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South Carolina has joined Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming as a member of the eNLC. Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill May 11, 2017.

Georgia has joined Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming as a member of the eNLC. Gov. Nathan Deal signed the bill May 9, 2017.

Nebraska has joined Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming as a member of the eNLC. Gov. Pete Ricketts signed the bill April 25, 2017.

West Virginia has joined Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Utah and Wyoming as a member of the eNLC. Gov. Jim Justice signed the bill April 26, 2017.

Iowa has joined Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming as a member of the eNLC. Gov. Terry Branstad signed the bill April 21, 2017.

Kentucky has joined Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Utah and Wyoming as a member of the eNLC. Gov. Matt Bevin signed the bill March 22, 2017.

Mississippi has joined Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Utah and Wyoming as a member of the eNLC. Gov. Phil Bryant signed the bill March 20, 2017.

Arkansas has joined Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Utah and Wyoming as a member of the eNLC. Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed the bill March 13, 2017.

Utah has joined Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wyoming as a member of the eNLC. Gov. Gary Herbert signed the bill March 15, 2017.

Yesterday, the White House released their FY 2018 Budget outline, “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again,” which proposes cutting $403 million from federal health professional and nursing workforce programs and $5.8 billion from the National Institutes of Health, which includes the National Institute for Nursing Research.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) has launched a new Transition to Practice (TTP) online e-learning program for newly licensed nurses. 

NCSBN is pleased that nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and certified nurse midwives will now have full practice authority when they are acting within the scope of their VA employment, but disappointed that certified registered nurse anesthetists are not included in this ruling.

National Council of State Boards of Nursing NCSBN-002-2016 Reporting of Disciplinary Actions by Boards of Nursing (new standard) and NCSBN-003-2016 Primary Source Verification of Licensure by Endorsement (new standard) were accepted by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Board of Standards Review.

NCSBN voted on Dec. 1, 2016, to uphold the current passing standard for the NCLEX-PN Examination. The passing standard will remain at the current level of -0.21 logits that was instituted April 1, 2014. This passing standard will remain in effect through March 31, 2020.

The eNLC has received a letter of support from Optum. This organization joins a list of more than 25 others that recognize that nursing care in the 21st century must be dynamic and fluid across state boundaries and that the NLC offers the best mechanism by which to achieve this goal.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing NCSBN Board of Directors has voted to provide NCSBN courses “Understanding Substance Use Disorder in Nursing” and “Nurse Manager Guidelines for Substance Use Disorder” free of charge for all nurses and nursing students.

National Council of State Boards of Nursing President Katherine Thomas, MN, RN, FAAN, executive director, Texas Board of Nursing, announces new members to the NCSBN Board of Directors who were elected during the 2016 Delegate Assembly.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing inducted its 10th group of Fellows of the NCSBN Institute of Regulatory Excellence (IRE) during the NCSBN Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly in Chicago Aug. 17-19, 2016.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. recognized dedicated and exceptional membership and guests at its annual awards ceremony during the NCSBN Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly, held in Chicago, Aug. 18, 2016.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing met in Chicago, Aug. 17-19, 2016, to consider pertinent association business with its member boards of nursing. There were 59 member boards represented by delegates.