IT WILL SOON BE FASTER FOR NURSES WHO MOVE FROM SOME OTHER STATES TO PRACTICE IN NEW MEXICO TO START THEIR JOBS. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ HAS SIGNED INTO LAW A MEASURE THAT REQUIRES THE BOARD OF NURSING TO ISSUE A LICENSE WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF DETERMINING THAT ALL THE PAPERWORK IS COMPLETE AND APPROVED.
THIS COVERS NURSES WHO COME TO NEW MEXICO FROM ABOUT TWO-DOZEN STATES THAT ARE NOT PART OF A COMPACT PROVIDING FOR MULTISTATE LICENSING OF NURSES.
MARTINEZ SIGNED THE BILL DURING AN APPEARANCE IN FARMINGTON THURSDAY.
