HB 1096 Summary

• Amends Section 43-12.1-09.1 to require statewide and nationwide criminal history record checks for all applicants seeking initial advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) licensure, including multistate license applicants, with costs borne by applicants.

• Prohibits the State Board of Nursing from sharing criminal history record check contents with the interstate commission of nurse licensure compact administrators.

• Creates a new Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensure Compact establishing an interstate commission to facilitate multistate APRN licensure, allowing qualified APRNs to obtain multistate licenses valid across party states.

• Establishes uniform licensure requirements, prescriptive authority for non-controlled prescription drugs, and mutual recognition of APRN licenses across participating states while maintaining each state's authority to enforce its own practice laws.

• Creates coordinated licensure information system for sharing licensure and disciplinary data among party states, with provisions for dispute resolution, enforcement mechanisms, and state withdrawal procedures.