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Committee unanimously approves interstate compact for physician assistants, sets implementation steps
Regulated Industries and Utilities · March 10, 2026
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Summary
The committee unanimously passed House Bill 1295, an interstate compact intended to streamline licensure for physician assistants; staff said the compact is in use in 22 states and implementation work (including a data-center RFP) is on schedule toward an operational timeline cited as 2027.
Representative Cooper presented House Bill 1295, describing it as "another compact" similar to prior nursing and physician compacts that eases licensing across member states for practitioners in good standing. She told the committee the compact would speed licensure for…
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