Montana has been a member of the NLC since 2015 and has been issuing multistate compact licenses to nurses who meet the Uniform Licensure Requirements for a multistate license since that time.
If you hold a Montana RN or LPN license and want to know if your license is a multistate license, you can look your license up at Montana’s Licensee Lookup and Nursys using the QuickConfirm option.
Announcement: New NLC Rule
Starting Jan 2, 2024, a new NLC rule will be in effect. Nurses relocating to another compact state have 60 days from the time they move to apply for a new license by endorsement in a new primary state of residence.
The new rule (effective beginning January 2, 2024) reads:
402(2) A multistate licensee who changes primary state of residence to another party state shall apply for a multistate license in the new party state within 60 days.
Helpful FAQs and a brief video about the new rule are available online.
Nurses can enroll at no cost in Nursys eNotify to receive notifications related to license renewals at www.nursys.com.
For more information, visit www.nlc.gov or email nursecompact@ncsbn.org.
Compact license information, including where you can practice with a multistate license and what to do when changing residence, can be found at https://www.nursecompact.com/how-it-works/nurses-and-the-nlc.page.
For more information about the NLC, including FAQs and other resources, please visit www.nursecompact.com.
