What compact privilege is
A multistate license from your primary state of residence carries compact privilege — the authority to practice in other compact states without licensing separately in each. It only exists between states that are live in the Nurse Licensure Compact.
Why privilege does not reach New York
Since New York is not part of the compact, there is no New York compact privilege to grant. See non-compact states and working in a non-compact state with a compact license.
The law that governs this in New York
Working in New York on another state’s license 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.
Confirm before you rely on it
License status changes and the compact evolves. Confirm your own license type on Nursys and check New York’s current rules with the New York State Board of Nursing (Office of the Professions). CompactStates.com is an independent guide, not a licensing authority.
Why compact privilege does not reach New York
New York has not adopted the compact. Either way the practical answer for working in New York on a license from another state 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.