What decides whether you need a new license
Two things: whether New York 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 New York on assignment
Because New York requires its own license, build board processing into your start date. See the New York endorsement guide for the route. If any of the assignment is telehealth, remember licensure generally follows the patient’s location — see the New York telehealth guide.
The law that governs this in New York
Taking an assignment in New York is practice in New York, so it is New York’s own nurse practice act that defines what you may do and the New York State Board of Nursing (Office of the Professions) that applies it. That act is N.Y. Educ. Law art. 139; 8 NYCRR pt. 64.
There is no compact statute to cite for New York, which is the substantive point rather than a gap in our research: New York 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 New York State Board of Nursing (Office of the Professions).
Why compact privilege does not reach New York
New York has not adopted the compact. Either way the practical answer for taking an assignment in New York is the same today: a multistate license from another state does not authorize it, and you generally need a New York license from the New York State Board of Nursing (Office of the Professions). Re-check before a start date rather than assuming — this is precisely the fact that changes.