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Committee recommends 'do not pass' on physician assistant compact amid legal and cost concerns
Summary
The Workforce Development Committee voted unanimously to recommend a "do not pass" on Senate Bill 2,108, which would join North Dakota to the interstate physician assistant licensure compact. The Board of Medicine and other witnesses cited unresolved legal, cost and operational questions, including the compact's use of a "privilege" model rather
The Workforce Development Committee voted unanimously to recommend a do‑not‑pass on Senate Bill 2,108 after witnesses from the North Dakota Board of Medicine and other state stakeholders raised legal, financial and operational concerns about joining the interstate physician assistant (PA) licensure compact.
Senator Jeff Barta, R‑43, introduced the compact bill and said the intent was to make the state more military‑friendly by easing licensure for incoming health professionals and their families. He told the committee, however, that the bill was being held because key definitions and cost details remained unresolved.
Sandra DuPentes, executive director of the North Dakota Board of Medicine, delivered informational testimony that cataloged…
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