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NCSBN(R) Unveils New Nursys.com Web Site With Enhanced Nurse Licensure Verification Tools
| Source: NCSBN
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - May 20, 2009) - The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
(NCSBN®) www.Nursys.com license verification Web site recently unveiled a
new and improved verification process, which makes nurse license
verification quicker, easier and free of charge to employers and the
general public.
The Licensure QuickConfirm application allows employers and the general
public to verify licenses from a public access Nursys® licensure
participating board of nursing.* Within minutes, a detailed report is
generated, containing the nurse's name, jurisdiction, license type, license
number, license status, expiration dates, as made available by the board of
nursing for all licenses held, and any discipline against the license.
In addition, Nursys.com also enables nurses to verify their license(s) from
a Nursys licensure participating board of nursing** when applying for
endorsement into another state by using the online Nurse Licensure
Verification application. Nurses can verify their licenses by completing
the Nursys verification process for $30.00 per license type, per each state
board of nursing where the nurse is applying. The nurse's license
verification is available immediately to the endorsing board of nursing.
"We feel that online nurse licensure verification is extremely important,
especially in the evolving and often mobile world of health care," said
Kathy Apple, MS, RN, CAE, NCSBN CEO. "Nursys.com contains data obtained
directly from the licensure systems of the boards of nursing. This allows
nurses and employers to verify licenses in a secure manner while boards of
nursing continue to protect the public."
For those states participating in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), which
is a mutual recognition model of nurse licensure that allows a nurse to
have one license (in his or her state of residency) to practice in multiple
states, Nursys.com can be used to verify a nurse's NLC status
(multistate/single state) and any discipline against privilege to practice
from an NLC state. A nurse must legally reside in an NLC state in order to
be eligible for a multistate license in the NLC. An active, unencumbered,
multistate license allows the nurse to practice in all 23 NLC***
jurisdictions. Questions about NLC eligibility and legal residency can be
directed to the state's board of nursing. Currently, Nursys.com is the only
verification tool available that provides the status of a multistate
license's privilege to practice in NLC jurisdictions.
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit
organization whose members include the boards of nursing in the 50 states,
the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories -- American Samoa, Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands. The College of Registered
Nurses of British Columbia is an associate member.
Mission: The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), composed
of Member Boards, provides leadership to advance regulatory excellence for
public protection.
*QuickConfirm Public Access Licensure Participating Boards of Nursing as of
May 1, 2009
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia,
Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana - RN, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands,
Virginia, West Virginia - PN, Wisconsin, Wyoming
**Nursys Licensure Participating Boards of Nursing as of May 1, 2009
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia,
Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana - RN, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia - PN,
Wisconsin, Wyoming
***NLC Participating States as of May 1, 2009
Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine,
Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin