What decides whether you need a new license
Two things: whether Michigan is a compact state, and whether your own license is multistate rather than single-state. Compact privilege only exists between compact states, and only a multistate license carries it. Run your exact home/assignment pairing through the compact state checker.
Practicing in Michigan on assignment
Because Michigan requires its own license, build board processing into your start date. See the Michigan endorsement guide for the route. If any of the assignment is telehealth, remember licensure generally follows the patient’s location — see the Michigan telehealth guide.
The law that governs this in Michigan
Taking an assignment in Michigan is practice in Michigan, so it is Michigan’s own nurse practice act that defines what you may do and the Michigan Board of Nursing (LARA) that applies it. That act is Public Health Code, 1978 PA 368, art. 15 pt. 172 (MCL 333.17201 et seq.).
There is no compact statute to cite for Michigan, which is the substantive point rather than a gap in our research: Michigan has not adopted the compact, so the practice act above is the whole of the law that applies to you here.
Before you sign
We are an independent licensing reference — we do not list assignments, agencies, or pay rates, and nothing here is a job offer. For the wider pre-assignment checklist (contract terms, credentialing, housing), see what to check before accepting a travel assignment. Confirm licensure with the Michigan Board of Nursing (LARA).
Why compact privilege does not reach Michigan
Michigan has not adopted the compact. Either way the practical answer for taking an assignment in Michigan is the same today: a multistate license from another state does not authorize it, and you generally need a Michigan license from the Michigan Board of Nursing (LARA). Re-check before a start date rather than assuming — this is precisely the fact that changes.