Transfering license

[nhiphan1601]

Hi guys,

I really need help here :-) I am currently licensed in Chicago, IL. Around August, I will be moving to Austin, TX, so I am trying to get my license in TX, during the application, there is this part that I don't understand, here it is:

Nurse Compact Declaration

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[TD=class: description, colspan: 2]In accordance with the Nursing Practice Act, section 304.001, art. 4 and 22 TAC 220.2, I declare that the State of (please select state from drop down menu) is my primary state of residence and that such constitutes my permanent and principal home for legal purposes. "Primary state of residence" is defined as the state of a person's declared fixed permanent and principal home for legal purposes; domicile. For US States not listed, review the Compact information on theeligibility page. For residence outside of the U.S. or its territories, select "Foreign" from the drop down list."

So it gave me a drop down list to choose from, I don't know if I should choose Illinois or TX? Right now I am not residing in TX yet, but will be. Please if you guys know the answer to this that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

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[chare]

The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is a multi-state agreement, currently involving 25 states. The NLC works similar to your driver's license. If you are a resident of one of the 25 NLC states then your license grants you multi-state privileges. This multi-state privilege allows you to work in any of the other NLC states, as long as you maintain residency in the state in which your license was issued.

When you relocate from an NLC state, what happens to your license depends upon where you relocate to. If you move to another NLC state and apply for licensure, you can work either 30 or 90 days (depending upon state) on previous state's license. When you are issue your new license, your previous state's license will be placed on inactive status as you can only hold one license with multi-state privileges. If you relocate to a non NLC state, then your previous license loses its multi-state privileges and becomes a single state license only.

As you are being asked this to determine whether your license will grant you multi-state privileges, you should list IL as your state of primary residence. After you relocate to TX, and update your residency then your TX license will become a multi-state license.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Clarification...you will not be transferring your Illinois license to TX. Nursing licenses do not 'transfer.' Rather, you will utilize your Illinois license to obtain a Texas license via endorsement.

Your permanent residence at the present time is Illinois, so that is the option you would select. You are not planning to relocate to TX until August, correct? You answer the question truthfully based on your situation in the here and now.

Once you relocate to Austin, you'd submit a change of address form to the TX BON to reflect your new TX permanent address if you are already licensed in TX at that point in time.