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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>73030</law_id><section_number>54.1-3040.6</section_number><catch_line>Coordinated licensure information system and exchange of information</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="30">Nursing</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="6.1">Nurse Licensure Compact</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> All <span class="dictionary">party</span> states shall participate in a coordinated licensure information system of all licensed <span class="dictionary">registered nurses</span> (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPNs/VNs). This system will include information on the licensure and disciplinary history of each nurse, as submitted by <span class="dictionary">party</span> states, to assist in the coordination of nurse licensure and enforcement efforts. <a id="paragraph-262962" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3040.6/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The Commission, in consultation with the administrator of the coordinated licensure information system, shall formulate necessary and proper procedures for the identification, collection, and exchange of information under this Compact. <a id="paragraph-262963" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3040.6/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> All licensing <span class="dictionary">boards</span> shall promptly report to the coordinated licensure information system any adverse action, any current significant investigative information, denials of applications (with the reasons for such denials), and nurse participation in alternative programs known to the licensing <span class="dictionary">board</span> regardless of whether such participation is deemed nonpublic or confidential under state <span class="dictionary">law</span>. <a id="paragraph-262964" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3040.6/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> Current significant investigative information and participation in nonpublic or confidential alternative programs shall be transmitted through the coordinated licensure information system only to <span class="dictionary">party</span> state licensing <span class="dictionary">boards</span>. <a id="paragraph-262965" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3040.6/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> Notwithstanding any other provision of <span class="dictionary">law</span>, all <span class="dictionary">party</span> state licensing <span class="dictionary">boards</span> contributing information to the coordinated licensure information system may designate information that may not be shared with non-<span class="dictionary">party</span> states or disclosed to other entities or individuals without the express permission of the contributing state. <a id="paragraph-262966" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3040.6/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="F"><p><span class="prefix-number">F.</span> Any personally identifiable information obtained from the coordinated licensure information system by a <span class="dictionary">party</span> state licensing <span class="dictionary">board</span> shall not be shared with non-<span class="dictionary">party</span> states or disclosed to other entities or individuals except to the extent permitted by the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of the <span class="dictionary">party</span> state contributing the information. <a id="paragraph-262967" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3040.6/#F"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="G"><p><span class="prefix-number">G.</span> Any information contributed to the coordinated licensure information system that is subsequently required to be expunged by the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of the <span class="dictionary">party</span> state contributing that information shall also be expunged from the coordinated licensure information system. <a id="paragraph-262968" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3040.6/#G"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="H"><p><span class="prefix-number">H.</span> The Compact administrator of each <span class="dictionary">party</span> state shall furnish a uniform data set to the Compact administrator of each other <span class="dictionary">party</span> state, which shall include, at a minimum: <a id="paragraph-262969" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3040.6/#H"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="H1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Identifying information; <a id="paragraph-262970" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3040.6/#H1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="H2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Licensure data; <a id="paragraph-262971" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3040.6/#H2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="H3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Information related to alternative program participation; and <a id="paragraph-262972" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3040.6/#H3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="H4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Other information that may facilitate the administration of this Compact, as determined by Commission rules. <a id="paragraph-262973" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3040.6/#H4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="I"><p><span class="prefix-number">I.</span> The Compact administrator of a <span class="dictionary">party</span> state shall provide all investigative documents and information requested by another <span class="dictionary">party</span> state. <a id="paragraph-262974" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3040.6/#I"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2016, c. 108.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
