HB 5058 — AN ACT ADOPTING THE NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT.

The licensing board may take any appropriate action and shallPublic promptlyAct reportNo. the conclusions of any such investigation to the administrator of the coordinated licensure information system.

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5058 shall promptly report the conclusions of any such investigation to the administrator of the coordinated licensure information system.

HB5058(5) /Obtain Fileand No.submit, for each nurse licensure applicant, fingerprint or other biometric-based information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for criminal background checks, receive the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation record search on criminal background checks and use the results in making licensure decisions;

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601 (5) Obtain and submit, for each nurse licensure applicant, fingerprint or other biometric-based information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for criminal background checks, receive the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation record search on criminal background checks and use the results in making licensure decisions;

(b) If adverse action is taken by the home state against a nurse's multistate license, the nurse's multistate licensure privilege to practice in all other party states shall be deactivated until all encumbrances have beenPublic removedAct fromNo. the multistate license.

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Such system shall include information on the licensure and disciplinary history of each nurse, as submitted by party states, to assist in the HB5058coordination /of Filenurse No.licensure and enforcement efforts.

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601 coordination of nurse licensure and enforcement efforts.

(c) All licensing boards shall promptly report to the coordinated licensure information system any adverse action, significant investigative information, denials of applications, including, but not limited to, the reasons for such denials, and nurse participation in alternative programs known to the licensing board regardless of whether such participation is deemed nonpublic or confidential under statePublic law.Act No.

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(g) Any information contributed to the coordinated licensure information system that is subsequently required to be expunged by the HB5058laws /of Filethe No.party state contributing such information shall also be expunged from the coordinated licensure information system.

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601 laws of the party state contributing such information shall also be expunged from the coordinated licensure information system.

and (4) Other information that may facilitate the administration of the compact,Public asAct determinedNo. by rules of the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators established pursuant to Article VII of the compact.

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5058 compact, as determined by rules of the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators established pursuant to Article VII of the compact.

The commission may waive venue and jurisdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in alternative dispute HB5058resolution /proceedings; File No.

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Any administrator may be removed or suspended from office as provided by the law of the state fromwhich theadministrator isappointed.Any vacancy occurring inthecommissionshallbefilledinaccordancePublic withthelawsofthepartyAct stateNo. in which the vacancy exists.

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5058 inthecommissionshallbefilledinaccordance withthelawsoftheparty state in which the vacancy exists.

(B) The employment, compensation, discipline or other personnel HB5058matters, /practices Fileor No.procedures related to specific employees or other matters related to the commission's internal personnel practices and procedures;

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601 matters, practices or procedures related to specific employees or other matters related to the commission's internal personnel practices and procedures;

(F)Public DisclosureAct ofNo. trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential;

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5058 (F) Disclosure of trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential;

All minutes and documents of a closed meeting shall remain under seal, subject to release by a majority vote of the commission or order of a court of HB5058competent /jurisdiction. File No.

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(2)Public ProvidingAct reasonableNo. standards and procedures:

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5058 (2) Providing reasonable standards and procedures:

(3) Providing reasonable procedures for calling and conducting meetings of the commission, ensuring reasonable advance notice of all meetingsandproviding anopportunity for attendance ofofsuch such meetings by interested parties, with enumerated exceptions designed to protect thepublic'sinterest,privacyofindividualsandproprietaryinformation, including, but not limited to, trade secrets.

and (6) Providing a mechanism for winding up the operations of the commissionandtheequitablecommissionandtheequitabledispositionofany dispositionofany surplusfundsthat may HB5058exist /after Filethe No.termination of the compact after the payment or reserving of all of its debts and obligations.

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601 exist after the termination of the compact after the payment or reserving of all of its debts and obligations.

(e)Public TheAct commissionNo. shall maintain its financial records in accordance with such bylaws.

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5058 (e) The commission shall maintain its financial records in accordance with such bylaws.

HB5058(7) /To Fileaccept any and all appropriate donations, grants and gifts of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services, and receive, utilize and dispose of such donations, grants and gifts of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services, provided the commission shall avoid Public Act No.

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6015058 (7) To accept any and all appropriate donations, grants and gifts of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services, and receive, utilize and dispose of such donations, grants and gifts of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services, provided the commission shall avoid at all times any appearance of impropriety or conflict of interest;

HB5058(2) /The Filecommission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each party state to cover the cost of its operations, activities and Public Act No.

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6015058 (2) The commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each party state to cover the cost of its operations, activities and staff in its annual budget as approved each year.

(2) The commission shall defend any administrator, officer, executive director, employee or representative of the commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability arising out of any actual or allegedact, errorPublic orAct omission that occurred within the scope of commission HB5058 / File No.

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6015058 error or omission that occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties or responsibilities, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties or responsibilities, provided (A) nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit such person from retaining such person's own counsel, and (B) the actual or alleged act, error or omission did not result from such person's intentional, wilful or wanton misconduct.

(c)Public PriorAct to promulgation and adoption of a final rule by the commission, and at least sixty days in advance of the meeting at which such rule will be considered and voted upon, the commission shall file HB5058 / File No.

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6015058 (c) Prior to promulgation and adoption of a final rule by the commission, and at least sixty days in advance of the meeting at which such rule will be considered and voted upon, the commission shall file a notice of proposed rulemaking:

(1) Hearings shall be conducted in a manner providing each person whoPublic wishesAct toNo. comment a fair and reasonable opportunity to comment orally or in writing.

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5058 who wishes to comment a fair and reasonable opportunity to comment orally or in writing.

Rules may be grouped for the convenience of the HB5058commission /at Filea No.hearing required by this subsection.

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601 commission at a hearing required by this subsection.

(l)Public TheAct commissionNo. may direct revisions to a previously adopted rule or amendment for purposes of correcting typographical errors, errors in format, errors in consistency or grammatical errors.

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5058 (l) The commission may direct revisions to a previously adopted rule or amendment for purposes of correcting typographical errors, errors in format, errors in consistency or grammatical errors.

A challenge shall be made in writing and delivered to the commission HB5058prior /to Filetheendofthenotice No.period.Ifno challenge ismade,therevision shall take effect without further action.

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601 prior to theendofthenotice period.Ifno challenge ismade,therevision shall take effect without further action.

(1) If the commission determines that a party state has defaulted in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities under the compact orPublic theAct promulgatedNo. rules, the commission shall:

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(2) If a state in default fails to cure the default, the defaulting state's membership in the compact may be terminated upon an affirmative HB5058vote /of Filea No.majority of the administrators, and all rights, privileges and benefits conferred by the compact may be terminated on the effective date of termination.

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601 vote of a majority of the administrators, and all rights, privileges and benefits conferred by the compact may be terminated on the effective date of termination.

(6) The defaulting state may appeal the action of the commission by petitioningPublic theAct UnitedNo. States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district in which the commission has its principal offices.

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5058 petitioning the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district in which the commission has its principal offices.

HB5058(3) /In Filethe No.event the commission cannot resolve disputes among party states arising under the compact:

601(A)The HB5058party Filestatesmay No.submit theissues in dispute to anarbitration panel that shall be comprised of individuals appointed by the compact administrator in each of the affected party states and an individual mutually agreed upon by the compact administrators of all the party states involved in the dispute;

601 (3) In the event the commission cannot resolve disputes among party states arising under the compact:

(A)The party statesmay submit theissuesin dispute to anarbitration panel that shall be comprised of individuals appointed by the compact administrator in each of the affected party states and an individual mutually agreed upon by the compact administrators of all the party states involved in the dispute;

The relief sought may includePublic bothAct injunctiveNo. relief and damages.

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5058 include both injunctive relief and damages.

All party states to the compact that also were parties to the previous Nurse Licensure HB5058Compact /(Prior FileCompact) No.that is superseded by the compact shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Prior Compact not later than six months after the effective date of the compact adopted pursuant to this section.

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601 Compact (Prior Compact) that is superseded by the compact shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Prior Compact not later than six months after the effective date of the compact adopted pursuant to this section.

(e)Public NothingAct containedNo. in the compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any nurse licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a party state and a non-party state that is made in accordance with the other provisions of the compact.

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5058 (e) Nothing contained in the compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any nurse licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a party state and a non-party state that is made in accordance with the other provisions of the compact.

ARTICLE XI CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY HB5058The /compact Fileshall No.be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof.

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601 The compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof.

(NEW) (Effective from passage) On and after October 1, 2025, until January 1, 2028, the Commissioner of Public Health shall require each person applying to the Department of Public Health for a multistatePublic license,Act asNo. defined in section 1 of this act, to submit to a state and national fingerprint-based criminal history records check pursuant to section 29-17a of the general statutes.

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5058 multistate license, as defined in section 1 of this act, to submit to a state and national fingerprint-based criminal history records check pursuant to section 29-17a of the general statutes.

(a) On or before the last day of January, April, July and October in each year, the Commissioner of Public Health shall certify the amount of revenue received as a result of any fee increase in the amount of five dollars (1) that took effect October 1, 2015, pursuant to sections 19a-88, 19a-515, 20-65k, 20-74bb, 20-74h, 20-74s, 20-149, 20-162o, 20-162bb, 20- HB5058191a, /20-195c, File20-195o, No.20-195cc, 20-201, 20-206b, 20-206n, 20-206r, 20- 206bb, 20-206ll, 20-222a, 20-275, 20-395d, 20-398 and 20-412, (2) that took effect October 1, 2021, pursuant to section 20-185k, and (3) that took effect July 1, 2021, pursuant to section 20-12j, and transfer such amount to the professional assistance program account established in section 19a-12c.

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601 191a, 20-195c, 20-195o, 20-195cc, 20-201, 20-206b, 20-206n, 20-206r, 20- 206bb, 20-206ll, 20-222a, 20-275, 20-395d, 20-398 and 20-412, (2) that took effect October 1, 2021, pursuant to section 20-185k, and (3) that took effect July 1, 2021, pursuant to section 20-12j, and transfer such amount to the professional assistance program account established in section 19a-12c.

Transfers made pursuant to this subsection shallPublic occurAct atNo. the same times and frequency as the transfers made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

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5058 shall occur at the same times and frequency as the transfers made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

HB5058(c) /Not Filelater No.than January 1, 2027, the working group shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health regarding its findings.

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60124-83 (c)29 Not later than January 1, 2027, the working group shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section29 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health regarding its findings.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1 from passage New section Sec.

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601 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 25 $ FY 26 $ Emergency Services and Public GF - Potential None Minimal Protection, Dept.

Cost Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential None Minimal Revenue Gain Public Health, Dept.

Professional None $124,000 Assistance Program Account - Potential Revenue Gain Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential None $124.000 Revenue Loss Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

Municipalities Effect FY 25 $ FY 26 $ Various Police Departments Potential None Minimal Revenue Gain Explanation The bill, which requires persons applying for a multistate nursing license to submit to fingerprint-based state criminal history records checks, results in:

(1) a potential cost to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP), (2) a potential revenue gain to the General Fund, and (3) a potential revenue gain to the Applicant Fingerprint Card Submission Account and various municipal police DESPP conducts state criminal history records checks for a fee of $75.

The revenue that is collected from this fee is deposited into the General Fund.

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601 departments in FY 26 through Q2 of FY 28.

The potential cost to DESPP will depend on the extent to which the volume of new applicants for state criminal history checks increases department workload.

It is unknown how many employers already require applicants to submit to such checks as a condition of employment.

It also directs that an additional $2 from certain health care provider and other license renewal fees be deposited into the professional assistance program account that supports the Health Assistance InterVention Education Network (HAVEN), resulting in a revenue gain to HAVEN offset in equal amount by a General Fund (GF) revenue loss from diverted licensure fees of approximately $124,000.

Other provisions of the bill are not anticipated to result in a fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.

House "A" added four sections to the end of the bill.

Two of these sections are anticipated to have a fiscal impact, described above.

The Out Years The fiscal impact identified above will continue in the future subject to the number of state criminal history records checks performed by DESSP and various municipal police departments, and the amount of revenue diverted from the GF to HAVEN.

2DESPP conducts fingerprinting for a fee of $15 fee per person paid to the Applicant Fingerprint Card Submission Account.

Municipal police departments may also conduct the required fingerprinting for state criminal history records checks and typically charge a fee of $10 to $15.

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601 OLR Bill Analysis HB 5058 (as amended by House "A")* AN ACT ADOPTING THE NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT.

SUMMARY This bill enters Connecticut into the Nurse Licensure Compact from October 1, 2025, until January 1, 2028.

The compact creates a process for registered nurses (RNs) or licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPNs/VNs) to get a multistate license, allowing them to practice in any compact party state (including by telehealth).

The Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators administers the compact, and Connecticut joins the commission under the bill.

Among various other provisions, the compact:

1.

sets eligibility criteria for nurses to practice under the compact;

2.

addresses several matters related to disciplinary actions for nurses practicing under it;

3.

allows the commission to levy an annual assessment on party states to cover its operations costs;

4.

only allows compact amendments to take effect if all party states adopt them into law;

and 5.

has a process for states to withdraw from it.

Below is a broad overview of the compact.

Additionally, under the bill, the Department of Public Health (DPH) commissioner must require anyone applying to the department for a multistate nursing license from October 1, 2025, until January 1, 2028, to HB5058 / File No.

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This corresponds to a compact requirement (see below).

The bill also:

1.

specifies that its compact provisions do not prohibit a home state licensing board, if asked by someone with a multistate license, from converting that license into a single-state license valid only in the home state (§ 3);

2.

requires DPH, from October 1, 2025, until January 1, 2028, to transfer $2 from each RN or LPN license renewal fee to the professional assistance program for health professions (currently, the Health Assistance InterVention Education Network (HAVEN) in addition to the transfers already required (see BACKGROUND) (§ 4);

and 3.

requires the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) secretary or his designee, in consultation with the DPH commissioner and a HAVEN representative, to convene a working group to evaluate the compact’s implementation (§ 5).

*House Amendment “A” adds the provisions on (1) DPH requiring background checks, (2) converting multi-state licenses to single-state licenses, (3) fee transfers to HAVEN, and (4) the working group.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Upon passage § 1 — NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT Compact Overview The Nurse Licensure Compact creates a process for nurses to get a multistate license in their home state that authorizes them to practice as an RN or LPN/VN in all party states under a multistate licensure privilege.

A licensee providing services in another party state under this privilege must follow the practice laws of the state where the client is located.

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601 A “party state” is any state that adopted the compact.

A “home state” isthepartystatethat isthenurse’sprimary state ofresidence.

A “remote state” is a party state other than the home state.

A “state” is a U.S.

state, territory, or possession or the District of Columbia.

General Provisions and Jurisdiction (Art.

III) Under the compact, party states must recognize multistate licenses issued by a home state to its residents.

Licensure Eligibility.

Under the compact, each party state must require that an applicant meet the following requirements to get or keep a multistate license in the home state:

1.

meet the home state’s qualifications for initial licensure or renewal, including other applicable state laws;

2.

graduate or be eligible to graduate from a prelicensure education program approved by the state licensing board (or meet other specified criteria for foreign program graduates, including passing an English proficiency examination under certain circumstances);

3.

pass the National Council of the State Boards of Nursing’s National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for RNs or Practical Nurses (or a nationally recognized predecessor examination);

4.

be eligible for or hold an active, unencumbered license;

5.

submit fingerprints or other biometric data when applying for initial licensure or licensure by endorsement in order to get criminal history information as specified below;

6.

not be convicted, found guilty, or entered an agreed disposition for a (a) state or federal felony offense or (b) nursing practice- related misdemeanor offense (as determined on a case-by-case basis);

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not be enrolled in an alternative program (i.e., a board-approved nondisciplinary monitoring program), and be subject to self- disclosure requirements about current participation in it;

and 8.

have a valid Social Security number.

States must implement procedures for considering the criminal history records of applicants for initial multistate licenses or licensure by endorsement, including the applicants’ submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based information to get these records from the FBI and the state agency that keeps criminal records.

Single State Licenses.

The compact specifies that it does not prevent nurses from seeking single-state licenses outside of their home state, but those licenses do not grant the privilege to practice in other party states.

It also does not interfere with a party state’s requirements for issuing a single-state license.

Applications for Licensure in a Party State (Art.

IV) Under thecompact, whenanurse applies for amultistate license, that state’s licensing board must determine (through the coordinated licensure information system, see below) whether the applicant is:

1.

or ever has been licensed in another state;

2.

subject to any encumbrances or was subject to an adverse action on a license or multistate licensure privilege (e.g., suspension, revocation, or cease and desist order);

and 3.

participating in an alternative program.

The compact allows a licensee to hold a multistate license, issued by his or her home state, in only one party state at a time.

It sets a process for nurses who move from one party state to another to get a multistate license in the new home state, such as providing satisfactory evidence of the move and meeting applicable licensure requirements.

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Adverse Actions and Additional Authorities for Party State Licensing Boards (Art.

III & V) The compact addresses several matters related to states’ authority to investigate and discipline nurses practicing under its procedures.

It requires nurses to comply with the state practice laws of the state where the client is located (for all aspects of nursing, not just patient care), including laws on the scope of nursing practice and methods and grounds for imposing discipline.

The following are examples of the regulatory structure under the compact:

1.

only the home state may take adverse action against a nurse’s license issued by that state, but any party state may take adverse action against a nurse’s multistate licensure privilege and may issue subpoenas;

2.

for taking adverse action, a licensee’s home state must give the same priority to conduct reported from other party states as it would to conduct within the home state;

3.

if allowed by that state’s law, a party state may recover from a nurse the investigation and disposition costs for cases due to adverse actions;

4.

if a home state takes adverse action against a nurse’s multistate license, the multistate licensure privilege to practice is deactivated in all other party states until all encumbrances are lifted from the license;

and 5.

if a party state takes adverse action, it must promptly notify the coordinated licensure information system administrator (see below), who must promptly notify the home state of any adverse actions by a remote state.

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601 The compact specifiesthat it doesnotoverrideaparty state’sdecision to allow a nurse to participate in an alternative program instead of imposing an adverse action.

In that case, the home state’s board must deactivatethemultistatelicensureprivilegeunderthelicenseduringthe nurse’s participation in the program.

Coordinated Licensure Information System and Exchange of Information (Art.

VI) The compact requires party states to participate in a coordinated licensure information system of all licensed RNs and LPNs/VNs, with information on their licensure and disciplinary history.

Under the compact, nurse licensing boards must promptly report to the system on (1) adverse actions;

(2) significant investigative information (e.g., information that a nurse represents an immediate threat to public health and safety);

(3) application denials and the reasons why;

and (4) nurse participation in alternative programs known to the board, regardless of whether that participation is nonpublic or confidential under state law.

Any significant investigative information or participation in the alternative programs must be sent through the system only to party state licensing boards.

The compact addresses other matters related to this system, such as establishing the following:

1.

party state boards that contribute information to the system may designate information that must not be shared with non-party states or disclosed to anyone else without the state’s express permission and 2.

a party state’s compact administrator must provide all investigative documents and information requested by another party state.

Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (Art.

VII & VIII) The compact is administered by the Interstate Commission of Nurse HB5058 / File No.

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The compact sets forth several powers, duties, and procedures for the commission.

For example, the commission:

1.

promulgates rules (generally subject to public hearing and comment) that are binding on party states, to facilitate the compact’s implementation and administration;

2.

can levy an annual assessment on party states to cover the costs of its operations, based on a formula that the commission determines;

and 3.

must have its receipts and disbursements audited yearly and the audit report included in its annual report.

The compact addresses several other matters regarding the commission and its operations, like setting conditions under which its administrators, officers, and employees are immune from civil liability.

Compact Oversight, Enforcement, Member Withdrawal, Dissolution, and Related Matters (Art.

IX-XI) Among several related provisions, the compact:

1.

requires each party state to enforce the compact and take all necessary and appropriate steps to carry out its purposes;

2.

requires the commission to take certain steps if a party state defaults and, after all other means of securing compliance have been exhausted, allows for a defaulting state to be terminated from the compact upon a majority vote of the commission’s administrators (which the defaulting state may appeal);

3.

requires the commission, if a party state asks, to try to resolve a compact-related dispute among party states or between party and non-party states;

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District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the commission has its principal offices);

5.

allows a party state to withdraw from the compact by passing a law to do so, but withdrawal does not take effect until six months after the law’s enactment;

6.

allows the party states to amend the compact, but an amendment only takes effect once all party states enact it into law;

and 7.

makes its provisions severable and requires that they be liberally construed to carry out its purposes, and if any compact provision is held to violate a party state’s constitution or the U.S.

constitution, the rest of the compact’s validity is unaffected.

§ 4 — FEE TRANSFER TO HAVEN ACCOUNT By law, the DPH commissioner must quarterly transfer the revenue from certain health professional license renewal fee increases (including for RNs and LPNs) to the professional assistance program account.

(These fee increases, in the amount of $5 per renewal, primarily took effect in October 2015.) The bill requires thecommissioner,starting October 1,2025, anduntil January1,2028,totransfer anadditional$2fromeachRNorLPNlicense renewal fee to this account.

As with the existing transfers, she must do this by the end of each January, April, July, and October.

§ 5 — WORKING GROUP The bill requires the OPM secretary or his designee, in consultation with the DPH commissioner and a HAVEN representative, to convene a working group to evaluate the state’s implementation of the Nurse Licensure Compact.

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It must at least (1) review any long-term effects of the state’s participation in the compact, (2) review educational outreach and trainingmaterialsdevelopedtosupportitsimplementation,and(3)help inform an evaluation on whether the state should remain in the compact.

The working group must report on its findings to the Public Health Committee by January 1, 2027.

BACKGROUND Health Professional Assistance Program By law, this program is an alternative, voluntary, and confidential rehabilitation program that provides various services to health professionals with a chemical dependency, emotional or behavioral disorder, or physical or mental illness.

Before a person can enter the program, a medical review committee must (1) determine if he or she is an appropriate candidate for rehabilitation and participation and (2) set terms and conditions of participation.

The program must include mandatory, periodic evaluations of each participant’s ability to practice with skill and safety and without posing a threat to the health and safety of any person or patient (CGS § 19a-12a).

COMMITTEE ACTION Public Health Committee Joint Favorable Yea 36 Nay 1 (03/11/2024) HB5058 / File No.

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