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OR SB966
Bill
Status
6/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Smith
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AI Summary
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Oregon would join the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), allowing registered nurses and licensed practical/vocational nurses holding a multistate license from their home state to practice in all other compact member states without obtaining additional licenses.
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Nurses must meet uniform requirements for a multistate license including passing the NCLEX examination, submitting fingerprints for FBI criminal background checks, having no felony convictions, and holding an active unencumbered license.
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The Oregon State Board of Nursing gains authority to share confidential licensure and investigative information with the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators and may use board funds to pay Oregon's compact membership financial obligations.
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Individuals practicing in Oregon under a multistate licensure privilege from another compact state would be exempt from Oregon's separate licensure requirements and title restrictions.
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The compact provisions become operative January 1, 2026, with the bill taking effect on the 91st day following adjournment of the 2025 legislative session.
Legislative Description
Relating to health professional licensing interstate compacts; prescribing an effective date.
Last Action
In committee upon adjournment.
6/27/2025