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Long-distance nursing kindles multistate licensure debate
1HBO & Company, Atlanta, Ga., USA.
Nursing Management
|February 13, 1999
Summary
Telehealth allows nurses to practice across state lines, but multistate licensure presents challenges. This article examines key issues, developments, and models in the ongoing multistate licensure discussion for nurses.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Practice
- Healthcare Policy
- Telemedicine
Background:
- Telehealth adoption is expanding nursing practice opportunities.
- Cross-state practice necessitates addressing multistate licensure.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore nurses' roles in telehealth.
- To analyze the multistate licensure debate for nurses.
- To review current licensure models and developments.
Main Methods:
- Literature review on telehealth and nursing licensure.
- Analysis of policy documents and state-level discussions.
- Identification of key stakeholders and proposed models.
Main Results:
- Telehealth expands nursing reach but complicates licensure.
- Various multistate licensure models are under consideration.
- Nurses are central to the telehealth and licensure discussion.
Conclusions:
- Addressing multistate licensure is crucial for telehealth's continued growth.
- Standardized or streamlined licensure models are needed.
- Policy development must consider nursing practice needs and patient access.