# S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-1320: SECTION 40-33-1320. Applications for licensure in a party state

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-1320
- **Heading:** SECTION 40-33-1320. Applications for licensure in a party state
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 40 / Chapter 33 / Article 15 / Section 40-33-1320

## Text

(A) Upon application for a multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, whether: (1) the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by another state; (2) there is an encumbrance on a license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant; (3) an adverse action has been taken against a license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant; and (4) the applicant is currently participating in an alternative program. (B) A nurse may hold a multistate license, issued by the home state, in only one party state at a time. (C) If a nurse changes primary state of residence by moving between two party states, the nurse must apply for licensure in the new home state, and the multistate license issued by the prior home state will be deactivated in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the commission, provided: (1) the nurse may apply for licensure in advance of a change in primary state of residence; and (2) the new home state may not issue a multistate license until the nurse provides satisfactory evidence of a change in primary state of residence to the new home state and satisfies all applicable requirements to obtain a multistate license from the new home state. (D) If a nurse changes primary state of residence by moving from a party state to a nonparty state, the multistate license issued by the prior home state will convert to a single-state license, valid only in the former home state. Editor's Note 2005 Act No. 87, SECTION 7, provides as follows: "This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to nursing licenses applied for after September 30, 2006." Effect of Amendment 2017 Act No. 41, SECTION 1, rewrote the section to reflect changes mandated for membership in the Nurse Licensure Compact. Former section was titled Licensees to only be licensed in home state; change of primary state of residence.

## Nearby sections

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-1300 SECTION 40-33-1300. Nurse Licensure Compact enacted.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T40_C33_A15_S40-33-1300.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-1305 SECTION 40-33-1305. Findings; purposes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T40_C33_A15_S40-33-1305.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-1310 SECTION 40-33-1310. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T40_C33_A15_S40-33-1310.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-1315 SECTION 40-33-1315. General provisions and jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T40_C33_A15_S40-33-1315.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-1320 SECTION 40-33-1320. Applications for licensure in a party state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T40_C33_A15_S40-33-1320.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-1325 SECTION 40-33-1325. Additional authorities invested in party state licensing boards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T40_C33_A15_S40-33-1325.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-1340 SECTION 40-33-1340. Coordinated licensure information system and exchange of information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T40_C33_A15_S40-33-1340.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-1345 SECTION 40-33-1345. Establishment of the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T40_C33_A15_S40-33-1345.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-1350 SECTION 40-33-1350. Rulemaking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T40_C33_A15_S40-33-1350.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-1355 SECTION 40-33-1355. Oversight, dispute resolution and enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T40_C33_A15_S40-33-1355.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-1360 SECTION 40-33-1360. Effective date, withdrawal and amendment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T40_C33_A15_S40-33-1360.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-1365 SECTION 40-33-1365. Construction and severability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T40_C33_A15_S40-33-1365.md)

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