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I'm licensed with a multi state license in TX.  I moved to OK a while ago but we didn't finally get rid of our tx address until a couple months ago.  At that time I got an OK DL and called Tx BON.  I explained to her my situation and she said Tx doesn't care where you live if you have a multi state license.  Now I go to renew my Tx license, which expires in a week, and I get this (see attachment).  I don't know what to do as I don't think I can get an OK license in a week andI can't mark I'm a resident of Tx.  What is the purpose if a multi state license if I can't live and use it in other states?  

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From NCSBN's FAQs about moving with a compact license:

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When moving (changing primary state of legal residence) to a new NLC state, it is the nurse’s responsibility to apply for licensure by endorsement. This should be completed upon moving and the nurse should not delay. There is no grace period. The nurse may not wait until the former license expires to apply in the nurse’s new state of legal residency. The nurse may practice on the former home state license only UNTIL the multistate license in the new NLC home state is issued. Proof of residency such as a driver’s license may be required. Upon issuance of a new multistate license, the former license is inactivated.

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Primary State of Residence (PSOR):

The state (also known as the home state) in which a nurse declares a primary residence for legal purposes. Sources used to verify a nurse’s primary residence may include driver’s license, federal income tax return or voter registration. PSOR refers to legal residency status and does not pertain to home or property ownership. Only one state can be identified as the primary state of legal residence for NLC purposes.

Even non-compact states require reporting of address changes within a very small timeframe. Does OK offer a temporary license that will allow you to work until a formal license is issued? If not, you may need to take time off work as you will essentially be unlicensed.

This isn't something you will be talking to the TX BON about. You need to work with the OK BON.

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II understand this TY.  Just upset when I came TX to verify what I needed to do I was told I didn't need to change. SMH she wasn't listening to what I was asking.   Now my license expires and I won't be able to get this taken care of before hand.  Thanks again I'm going up to the OK BON office to see if they can help expedite this any.  Money talks LOL.

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Delete.

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I guess you didn't read where I did call the board of nursing in Texas and I did ask where the procedure was and I was told that I didn't have to change my license to Oklahoma and I can continue to work in Oklahoma even though my residency status had changed. Maybe the people at the board of nursing me to have a better knowledge of the rules themselves

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1 hour ago, Sara Anderson said:

I guess you didn't read where I did call the board of nursing in Texas and I did ask where the procedure was and I was told that I didn't have to change my license to Oklahoma and I can continue to work in Oklahoma even though my residency status had changed. ...

It's unclear to whom this is directed as you didn't quote anyone, but I'll respond.  I don't know whom you spoke with at the TX BON, but if you were told this, I suspect that there was a major misunderstanding.  What I had started to write in me deleted post was that this type of conversation is best  conducted via email as this provides a paper trail if issues like this arise later.

1 hour ago, Sara Anderson said:

... Maybe the people at the board of nursing me to have a better knowledge of the rules themselves

I agree, to an extent.  However, the individual nurse in question should have a better understanding of the rules themselves. 

Best wishes working through this.

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3 minutes ago, chare said:

However, the individual nurse in question should have a better understanding of the rules themselves. 

I wholeheartedly agree with this. Not only is it part of professional accountability to know the requirements for licensure renewal (continuing education, fees, dates, etc.), but the only one who truly has one’s best interests in mind is the person themself. 

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9 hours ago, Sara Anderson said:

I did call the board of nursing in Texas and I did ask where the procedure was and I was told that I didn't have to change my license to Oklahoma

They may have misinterpreted that you were taking a travel assignment and wondered if you needed to get a OK license instead of permanently moving to OK.

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Maybe but I said I relocated

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...This also means that the during time you've been working in OK since leaving TX (at which time your compact license reverted to a single-state status), you may have been practicing in OK without an active license...

This was clearly an honest mistake, but it's a pretty big one.

On 5/25/2022 at 11:10 AM, chare said:

I don't know whom you spoke with at the TX BON, but if you were told this, I suspect that there was a major misunderstanding.

I agree with @chare, it sounds like there was a major miscommunication, since the TX BON would definitely know that your compact status would revert to single-state status after permanently moving (which is true of all states in the compact).

https://www.NCSBN.org/2018_Moving_Scenarios_Factsheet.pdf

I would change your username (so that it isn't your real name), and honestly, you might want to contact a lawyer? I don't know how long the OK BON gives you after moving to apply for your new compact OK license, but could run into some serious issues once the OK BON realizes what has been going on. I'd submit your application for your OK license immediately, and apply for a temporary license if there's an option since they are processed much more quickly.

You may also need to notify your job; if there's any possibility that your license isn't active, they'll probably put you on leave. Something similar happened to a friend of mine (and honest mistake where she didn't realize she was missing a part of her application, and her temporary license expired). Fortunately the BON was able to fast track her application and resolve the issue in less than a week so she only had to miss a couple of days of work, but it did cause her to get a final written warning.

I'm really sorry you're going through all of this, and I sincerely wish you the best of luck.

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TY I was in OK my husband was on TX sp instill had address in TX and was working on a multi state license.  

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1 hour ago, Sara Anderson said:

TY I was in OK my husband was on TX sp instill had address in TX and was working on a multi state license.  

Regardless, when you moved to OK "a while ago" you should have started the application process with the OK BON.  While your OK license was being processed you would have been allowed to work on your TX license, which would have been placed on inactive status when you received your OK license.  Not doing that, had you attempted to update your address with the TX BON when you moved they would have told you then that you needed to apply to the OK BON.

Again, best wishes as you work through this issue.

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