Nurse Licensure Compact

For information about the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), see the National Council of State Boards of Nursing website link: NLC.

The NLC Toolkit includes information for military and military spouses, employers, students, moving scenarios, FAQs and a current map. See the information by clicking this link: NLC Toolkit

Read Section 655, Chapter 16 of the Iowa Administrative Code applicable to the NLC. With full implementation of the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC), the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrator Rules took effect on January 19, 2018. See the information at the following link: NLC Rules

The current Iowa law can be found in this pdf document: Iowa Code 152.8 about reciprocity