Multistate Licensure Comes to Ohio January 3, 2023

Starting January 1, 2023, Ohio will become the 38th state to join the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), an interstate agreement that authorizes RNs and LPNs to practice physically or virtually in 37 other states across the country, unless the nurse is under discipline or restriction. When a nurse has their multi state license (MSL), they can be available in a compact state immediately, boosting staff morale, productive and workforce numbers.

RNs and LPNs can choose to renew their single state nursing license or convert to a new MSL. Converting to MSL is an option and is not required. The application can be found on the Ohio Board of Nursing website (https://nursing.ohio.gov/). There will be a one-time conversion fee of $100 to convert to a multistate license with a renewal fee of $75 (Ohio Board of Nursing, 2022c) Your renewal schedule will stay the same. Starting January 3, 2023, you may log-in to your Ohio eLicense portal and submit a service request to convert your Ohio single states license to an Ohio multi state license.