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Nurse Licensure Compact and Mobility

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  • Shishir Shakya

    (Shippensburg University)

  • Sriparna Ghosh

    (University of Cincinnati, BlueAshCollege)

  • Conor Norris

    (West Virginia University)

Abstract

We examine to what extent relaxing occupational licensing results in labor mobility. For this, we consider the case of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC). NLC permits registered nurses and licensed practical/vocational nurses to have one multistate license enabling them to practice in their state of residency and other NLC states (compact states) without obtaining additional licenses. The nursing profession has led the way among the healthcare professions in establishing and implementing an interstate practice model, yet how it affects the mobility of practitioners remains unanswered. As of March 2021, 34 states are within the compact. We exploit the state-level staggered adoptions of compact and use the regression method to estimate the compacts’ impact on the mobility of registered nurses and licensed practical/vocational nurses. We find an 11% increment in the mobility of registered nurses and licensed practical/vocational nurses within the compact states. During the COVID-19 pandemic, among other policies, joining to compact may help relax the urgent needs of health care professionals.

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  • Shishir Shakya & Sriparna Ghosh & Conor Norris, 2022. "Nurse Licensure Compact and Mobility," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 43(2), pages 260-274, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jlabre:v:43:y:2022:i:2:d:10.1007_s12122-022-09333-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s12122-022-09333-2
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    Keywords

    Registered nurse; Licensing; Nurse licensure compact;
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    JEL classification:

    • J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare

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