2012 Indiana Code
TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
ARTICLE 23.3. INTERSTATE NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT
CHAPTER 2. DEFINITIONS

IC 25-23.3-2
Chapter 2. Definitions

IC 25-23.3-2-1
Applicability of definitions
Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.34.

IC 25-23.3-2-2
"Adverse action"
Sec. 2. "Adverse action" means a home or remote state action.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.34.

IC 25-23.3-2-3
"Alternative program"
Sec. 3. "Alternative program" means a voluntary, nondisciplinary monitoring program approved by a nurse licensing board.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.34.

IC 25-23.3-2-4
"Board"
Sec. 4. "Board" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-23-1-1.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.34.

IC 25-23.3-2-5
"Coordinated licensure information system"
Sec. 5. "Coordinated licensure information system" means an integrated process:
(1) for collecting, storing, and sharing information on nurse licensure and enforcement activities related to nurse licensure laws; and
(2) administered by a nonprofit organization composed of and controlled by state nurse licensing boards.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.34.

IC 25-23.3-2-6
"Home state"
Sec. 6. "Home state" means the party state that is a nurse's primary state of residence.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.34.

IC 25-23.3-2-7
"Home state action"
Sec. 7. "Home state action" means any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by the home state's laws that are imposed on a nurse by the home state's licensing board, including an action against an individual's license, such as revocation, suspension, probation, or any other action that affects a nurse's authorization to practice. As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.34.

IC 25-23.3-2-8
"Licensing board"
Sec. 8. "Licensing board" means a party state's regulatory body responsible for issuing nurse licenses.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.34.

IC 25-23.3-2-9
"Multistate licensure privilege"
Sec. 9. "Multistate licensure privilege" means current, official authority from a remote state permitting the practice of nursing as either a registered nurse or a licensed practical/vocational nurse in that party state. All party states have the authority, in accordance with state due process law, to take actions against a nurse's privilege, such as revocation, suspension, probation, or any other action that affects a nurse's authorization to practice.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.34.

IC 25-23.3-2-10
"Nurse"
Sec. 10. "Nurse" means a registered nurse or licensed practical/vocational nurse as defined by the state practice laws of each party state.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.34.

IC 25-23.3-2-11
"Party state"
Sec. 11. "Party state" means any state that has adopted this compact.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.34.

IC 25-23.3-2-12
"Remote state"
Sec. 12. "Remote state" means a party state, other than the home state:
(1) where a patient is located at the time nursing care is provided; or
(2) in the case of the practice of nursing not involving a patient, in a party state where the recipient of nursing practice is located.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.34.

IC 25-23.3-2-13
"Remote state action"
Sec. 13. "Remote state action" means:
(1) any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a remote state's laws that are imposed on a nurse by the remote state's licensing board or other authority, including actions against an individual's multistate licensure

privilege to practice in the remote state; and
(2) cease and desist and other injunctive or equitable orders issued by remote states or the licensing boards of remote states.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.34.

IC 25-23.3-2-14
"State"
Sec. 14. "State" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.34.

IC 25-23.3-2-15
"State practice laws"
Sec. 15. "State practice laws" means the individual party state's laws and rules that govern the practice of nursing, define the scope of nursing practice, and create the methods and grounds for imposing discipline. The term does not include the initial qualifications for licensure or requirements necessary to obtain and retain a license, except for qualifications or requirements of the home state.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.34.