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Senate moves forward on APRN interstate compact to allow multistate practice
Summary
Senate supporters described SB 107 as an APRN licensure compact to enable advanced practice registered nurses to practice across member states under a single license; the measure received broad support on the floor and advanced toward third reading.
Senate Bill 107, which would adopt the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) interstate compact, was presented to the floor as a measure to ease cross‑state practice for nurse practitioners and improve continuity of care for patients who receive treatment in Utah and return to other states.
Senator Knudson told colleagues the compact builds on the RN/LPN Nurse Licensure Compact and would allow an APRN to hold a single license in a home state that other compact states would recognize, subject to each state's practice laws and disciplinary authority (SEG 1250–1272). Supporters from the nursing community were cited, and the sponsor emphasized protections for public safety including disciplinary action by home or remote states and a central information system to maintain licensure and investigative records.
Floor discussion was supportive; proponents said the compact would place Utah among states leading on this agreement and that joining early would give Utah a seat on the governing board for the compact (SEG 1269–1276). The Senate recorded a vote to read SB 107 for a third time; the roll call recorded 21 yeas, 0 nays, and 8 absences (SEG 1345–1347).
Next steps: SB 107 will proceed to third‑reading consideration; sponsors and nursing organizations plan to continue outreach to other states to encourage compact participation and to support implementation details such as the central information system.
