What decides whether you need a new license
Two things: whether Minnesota 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 Minnesota on assignment
Because Minnesota requires its own license, build board processing into your start date. See the Minnesota endorsement guide for the route. If any of the assignment is telehealth, remember licensure generally follows the patient’s location — see the Minnesota telehealth guide.
The law that governs this in Minnesota
Taking an assignment in Minnesota is practice in Minnesota, so it is Minnesota’s own nurse practice act that defines what you may do and the Minnesota Board of Nursing that applies it. That act is Minn. Stat. §§ 148.171–148.285 (Minnesota Nurse Practice Act).
There is no compact statute to cite for Minnesota, which is the substantive point rather than a gap in our research: Minnesota 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 Minnesota Board of Nursing.
Why compact privilege does not reach Minnesota
Minnesota has not adopted the compact. Either way the practical answer for taking an assignment in Minnesota is the same today: a multistate license from another state does not authorize it, and you generally need a Minnesota license from the Minnesota Board of Nursing. Re-check before a start date rather than assuming — this is precisely the fact that changes.