§18533. State participation in compact
1.
Participation requirements.
To participate in the compact, a state must:
A.
License physician assistants;
[PL 2023, c. 670, §1 (NEW).]
B.
Participate in the commission's data system;
[PL 2023, c. 670, §1 (NEW).]
C.
Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints against licensees and license applicants;
[PL 2023, c. 670, §1 (NEW).]
D.
Notify the commission, in compliance with the terms of this compact and commission rules, of any adverse action against a licensee or license applicant and the existence of significant investigative information regarding a licensee or license applicant;
[PL 2023, c. 670, §1 (NEW).]
E.
Fully implement, within a time frame established by commission rule, a criminal background check requirement by its licensing board receiving the results of a criminal background check and reporting to the commission whether the license applicant has been granted a license;
[PL 2023, c. 670, §1 (NEW).]
F.
Comply with the rules of the commission;
[PL 2023, c. 670, §1 (NEW).]
G.
Use passage of a recognized national examination as a requirement for physician assistant licensure; and
[PL 2023, c. 670, §1 (NEW).]
H.
Grant the compact privilege to a holder of a qualifying license in a participating state.
[PL 2023, c. 670, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2023, c. 670, §1 (NEW).]
2.
No prohibition on fee for compact privilege.
Nothing in this compact prohibits a participating state from charging a fee for granting the compact privilege.
[PL 2023, c. 670, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2023, c. 670, §1 (NEW).