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Update on Nurse Licensure Compact Legislation-- Signed into LAW!

Posted by The Three Rivers Chapter of AACN on
Pittsburgh, PA
The Three Rivers Chapter of AACN

Good evening everyone,

Great News for PA Nurses!  Word today from Dr. Mary O'Connor:

Thanks to you and the members who supported this legislation. 

Act 68 Nurse Licensure Compact signed into law by Gov. Wolf July 1, 2021. 

 Act 68 becomes effective immediately and allows the Commonwealth to begin the implementation process with the Compact.”

Mary A. O'Connor, PhD, MSN, RN

Professor of Nursing Emeritus