# RCW 18.80.030: RCW 18.80.030: Application for licensure in a party state

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C80_S030

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 18.80.030
- **Heading:** RCW 18.80.030: Application for licensure in a party state
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 80 / Section 030

## Text

(1) Upon application for a multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by any other state, whether there are any encumbrances on any license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant, whether any adverse action has been taken against any license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant, and whether the applicant is currently participating in an alternative program. (2) A nurse may hold a multistate license, issued by the home state, in only one party state at a time. (3) 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 interstate commission. (a) The nurse may apply for licensure in advance of a change in primary state of residence. (b) A multistate license shall not be issued by the new home state 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. (4) 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.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 18.80.010 RCW 18.80.010: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C80_S010.md)
- [RCW 18.80.020 RCW 18.80.020: General provisions—Jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C80_S020.md)
- [RCW 18.80.030 RCW 18.80.030: Application for licensure in a party state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C80_S030.md)
- [RCW 18.80.060 RCW 18.80.060: Interstate commission of nurse licensure compact administrators—Establishment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C80_S060.md)
- [RCW 18.80.070 RCW 18.80.070: Rule making.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C80_S070.md)
- [RCW 18.80.080 RCW 18.80.080: Oversight—Dispute resolution—Enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C80_S080.md)
- [RCW 18.80.090 RCW 18.80.090: Effective date—Withdrawal—Amendment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C80_S090.md)
- [RCW 18.80.100 RCW 18.80.100: Construction—Severability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C80_S100.md)
- [RCW 18.80.900 RCW 18.80.900: Short title—2023 c 123.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C80_S900.md)
- [RCW 46.80.005 RCW 46.80.005: Legislative declaration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C80_S005.md)
- [RCW 46.80.040 RCW 46.80.040: Issuance of license—Fee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C80_S040.md)
- [RCW 46.80.050 RCW 46.80.050: Expiration, renewal—Fee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C80_S050.md)

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