Alabama § 34-21-123 - Applications for Licensure in a Party State.
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§ 34-21-123. Applications for Licensure in a Party State.
(a) Upon application for a multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, all of the following:
(1) Whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by any other state.
(2) Whether there are any encumbrances on any license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant.
(3) Whether any adverse action has been taken against any license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant.
(4) Whether the applicant is currently participating in an alternative program.
(b) A nurse may hold a multistate license, issued by the home state, in only one party state at a time.
(c) If a nurse changes his or her primary state of residence by moving between two party states, the nurse shall apply for licensure in the new home state, and the multistate license issued by the prior home state shall be deactivated in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the commission.
(1) The nurse may apply for licensure in advance of a change in primary state of residence.
(2) A multistate license may not be issued by the new home state until the nurse provides satisfactory evidence of a change in primary state of residence to the new home state and satisfies all applicable requirements to obtain a multistate license from the new home state.
(d) If a nurse changes his or her primary state of residence by moving from a party state to a nonparty state, the multistate license issued by the prior home state shall convert to a single state license, valid only in the former home state.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-21-123 ("Applications for Licensure in a Party State.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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