Pennsylvania SB 1051: An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the PA Licensure Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the compact.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1238
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1051
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS AND VOGEL, OCTOBER 15, 2025
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
OCTOBER 15, 2025
AN ACT
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the PA
Licensure Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the
compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the
Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the compact.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the PA Licensure
Interstate Compact Act.
Section 2. Authority to execute compact.
The Governor of Pennsylvania, on behalf of this State, is
hereby authorized to execute a compact in substantially the
following form with any one or more of the states of the United
States, and the General Assembly hereby signifies in advance its
approval and ratification of such compact:
Section 1. Purpose
In order to strengthen access to Medical Services, and in
recognition of the advances in the delivery of Medical Services,
the Participating States of the PA Licensure Compact have allied
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in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that
complements the existing authority of State Licensing Boards to
license and discipline PAs and seeks to enhance the portability
of a License to practice as a PA while safeguarding the safety
of patients. This Compact allows Medical Services to be provided
by PAs, via the mutual recognition of the Licensee's Qualifying
License by other Compact Participating States. This Compact also
adopts the prevailing standard for PA licensure and affirms that
the practice and delivery of Medical Services by the PA occurs
where the patient is located at the time of the patient
encounter, and therefore requires the PA to be under the
jurisdiction of the State Licensing Board where the patient is
located. State Licensing Boards that participate in this Compact
retain the jurisdiction to impose Adverse Action against a
Compact Privilege in that State issued to a PA through the
procedures of this Compact. The PA Licensure Compact will
alleviate burdens for military families by allowing active duty
military personnel and their spouses to obtain a Compact
Privilege based on having an unrestricted License in good
standing from a Participating State.
Section 2. Definitions
In this Compact:
A. "Adverse Action" means any administrative, civil,
equitable, or criminal action permitted by a State's laws which
is imposed by a Licensing Board or other authority against a PA
License or License application or Compact Privilege such as
License denial, censure, revocation, suspension, probation,
monitoring of the Licensee, or restriction on the Licensee's
practice.
B. "Compact Privilege" means the authorization granted by a
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Remote State to allow a Licensee from another Participating
State to practice as a PA to provide Medical Services and other
licensed activity to a patient located in the Remote State under
the Remote State's laws and regulations.
C. "Conviction" means a finding by a court that an
individual is guilty of a felony or misdemeanor offense through
adjudication or entry of a plea of guilt or no contest to the
charge by the offender
D. "Criminal Background Check" means the submission of
fingerprints or other biometric-based information for a License
applicant for the purpose of obtaining that applicant's criminal
history record information, as defined in 28 C.F.R. § 20.3(d),
from the State's criminal history record repository as defined
in 28 C.F.R. § 20.3(f).
E. "Data System" means the repository of information about
Licensees, including but not limited to License status and
Adverse Actions, which is created and administered under the
terms of this Compact.
F. "Executive Committee" means a group of directors and ex-
officio individuals elected or appointed pursuant to Section
7.F.2.
G. "Impaired Practitioner" means a PA whose practice is
adversely affected by health-related condition(s) that impact
their ability to practice.
H. "Investigative Information" means information, records,
or documents received or generated by a Licensing Board pursuant
to an investigation.
I. "Jurisprudence Requirement" means the assessment of an
individual's knowledge of the laws and Rules governing the
practice of a PA in a State.
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J. "License" means current authorization by a State, other
than authorization pursuant to a Compact Privilege, for a PA to
provide Medical Services, which would be unlawful without
current authorization.
K. "Licensee" means an individual who holds a License from a
State to provide Medical Services as a PA.
L. "Licensing Board" means any