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Lawmakers hear invited testimony for HB352 to join health licensing compacts including PSYPACT
Summary
HB352 would authorize Alaska to join multi-state licensing compacts (including the psychology compact PSYPACT) to allow temporary in-person practice and telepractice via an e-passport credential. Testimony from physicians, psychologists, EMS and PSYPACT officials emphasized reduced paperwork and expanded access; members pressed for data on workforce impact and protections for non-APA graduates.
The House Labor and Commerce Committee took invited testimony on House Bill 352, a broad bill that would allow Alaska to join several multi-state health-care licensing compacts, including the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT).
Multiple clinicians and stakeholders told the committee the compacts shorten licensing timelines, reduce duplicative paperwork and expand access to specialists and telehealth services. "It took me eight months to get my temporary license to practice in Alaska," said Dr. Jenna Schmidt, testifying in support of compact licensure for physicians and describing delays that can keep positions vacant. Dr. Anne Zink, a practicing…
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