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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Participation requirements. To participate in the compact, a state must:
A. License physician assistants;
B. Participate in the commission's data system;
C. Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints against licensees and license applicants;
D. 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;
E. Fully implement, within a time frame established by commission rule, a criminal background check requirement 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;
F. Comply with the rules of the commission;
G. Use passage of a recognized national examination as a requirement for physician assistant licensure; and
H. Grant the compact privilege to a holder of a qualifying license in a participating state.
2. No prohibition on fee for compact privilege. Nothing in this compact prohibits a participating state from charging a fee for granting the compact privilege.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 32. Professions and Occupations § 18533. State participation in compact - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-32-professions-and-occupations/me-rev-st-tit-32-sect-18533/
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