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Nurse Licensure Compact States (2026)

The Nurse Licensure Compact helps eligible RNs, LPNs, and LVNs use one multistate license across compact states. That matters for travel contracts, remote patient-facing roles, and moves between states because a separate state license can add cost and weeks of waiting. JibJob marks nursing roles in compact-license available states and lets you filter searches to those states. The official NLC map currently lists 43 enacted jurisdictions; Guam, Massachusetts, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are tracked separately here because compact license availability is still pending.

Search compact-state jobsCheck official NLC source

Compact-License Available States

These states currently support compact-license practice and are used by the JibJob compact filter.

40 states

Alabama

AL

182 active healthcare jobs

Arizona

AZ

379 active healthcare jobs

Florida

FL

302 active healthcare jobs

Idaho

ID

290 active healthcare jobs

Indiana

IN

158 active healthcare jobs

Iowa

IA

98 active healthcare jobs

Kansas

KS

108 active healthcare jobs

Maine

ME

0 active healthcare jobs

Montana

MT

594 active healthcare jobs

Ohio

OH

60 active healthcare jobs

Texas

TX

2,903 active healthcare jobs

Utah

UT

3 active healthcare jobs

Enacted, Implementation Pending

These jurisdictions count toward the 43 enacted NLC jurisdictions, but JibJob does not include them in compact-license-available filtering yet.

Guam

Compact license availability pending

GU

Massachusetts

Compact license availability pending

MA

U.S. Virgin Islands

Compact license availability pending

VI

States That Require a State License

These states are not current NLC enacted jurisdictions in the official source checked for this build.

Alaska

AK

541 active healthcare jobs

Hawaii

HI

7 active healthcare jobs

Nevada

NV

6 active healthcare jobs

Oregon

OR

354 active healthcare jobs

NLC FAQs

What is the Nurse Licensure Compact?
The Nurse Licensure Compact lets eligible RNs, LPNs, and LVNs with a multistate license practice in other compact states without applying for a separate license in each state.
Who qualifies for a compact nursing license?
A nurse generally needs to claim a compact state as their primary state of legal residence, hold an active license there, and meet the NLC uniform licensure requirements.
Does a compact license work in California?
No. California is not currently a Nurse Licensure Compact member, so nurses need a California license for California nursing roles.
Are Guam, Massachusetts, and the U.S. Virgin Islands compact states?
They have enacted the NLC, but compact license availability is still pending. JibJob does not treat those jurisdictions as compact-license available until implementation is complete.
Can travel nurses use the compact?
Yes, if they hold an active multistate license from their primary state of residence and the assignment is in a compact-license-available state.