§1020. Implementation; rulemaking
The Louisiana State Board of Nursing and the Louisiana State Board of Practical
Nurse Examiners shall:
(1) Ensure application and enforcement of the nurse licensure compact as it applies
to their respective licensees and licensees from compact states performing nursing services
under each board's respective practice act.
(2) Develop a reporting system to collect aggregate data from employers on the
number and geographic representation of nurses and licensed practical nurses employed in
Louisiana who are practicing nursing or licensed practical nursing pursuant to a multi-state
license as determined by the respective licensing board in properly promulgated rules. The
report shall be completed prior to a nurse or licensed practical nurse furnishing any nursing
services in this state. Failure of an employer to submit this data to the board shall not be a
basis for disciplinary action against or restriction of the multi-state license of any nurse or
licensed practical nurse.
(3) Develop a voluntary reporting system in which nurses holding a multi-state
license under the nurse licensure compact and who engages in the practice of nursing or
licensed practical nursing in Louisiana voluntarily provide their addresses and other
workforce-related data as determined by the respective licensing board in properly
promulgated rules. Failure to voluntarily provide this information shall not be a basis for
disciplinary action against or restriction of the multi-state license of any nurse or licensed
practical nurse.
(4) Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this
Part in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Acts 2018, No. 577, §1, eff. May 31, 2018.