H.F. 2184 Summary

• Enacts the Nurse Licensure Compact in Minnesota law, allowing registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPNs/VNs) to practice across multiple party states under a single multistate license from their home state.

• Establishes the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators to oversee implementation, with each party state having one administrator, and grants the commission authority to promulgate binding rules and conduct enforcement actions.

• Creates a coordinated licensure information system to collect and share nurse licensure and disciplinary information among party states, with requirements for licensing boards to report adverse actions and investigative information.

• Specifies requirements for obtaining a multistate license including background checks, NCLEX exam passage, active unencumbered license status, and disqualifications based on felony convictions or certain misdemeanors related to nursing practice.

• Appropriates unspecified funding from the state government special revenue fund to the Board of Nursing for fiscal year 2022 to implement the compact, effective July 1, 2021.