H1056 Summary: PA Licensure Interstate Compact

• Establishes the PA Licensure Compact, allowing physician assistants licensed in one participating state to practice in other participating states through a "Compact Privilege" without obtaining separate state licenses.

• Creates the PA Licensure Compact Commission as a national administrative body to oversee the compact, maintain a data system of licensee information, and adopt binding rules governing PA licensure and practice across participating states.

• Requires participating states to implement criminal background checks, use the NCCPA PANCE exam as a licensure requirement, report adverse actions against PAs to the commission, and recognize the mutual licensing of PAs with qualifying licenses.

• Establishes eligibility requirements for the Compact Privilege including graduation from accredited PA programs, current NCCPA certification, no felony convictions, and no history of controlled substance license revocation.

• Becomes effective October 1, 2024, and activates when seven states have enacted the compact; allows states to withdraw with 180 days notice and permits military families to more easily obtain privileges.