State Participation in this Compact

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-19-304, under Physician Assistant Licensure Compact.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-19-304

(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.