                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 54.1-3040.2)

As used in the Nurse Licensure Compact, unless the context requires a different
meaning:
		&#8220;Adverse action&#8221; means any administrative, civil, equitable or
criminal action permitted by a state&#8217;s laws which is imposed by a
licensing board or other authority against a nurse, including actions against an
individual&#8217;s license or multistate licensure privilege such as revocation,
suspension, probation, monitoring of the licensee, limitation on the
licensee&#8217;s practice, or any other encumbrance on licensure affecting a
nurse&#8217;s authorization to practice, including issuance of a cease and
desist action.
		&#8220;Alternative program&#8221; means a nondisciplinary monitoring program
approved by a licensing board.
		&#8220;Coordinated licensure information system&#8221; means an integrated
process for collecting, storing, and sharing information on nurse licensure and
enforcement activities related to nurse licensure laws that is administered by a
nonprofit organization composed of and controlled by licensing boards.
		&#8220;Current significant investigative information&#8221; means:

1. Investigative information that a licensing board, after a preliminary inquiry
that includes notification and an opportunity for the nurse to respond, if
required by state law, has reason to believe is not groundless and, if proved
true, would indicate more than a minor infraction; or

2. Investigative information that indicates that the nurse represents an
immediate threat to public health and safety regardless of whether the nurse has
been notified and had an opportunity to respond.
			&#8220;Encumbrance&#8221; means a revocation or suspension of, or any
limitation on, the full and unrestricted practice of nursing imposed by a
licensing board.
			&#8220;Home state&#8221; means the party state which is the nurse&#8217;s
primary state of residence.
			&#8220;Licensing board&#8221; means a party state&#8217;s regulatory body
responsible for issuing nurse licenses.
			&#8220;Multistate license&#8221; means a license to practice as a registered
or a licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/VN) issued by a home state
licensing board that authorizes the licensed nurse to practice in all party
states under a multistate licensure privilege.
			&#8220;Multistate licensure privilege&#8221; means a legal authorization
associated with a multistate license permitting the practice of nursing as
either a registered nurse (RN) or LPN/VN in a remote state.
			&#8220;Nurse&#8221; means RN or LPN/VN, as those terms are defined by each
party state&#8217;s practice laws.
			&#8220;Party state&#8221; means any state that has adopted this Compact.
			&#8220;Remote state&#8221; means a party state, other than the home state.
			&#8220;Single-state license&#8221;  means a nurse license issued by a party
state that authorizes practice only within the issuing state and does not
include a multistate licensure privilege to practice in any other party state.
			&#8220;State&#8221;  means a state, territory, or possession of the United
States and the District of Columbia.
			&#8220;State practice laws&#8221;  means a party state&#8217;s laws, rules,
and regulations that govern the practice of nursing, define the scope of nursing
practice, and create the methods and grounds for imposing discipline.
&#8220;State practice laws&#8221; does not include requirements necessary to
obtain and retain a license, except for qualifications or requirements of the
home state.

HISTORY: 2016, c. 108.