Overview
Join legal experts to examine timely legal issues relating to the Compact. This free seven-part series is available via Microsoft Teams. While the conference is developed for attorneys and investigators, registration is open to all board of nursing (BON) staff. The deadline to register is the Friday before each session date.
Thursday, June 4, 2:00-3:00 pm (Central)
The Contractual Nature of Interstate Compacts and the Intersection with State Law
Rick Masters, JD
Legal Counsel, Nurse Licensure Compact Commission
This session focuses on the concept of a compact as a contract, as well as interstate compact law principles, with citations to relevant federal law. You will learn when interstate compact law prevails over conflicting state law, the binding nature of compact rules and the obligation to comply with compact provisions.
Thursday, June 11, 2:00-3:00 pm (CT)
Avoiding Common Errors When Drafting Board Orders and Consent Agreements as an NLC State
Consultant, Nurse Licensure Compact Commission
Join NLC Legal Consultant Fred Knight to hear preferred language suggestions for use in alternative-to-discipline agreements, board orders, and consent agreements. You will learn common drafting errors and determine when the licensee is eligible for a multistate license after the removal of all encumbrances.
Thursday, June 18, 11:00-11:30 am (CT)
What Constitutes an Encumbrance and Impact on the Multistate License
Meredith Parris, JD
Chief Legal Officer, North Carolina Board of Nursing
This session will define encumbrance, and review which board actions may constitute an encumbrance on a license or privilege to practice. You will learn the effect of an encumbering action on a licensee’s eligibility to retain or obtain a multistate license.
Thursday, June 25, 2:00-2:30 pm (CT)
Reprimands, Denials and National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Reporting Guidelines and Requirements
Hamilton Hudgins
William West, MA, RN
Compliance Officers, National Practitioner Data Bank
In this 30-minute session you will hear National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) reporting requirements in relation to specific board actions (such as public, private, and final) and when to report administrative denial vs denial for cause. You will learn to identify the correct coding to report a denial for cause to NPDB, how to access NPDB codes, and NPDB coding options for reprimands which may be encumbering or non-encumbering.
Thursday, July 9, 2:00-2:30 pm (CT)
Getting Clear on “Agreed Disposition” and Eligibility for a Multistate License
Fred Knight, JD
Consultant, Nurse Licensure Compact Commission
Join us for a 30-minute overview on the definition of “agreed disposition,” and types of plea agreements which constitute an agreed disposition. You also will learn about multistate license eligibility as it relates to an applicant with an agreed disposition.
Thursday, July 16, 2:00-3:00 pm (CT)
Compact Briefs: Unraveling Some of the Most Misunderstood NLC Topics
Fred Knight, JD
Consultant, Nurse Licensure Compact Commission
We will review common NLC topics that are frequently misunderstood. Topics include:
- the 60-day residency rule,
- conversion to a single-state license when there is a PTP action,
- when criminal background checks are required,
- defining encumbrance and expungement in relation to multistate license eligibility.
Thursday, July 23, 2:00-2:30 pm (CT)
Trending: Clean State Laws (and How the Multistate License May be Impacted)
Nahale Kalfas, JD
Consultant, Nurse Licensure Compact Commission
Discover which states utilize Clean Slate laws, which allow some use or exception of criminal background information by licensing agencies, and which prohibit this use entirely. You will learn how Clean Slate laws may affect state participation in interstate compacts.
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