HB 5395 Summary

• Enacts the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact effective October 1, 2022, establishing a streamlined multi-state licensure process for physicians who meet stringent eligibility requirements (clean disciplinary history, passed medical licensing exams, completed accredited graduate medical education, current unrestricted state license).

• Enacts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact effective October 1, 2022, allowing licensed psychologists to practice telepsychology across state lines and provide temporary in-person services (up to 30 days per calendar year) in other member states without obtaining separate licenses.

• Directs the Commissioner of Public Health to develop and implement by January 1, 2023 a reciprocity/endorsement licensure plan for mental health care providers and general health care providers licensed in other states with comparable or higher requirements, prioritizing mental health providers serving children.

• Creates interstate commissions to administer both compacts with authority to establish bylaws, promulgate rules, investigate complaints, impose discipline, and maintain coordinated licensure databases.

• Allows member states to retain jurisdiction over licensed practitioners, impose discipline, conduct joint investigations, and enforce subpoenas across state lines while protecting public safety.