54.1-3033 - Applications for licensure in a party state. - Virginia Statutes

§ 54.1-3033. Applications for licensure in a party state.

A. Upon application for a license, the licensing board in a party state shallascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, whether theapplicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by any otherstate, whether there are any restrictions on the multistate licensureprivilege, and whether any other adverse action by any state has been takenagainst the license.

B. A nurse in a party state shall hold licensure in only one party state at atime, issued by the home state.

C. A nurse who intends to change primary state of residence may apply forlicensure in the new home state in advance of such change. However, newlicenses will not be issued by a party state until after a nurse providesevidence of change in primary state of residence satisfactory to the new homestate's licensing board.

D. When a nurse changes primary state of residence by:

1. Moving between two party states, and obtains a license from the new homestate, the license from the former home state is no longer valid;

2. Moving from a non-party state to a party state, and obtains a license fromthe new home state, the individual state license issued by the non-partystate is not affected and will remain in full force if so provided by thelaws of the non-party state;

3. Moving from a party state to a non-party state, the license issued by theprior home state converts to an individual state license, valid only in theformer home state, without the multistate licensure privilege to practice inother party states.

(2003, c. 249.)