                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSURE IN A PARTY STATE (§ 54.1-3040.4)

A. Upon application for a multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing
party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information
system, whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license
issued by any other state, whether there are any encumbrances on any license or
multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant, whether any adverse action
has been taken against any license or multistate licensure privilege held by the
applicant, and whether the applicant is currently participating in an
alternative program.

B. A nurse may hold a multistate license issued by the home state in only one
party state at a time.

C. If a nurse changes primary state of residence by moving between two party
states, the nurse must apply for licensure in the new home state, and the
multistate license issued by the prior home state will be deactivated in
accordance with applicable rules adopted by the Commission.

   1. The nurse may apply for licensure in advance of a change in primary state
   of residence.

   2. A multistate license shall not be issued by the new home state until the
   nurse provides satisfactory evidence of a change in primary state of residence
   to the new home state and satisfies all applicable requirements to obtain a
   multistate license from the new home state.

D. If a nurse changes primary state of residence by moving from a party state to
a non-party state, the multistate license issued by the prior home state will
convert to a single-state license, valid only in the former home state.

HISTORY: 2016, c. 108.