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Telehealth nursing license requirements in Guam

Telehealth licensing has one governing idea: you generally need authority where the patient is. Here is how that plays out for patients located in Guam.

Do I need a Guam license for telehealth nursing?

Generally, you need authority to practice where your patient is — so if your patient is in Guam, Guam licensure rules apply, even if you never leave home. Because Guam recognizes compact privilege, an active multistate license from your compact home state generally covers telehealth to patients in Guam. A single-state license does not. Employer policy and the Guam Board of Nurse Examiners’s rules may add requirements on top — confirm before you take the role.

Last reviewed 2026-06-17

Licensure follows the patient

The location that matters for telehealth is generally the patient’s, not yours. Sitting in one state and caring for a patient in Guam generally means you need authority to practice in Guam — via compact privilege or a Guam license. See telehealth: patient in another state.

The law that governs this in Guam

Caring for a patient located in Guam is practice in Guam, so it is Guam’s own nurse practice act that defines what you may do and the Guam Board of Nurse Examiners that applies it. That act is Guam nursing licensure law (Guam Board of Nurse Examiners, HPLO).

The compact itself is separate law. Guam adopted it at 10 GCA ch. 12, art. 3A (Nurse Licensure Compact); added by P.L. 36-006:1 (5 March 2021), which is what allows a multistate license issued elsewhere to reach Guam at all — the practice act still decides what you may do once it does.

Compact status is not the only consideration

Even where a multistate license reaches Guam, your employer and the Guam Board of Nurse Examiners may impose additional requirements, and some roles carry their own rules. Compact status answers one question — it is not a blanket authorization to practice remotely.

APRN telehealth is separate

The compact covers RN and LPN/LVN licenses only. If you work as an APRN, your advanced-practice authority is granted state by state and is not carried by a multistate RN license — a point that catches out a lot of remote NP roles.

Compact privilege in Guam

Nurses holding another state’s multistate license may practice in Guam under compact privilege. We have not been able to confirm the date that started, so we do not print one — Guam has implemented the half of the compact that recognizes visiting nurses without completing the half that issues multistate licenses to its own residents, and the jurisdiction has published no clean date for the first. The Guam Board of Nurse Examiners is the authority if you need one.

What usually comes next

Next-step checklist

  • Identify where your patients are located — that generally drives licensure.
  • Confirm your license reads multistate on Nursys (nursys.com) if you rely on privilege.
  • Confirm your multistate license covers Guam, then check employer requirements.
  • If you practice as an APRN, confirm Guam APRN authority separately with the board.

Frequently asked questions

Generally, if you hold an active multistate license from your compact home state, compact privilege reaches Guam, which covers telehealth to patients located in Guam. Licensure follows the patient's location. A single-state license does not carry privilege. Employer and board rules may add requirements — confirm with the Guam Board of Nurse Examiners.