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MA S1608
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jacob Oliveira
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AI Summary
- Massachusetts would join 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
- PAs must meet eligibility requirements including graduation from an accredited PA program, current NCCPA certification, no felony or misdemeanor convictions, no revoked controlled substance licenses, and no license revocations due to adverse action
- The compact creates the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact Commission, a joint government agency with one delegate per participating state, to administer the compact, promulgate rules, and maintain a data system tracking licensure and adverse actions
- The compact becomes effective when enacted by seven states; participating states may withdraw with 180 days notice, and states in default may be terminated by majority vote of delegates
- State licensing boards retain authority to take adverse action against a PA's compact privilege in their state, and PAs practicing under compact privilege remain subject to the laws and jurisdiction of the state where the patient is located
Legislative Description
Relative to physician assistant interstate compact
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see S2972
2/26/2026
Committee Referrals
Health Care Financing1/8/2026
Public Health2/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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