§ 40-33-1340 — Coordinated licensure information system and exchange of information.

(A) All party states shall participate in a coordinated licensure information system of all licensed registered nurses (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 party states, to assist in the coordination of nurse licensure and enforcement efforts. (B) 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. (C) All licensing boards 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 board regardless of whether such participation is considered nonpublic or confidential under state law. (D) Current significant investigative information and participation in nonpublic or confidential alternative programs must be transmitted through the coordinated licensure information system only to party state licensing boards. (E) Notwithstanding another provision of law, all party state licensing boards contributing information to the coordinated licensure information system may designate information that may not be shared with nonparty states or disclosed to other entities or individuals without the express permission of the contributing state. (F) Any personally identifiable information obtained from the coordinated licensure information system by a party state licensing board may not be shared with nonparty states or disclosed to other entities or individuals except to the extent permitted by the laws of the party state contributing the information. (G) Any information contributed to the coordinated licensure information system that is subsequently required to be expunged by the laws of the party state contributing that information must be expunged from the coordinated licensure information system. (H) The compact administrator of each party state shall furnish a uniform data set to the compact administrator of each other party state, which must include, at a minimum: (1) identifying information; (2) licensure data; (3) information related to alternative program participation; and (4) other information that may facilitate the administration of this compact, as determined by commission rules. (I) The compact administrator of a party state shall provide all investigative documents and information requested by another party state.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 87, SECTION 2; 2017 Act No. 41 (H.3349), SECTION 1, eff May 10, 2017. Editor's Note 2005 Act No. 87, SECTION 7, provides as follows: "This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to nursing licenses applied for after September 30, 2006." Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 41, SECTION 1, rewrote the section to reflect changes mandated for membership in the Nurse Licensure Compact. Former section was titled Creation of coordinated data base; reporting adverse action; sharing information with nonparty states.