Compact license checker
A multistate license under the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is issued by your home state and covers every implemented compact state. Everywhere else needs its own license. No account needed.
Source: NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact map, checked 2026-10-11. Covers RN/LPN compact licensure for the 50 states and DC. Confirm with the state board before you accept an assignment.
Not covered by a multistate license (11)
- Alaska · Not a compact state
- California · Not a compact state
- District of Columbia · Compact legislation pending (Pending legislation for NLC: B69)
- Hawaii · Not a compact state
- Illinois · Not a compact state
- Massachusetts · Compact enacted, not yet implemented (NLC enacted: Awaiting implementation)
- Michigan · Compact legislation pending (Pending legislation for NLC: HB 4246)
- Minnesota · Not a compact state
- Nevada · Not a compact state
- New York · Not a compact state
- Oregon · Not a compact state
Source: NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact map, checked 2026-10-11. Territories (Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands) are not listed here. Confirm with the board before you accept an assignment.