# North Dakota HB 1622: AN ACT to create and enact chapter 43-17.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; to amend and reenact section 43-17-01, subsection 1 of section 43-17-02.1, and sections 43-17-02.2 and 43-17-46 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the requirements of physician assistants privileged to practice under the physician assistant licensure compact; and to provide an effective date. North Dakota HB 1622, AN ACT to create and enact chapter 43-17.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; to amend and reenact section 43-17-01, subsection 1 of section 43-17-02.1, and sections 43-17-02.2 and 43-17-46 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the requirements of physician assistants privileged to practice under the physician assistant licensure compact; and to provide an effective date., is a 2026 January Special Session House bill sponsored by Legislative Management; status signed, last action 2026-01-28 (Filed with Secretary Of State 01/23); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1622-202502 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: North Dakota HB 1622 - State: North Dakota - Session: 2026 January Special Session - Title: AN ACT to create and enact chapter 43-17.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; to amend and reenact section 43-17-01, subsection 1 of section 43-17-02.1, and sections 43-17-02.2 and 43-17-46 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the requirements of physician assistants privileged to practice under the physician assistant licensure compact; and to provide an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-01-28, Filed with Secretary Of State 01/23 - Sponsor: Legislative Management - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (139 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - License discipline stops assistants’ cross-state privileges: cost, medium. A participating state can discipline a physician assistant’s compact practice privilege using that state’s due-process rules. Only the state issuing the qualifying license can discipline that license. Discipline against the qualifying license stops compact privileges in every other participating st… - Physician assistants face late-response fees: cost, low. Physician assistants with a North Dakota license or compact privilege must answer the board’s extra application questions by its deadline. Missing that deadline can trigger an additional fee up to three times the normal North Dakota physician assistant licensing fee. Other legal penalties remain av… - Assistants get transition time when states leave: mixed, low. A state can leave by repealing the compact, with withdrawal taking effect 180 days after enactment. The commission can also remove a defaulting state after written notice, offers of help, and exhausted efforts to secure compliance. Removal requires a majority vote of participating-state delegates.… - Physician assistants gain cross-state practice options: mixed, low. North Dakota joins the physician assistant compact, allowing practice through an active state license or a compact practice privilege. Interstate operation starts when the seventh state enacts the compact and continues even if participation later falls below seven. Applicants need a qualifying lice… - Public input shapes binding compact rules: mixed, low. The compact commission must allow public comment and give at least 30 days’ notice before meetings to vote on rules. Listed emergencies allow rules on 24 hours’ notice without public comment or a hearing. These include health or safety threats, possible loss of commission or state funds, and federa… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Legislative Management ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-01-23 | Senate | Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 | pass | 46 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 | pass | 93 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-01-28: Filed with Secretary Of State 01/23 (House) - 2026-01-23: Signed by Governor 01/23 (House) - 2026-01-23: Sent to Governor (House) - 2026-01-23: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-01-23: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Returned to House (House) - 2026-01-23: Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Reported back, do pass, placed on calendar 14 0 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Introduced, first reading, referred Joint Policy Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Received from House (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 0 (House) - 2026-01-21: Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 13 0 1 (House) - 2026-01-21: Committee Hearing 01:00 (House) - 2026-01-21: Committee Hearing 11:30 (House) - 2026-01-21: Introduced, first reading, referred Joint Policy Committee (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/special/documents/25-1385-02000.pdf) - INTRODUCED: [PDF](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/special/documents/25-1385-01000.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1626: AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.9, section 57-20-09, and subsection 1 of section 57-55-03 of the North Dakota Cen… (signed) - HB 1624: A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offering school breakfast and lunch at… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/special/documents/25-1385-02000.pdf) - [INTRODUCED (PDF)](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/special/documents/25-1385-01000.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1626: AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.9…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1626-202502) - [HB 1624: A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15.1-07 of th…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1624-202502) - [North Dakota bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota/bills) - [North Dakota state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/north-dakota) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ND-HB1622-202502 (as of 2026-10-18).