ND HB1622

North Dakota joins 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 state licenses

PAs must meet eligibility requirements including graduation from an accredited PA program, current NCCPA certification, no felony or misdemeanor convictions, no controlled substance license revocations, and no license revocations or restrictions due to adverse action

Creates the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact Commission as a joint government agency to administer the compact, maintain a data system tracking licensee information and adverse actions, and promulgate binding rules across participating states

Participating states retain authority to take adverse action against a PA's compact privilege within their state, and adverse actions against a qualifying license automatically deactivate compact privileges in all remote states for two years after restrictions are removed

The compact becomes effective when enacted by seven states; North Dakota's Board of Medicine will pay commission fees through its funding mechanism without requesting general fund appropriations