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Any one from one of the compact states ever travel under their home state license? Also, anyone ever travel with Cross Country Travel Corp?

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Specializes in Paramedic,ER, House Supervisor, OR, CVOR.

Don't have a Compact license but have traveled to South Florida with Cross Country the past two winters. Little problem initially last year with recruiters leaving and passing me along. This year had a rookie recruiter submit me to a hospital without my permission and demanded a new recruiter. Have met and had lunch with the new recruiter and we seem to hit it off. To me that's the important thing. Having a recruiter that understands what you want or need. I had the same recruiter for 7 years once. That was the best.

Rod

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I'm new to travel and considering Arizona since this is on of the compact states. I have the paper work to add the compact to my Texas license.

I've been talking to CCTC off and on since last year, but still had one child

in high school (his senior year) and didn't want to leave at that time. Glad

to know you have a good exp. with CCTC.

Thanks,

Tina

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, Rehab, ACU-Telemetry.
Any one from one of the compact states ever travel under their home state license? Also, anyone ever travel with Cross Country Travel Corp?

There is a traveler that is working where I'm at who lives in TN, and has been traveling for five years with her husband. That's the whole advantage of living in a compact state. You don't have to go through all of the hassle, and expense to get your license in each state you plan on traveling too. I live in Ohio, and according to the OBON, they don't plan on joining the compact licensing. KY just joined this past October.

Kathy

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There is nothing to add to a license to make it compact if you were living there when you applied for the license and that is still your home state and will be when you travel.

If your license was for Texas only, it meant that it was not your home state when you got the license.

The compact license part of the license fails to exist if the nurse moves out of the state where they have their home license. And then the license remains valid in the one state only.

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Suzanne,

I hate point out your wrong on this point. I've lived in Texas since I was a teenager and my license was issued in 1998, before Texas joined the compact. I never filed the declaration of primary state of residence to add the compact to my license. The state of texas requires this form to be in place, also listing up to ten states you intend to practice in. Texas may now include this in the paper work for each new license issued, but those of use who had ours before still have to file the paper work. So I'm sure I'm not the only nurse in texas that has a primary residence without the compact agreement on their license.

Tina

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Suzanne,

I hate point out your wrong on this point. I've lived in Texas since I was a teenager and my license was issued in 1998, before Texas joined the compact. I never filed the declaration of primary state of residence to add the compact to my license. The state of texas requires this form to be in place, also listing up to ten states you intend to practice in. Texas may now include this in the paper work for each new license issued, but those of use who had ours before still have to file the paper work. So I'm sure I'm not the only nurse in texas that has a primary residence without the compact agreement on their license.

Tina

Wow, what a weird way of doing things. In Suzanne's defense :), that's the first I've heard of such a complicated way of implementing the licensure compact. In my state, when we joined the compact, we (state residents) all automatically acquired compact privileges without any additional paperwork (esp. not having to list anything about states we "intend to practice in" :uhoh21:) I believe that TX is probably unique in this regard ...

Are there other states out there with additional, complicated procedures related to compact privileges??

Also, I am not a traveler, but I do work in a different state than my home (I live right on the state border and work in the adjacent state). When I applied for the job in the other state and submitted my license, they didn't bat an eyelash -- the process was no different or more complicated than if I had been licensed in their state.

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Specializes in Peds, ER/Trauma.

I have a WI license, and have practiced in NC & IA on my WI license- no extra paperwork to fill out or anything..... But when working in FL & CA, I had to apply for licensure in these states, as they are not compact states.

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That is the first that I have heard of additional paperwork needing to be filed. It is normally issued with the license. This may be something that Texas does, but is not being done in other states.

When they have entered the Compact Pact, licenses were automatically issued that covered the Compact part of the license.

Most of the nurses that are here have not had to submit additional paperwork to have the compact added to their license.

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I am from a compact state NC and have worked in NH and NMon my license. Not any issue with it.

I have also done one contract with Novapro,which is a sub company of CCTC. It was alright but they are quite inflexible. As long as you are willing to accept their "Package" then they are just fine. Be aware that CCTC owns NovaPro, CRU48, assignment America, and also MedStaff.

CCTC is one of the biggies out there, has lots of contracts but you can definitely get higher pay elsewhere.

I am contracting with them again for my next assignment because the vendor manage the hospital I want to be at (:redpinkhe BF is there!) and I know they have they best payrate and they are the preferred contracter there. I also can live with the cookie cutter approach in this case.

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Specializes in Paramedic,ER, House Supervisor, OR, CVOR.

Don't want to hijack the post but have a couple questions regarding Compact licenses. My first Nursing License was granted in Iowa in 1989, well before the thought of a single license. I did not actually work in Iowa following my licensuer, started travelling just as soon as the license was in my hand. At one time juggled 10 licenses and found that too difficult and costly. Am strongly considering full time travel in an RV, heading to Florida in the winter and the western mountains in the Summer, actually most of the Compact states would be open to me. Any hints regarding obtaining a Compact license as a full time traveler in an RV? Do I need to move a residence into one of the states?

Thanks,

Rod

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Don't want to hijack the post but have a couple questions regarding Compact licenses. My first Nursing License was granted in Iowa in 1989, well before the thought of a single license. I did not actually work in Iowa following my licensuer, started travelling just as soon as the license was in my hand. At one time juggled 10 licenses and found that too difficult and costly. Am strongly considering full time travel in an RV, heading to Florida in the winter and the western mountains in the Summer, actually most of the Compact states would be open to me. Any hints regarding obtaining a Compact license as a full time traveler in an RV? Do I need to move a residence into one of the states?

Thanks,

Rod

You would have to be/remain a resident in one of the compact states.Although I was initially licensed in NC, when I moved permanently to PA for 2 years,my compact status became null and void. Once I moved back to NC, I again had a compact license. Secondly, and you may know this, but for others reading this thread, if you become a traveler in an RV without significant ties to one community, you will no longer qualify for the tax free housing meals incidentals benefits and everything will be taxed. you will be considered by the IRS tobe an "Itenerant worker" (I spelled that wrong). Significant ties means that you have documented proof of maintaining a tax home with duplicate expenses (Such as power bills,lawn care bills etc etc). and that you regularly return to that place.

Good Luck. (Your company should reimburse licenses if you take assignments in the state. I'd look seriously about where you'd want to go, and then chose three or 4 only. No point in juggling ten licenses...)

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