SB 5460 - DIGEST

Establishes the interstate nurse licensure compact of 2019.

Creates and establishes a joint public entity known as the interstate commission of nurse licensure compact administrators which is an instrumentality of the party states.

Requires the nursing care quality assurance commission to: (1) Obtain fingerprints from each applicant for a multistate license and submit them through the Washington state patrol to the federal bureau of investigation for criminal background checks; and

(2) Use the results of the record search in making multistate licensure decisions.