CNA Endorses Expedited Implementation of Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact

November 10, 2017

Colorado Nurses Association Support for the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact Legislation

November 16, 2017

Colorado Nurses Association (CNA) fully supports the immediate enactment of the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) to assure consistent, safe, quality, nursing care for all Colorado residents.

Colorado Nurses Association appreciates the leadership of Senators Jim Smallwood and Senator Nancy Todd, Representatives Tracy Kraft-Tharp, and Hugh McKean in efforts to ensure continuation of the RN licensure compact through the proposed bill to enact and implement the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact by January 19, 2018. 

Colorado Nurses Association supports continued participation as a Compact State and the Uniform Licensure requirements proposed in this bill including federal background check.

Colorado Nurses Association is eager to work with Colorado Bureau of Investigations (Public Safety) and the Department of Regulatory Affairs to assure timely and efficient licensure processing to include these uniform requirements in support public/patient safety.

• Colorado State benefits by bringing in new nurses to our state to fill vacant jobs while giving them the flexibility of continuing to care for their patients who come to Colorado from other states for treatment.
• Colorado State employers’ benefit from this legislation in being able to provide 21st century employment for nurses who work in the areas of Travel Nursing, Dialysis, Telehealth, and others.
• Patients in Colorado will greatly benefit by having uninterrupted care particularly in rural areas which may depend on nurses crossing state boarders from other compact states to provide needed care.

For more information please reference https://www.ncsbn.org/compacts.htm