title: Multistate licensure: a new regulatory concept.
abstract: With the transformation of the health care delivery system, the traditional and time-honored method of state-by-state licensure may be in need of modification. Revising the current licensure system involves some risk and many challenges to licensing boards, which are charged by state legislatures to protect the public welfare and safety through enforcement of practice acts. What components of the current licensure system will be maintained and how will the system adapt in response to the increasing pressure from employers and licensees to create a more flexible, expedient and responsive system?
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Loquist
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007884:Legislation, Nursing; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States