(a) (a) To participate in this Compact, a Participating State shall:(1) License Physician Assistants;(2) Participate in the Compact Commission's Data System;(3) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints against Licensees and License applicants;(4) Notify the Commission, in compliance with the terms of this Compact and Commission Rules, of any Adverse Action against a Licensee or License applicant and the existence of Significant Investigative Information regarding a Licensee or License applicant;(5) Fully implement a Criminal Background Check requirement, within a time frame established by Commission Rule, by its Licensing Board receiving the results of a Criminal Background Check and reporting to the Commission whether the License applicant has been granted a License;(6) Comply with the Rules of the Compact Commission;(7) Utilize passage of a recognized national exam such as the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) as a requirement for Physician Assistant licensure; and(8) Grant the Compact Privilege to a holder of a Qualifying License in a Participating State.(b) Nothing in this Compact prohibits a Participating State from charging a fee for granting the Compact Privilege.
(a) To participate in this Compact, a Participating State shall:(1) License Physician Assistants;(2) Participate in the Compact Commission's Data System;(3) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints against Licensees and License applicants;(4) Notify the Commission, in compliance with the terms of this Compact and Commission Rules, of any Adverse Action against a Licensee or License applicant and the existence of Significant Investigative Information regarding a Licensee or License applicant;(5) Fully implement a Criminal Background Check requirement, within a time frame established by Commission Rule, by its Licensing Board receiving the results of a Criminal Background Check and reporting to the Commission whether the License applicant has been granted a License;(6) Comply with the Rules of the Compact Commission;(7) Utilize passage of a recognized national exam such as the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) as a requirement for Physician Assistant licensure; and(8) Grant the Compact Privilege to a holder of a Qualifying License in a Participating State.
(1) License Physician Assistants;
(2) Participate in the Compact Commission's Data System;
(3) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints against Licensees and License applicants;
(4) Notify the Commission, in compliance with the terms of this Compact and Commission Rules, of any Adverse Action against a Licensee or License applicant and the existence of Significant Investigative Information regarding a Licensee or License applicant;
(5) Fully implement a Criminal Background Check requirement, within a time frame established by Commission Rule, by its Licensing Board receiving the results of a Criminal Background Check and reporting to the Commission whether the License applicant has been granted a License;
(6) Comply with the Rules of the Compact Commission;
(7) Utilize passage of a recognized national exam such as the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) as a requirement for Physician Assistant licensure; and
(8) Grant the Compact Privilege to a holder of a Qualifying License in a Participating State.
(b) Nothing in this Compact prohibits a Participating State from charging a fee for granting the Compact Privilege.