, submitting fingerprints for FBI criminal background checks, having no felony convictions, and not currently participating in an alternative (disciplinary) monitoring program

The Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators is established as a governing body with authority to promulgate rules, collect annual assessments from party states, and maintain a coordinated licensure information system tracking nurse licenses and disciplinary actions across all member states

Party states retain authority to take adverse action against a nurse's multistate licensure privilege within their state, and disciplinary information including participation in alternative programs must be reported to the coordinated information system regardless of state confidentiality laws

The bill takes effect 90 days after enactment and modifies existing confidentiality provisions in Michigan's Public Health Code to allow information sharing required by the compact