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AZ HB2190
Bill
Status
Passed
2/20/2026
Primary Sponsor
Julie Willoughby
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AI Summary
- Enacts the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact, allowing PAs with a qualifying license in one participating state to practice in other participating states through a "compact privilege" without obtaining additional licenses
- Establishes eligibility requirements for compact privilege including graduation from an accredited PA program, current NCCPA certification, no felony or misdemeanor convictions, no controlled substance license suspensions, and no license revocations
- Creates the PA Licensure Compact Commission as a joint government agency to administer the compact, with each participating state having one delegate and an executive committee of nine members
- Authorizes participating states to take adverse action against a PA's compact privilege within their jurisdiction, including subpoena power for investigations, while the state that issued the qualifying license retains exclusive authority over that license
- Requires participating states to contribute to a coordinated data system containing licensure information, adverse actions, and significant investigative information on all licensed PAs covered by the compact
Legislative Description
Physician assistants; licensure compact
Professions And Occupations - Title 32
Last Action
Chapter 3
2/20/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules1/15/2026
Health and Human Services1/15/2026
Full Bill Text
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