The act that defines APRN practice in New York
The compact decides whether you may practice in New York. What APRN practice actually means here — scope, titles, what you may do and delegate — is set by New York’s own nurse practice act, N.Y. Educ. Law art. 139; 8 NYCRR pt. 64, and interpreted by the New York State Board of Nursing (Office of the Professions). Two states can both recognize your license and still differ on what you may do with it.
Where New York stands on the APRN Compact
We have found no APRN compact law on New York’s books. Read that as a floor rather than a census: our own research turned up two jurisdictions that the published member lists we checked had omitted, so “we have not found it” is the honest claim rather than “it is not there”. Either way no APRN is practicing across state lines on that compact today, New York included.
The compact does not cover APRN roles
The Nurse Licensure Compact covers RN and LPN/LVN licenses. It does not cover APRN authorization — NPs, CRNAs, CNSs, and CNMs. That has been the case since the compact began and applies in every state.
What that means in New York
New York does not currently issue multistate licenses to residents, so there is no New York multistate license, and APRN authority is not portable through the compact either. To practice as an APRN in New York, you work through the New York State Board of Nursing (Office of the Professions); to practice as an APRN elsewhere, you use that state’s process.
The separate APRN Compact
A distinct APRN Compact has been drafted to do for advanced practice what the NLC does for RNs and LPNs/LVNs, but it is not yet operational. Until enough states join and it is implemented, APRN privileges do not cross state lines automatically.