Completed Monitoring. Moving to Another State

NurseJackie69 · Jan 23

This post is for any nurse who has Completed Monitoring and Finished their Consent Order and their license is now restored to Unencumbered, no more probation, everything is done and over and you are back to normal.

So, you want to move to another state and make that new state your primary home state and need to get a license. The question I often see is, " Do I have to complete monitoring in my new state?"

The answer to the above question is NO! There's this false assumption or belief by Some nurses that they have to complete or enter monitoring in the new state they move to and that's incorrect. Important!! I'm talking about nurses who COMPLETED/Finished/Finalized their consent order and monitoring in the former state. It's a totally different ballgame if you move in the middle of monitoring OR a consent order. I'm talking about nurses who are done, license is restored, monitoring completed, then they move to a new state.

Understand that when you are released/complete/consent order is finished and monitoring is over, the BON and your monitoring program is essentially and legally saying that you are no longer a threat to the public and if you were diagnosed with an SUD, that SUD is now in full remission and you are completely safe to practice.

The above is why the new state you move to does not make you go under a consent order or do monitoring again. You don't get "re-punished," LOL. Now, when you apply for that new license in the new state/make it your primary home state, you obviously have to explain your background and important, submit your monitoring completion certificate and final letter from the BON showing your consent order is finalized and over with.

I've never in my life heard of, or met a nurse who completes monitoring in one state, then moves to another state, and has to do monitoring or go under consent order in the new state.

I have heard nurses say they moved and had to start monitoring again in the new state but there is ALWAYS more to the story when you hear of these statements. In about every case, they didn't fully complete their contract and finish and finalize monitoring in the previous state.

So to sum this up, if you Fully Complete/Finalize/Finish monitoring and your consent order in one state and move to another state after completion, you will NOT have to do monitoring or enter into a consent agreement or be on probation or anything else in the new state.

Hope this helps and clears up any misconceptions. Most nurses know and are aware about the above and how it works, but some are not and they sometimes spread this false information that can seriously damage someone and it's not intentional, but they simply hear it and assume it to be true.