Title 43 — Occupations and Professions
99 chapters · 1,384 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 43-17.5-01 Purpose
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1. In order to strengthen access to medical services, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of medical services, the participating states of the physician assistant licensure compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements th…
N.D.C.C. § 43-17.5-02 Definitions
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In this compact: 1. "Adverse action" means any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a state's laws which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against a physician assistant license or license application or compact privilege including lic…
N.D.C.C. § 43-17.5-03 State participation in this compact
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1. To participate in this compact, a participating state shall: a. License physician assistants; b. Participate in the compact commission's data system; c. Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints against licensees and license applicants; d. Notify the…
N.D.C.C. § 43-17.5-04 Compact privilege
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1. To exercise the compact privilege, a licensee shall: a. Have graduated from a physician assistant program accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or other program authorized by commission rule; b. Hold current national commiss…
N.D.C.C. § 43-17.5-06 Adverse actions
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1. A participating state in which a licensee is licensed has exclusive power to impose adverse action against the qualifying license issued by that participating state. 2. In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state, in accordance with existing state du…
N.D.C.C. § 43-17.5-07 Establishment of the physician assistant licensure compact commission
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1. The participating states hereby create and establish a joint government agency and national administrative body known as the physician assistant licensure compact commission. The commission is an instrumentality of the compact states acting jointly and not an instrumentality o…
N.D.C.C. § 43-17.5-08 Data system
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1. The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated data and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and the reporting of the existence of significant investigative information on all licensed physician assi…
N.D.C.C. § 43-17.5-09 Rulemaking
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1. The commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted thereunder. Commission rules become binding as of the date specified by the commission for each rule. 2. The commission shall promulgate reasonable rule…
N.D.C.C. § 43-17.5-10 Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement
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1. Oversight. a. The executive and judicial branches of state government in each participating state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement the compact. b. Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the commission must b…
N.D.C.C. § 43-17.5-12 Construction and severability
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1. This compact and the commission's rulemaking authority must be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes, and the implementation and administration of the compact. Provisions of the compact expressly authorizing or requiring the promulgation of rules may not be cons…
N.D.C.C. § 43-17.5-13 Binding effect of compact
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1. This compact does not prevent the enforcement of any other law of a participating state that is not inconsistent with this compact. 2. A law in a participating state in conflict with this compact is superseded to the extent of the conflict. 3. All agreements between the commis…