Pennsylvania SR 134: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and provide an analysis on the implementation and effects of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act, Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Act, Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Act and the Nurse Licensure Compact Act, and the effects of interstate medical licensure compacts nationwide on their respective states and this Commonwealth.

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PRINTER'S NO. 1095
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 134
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, STEFANO, KEEFER, TARTAGLIONE, J. WARD AND
VOGEL, JULY 31, 2025
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
JULY 31, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a
study and provide an analysis on the implementation and
effects of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act,
Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Act, Physical Therapy
Licensure Compact Act and the Nurse Licensure Compact Act,
and the effects of interstate medical licensure compacts
nationwide on their respective states and this Commonwealth.
WHEREAS, In this Commonwealth, legislation has been enacted
to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, Psychology
Interjurisdictional Compact, Physical Therapy Licensure Compact
and Nurse Licensure Compact; and
WHEREAS, Legislation has been introduced in the General
Assembly to join the Social Work Licensure Compact, Counseling
Compact, Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact
and National Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; and
WHEREAS, There is potential for legislation to be introduced
in the General Assembly to join the Respiratory Care Interstate
Compact; and
WHEREAS, Such compacts are intended to enable health care
providers to more easily practice their licensed area in other
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states and provide increased access to these providers for
Pennsylvania residents; and
WHEREAS, As further compacts are proposed, approved and
implemented, it is important to understand the impacts they have
on their respective state and surrounding states; and
WHEREAS, The intent of this resolution is for the Joint State
Government Commission to further collect data so policies can be
reviewed to ensure that interstate medical licensure compacts
enacted in this Commonwealth are improving the access to care
and quality medical providers; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate direct the Joint State Government
Commission to conduct a study and provide an analysis on the
implementation and effects of the Interstate Medical Licensure
Compact Act, Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Act,
Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Act and the Nurse Licensure
Compact Act, and the effects of interstate medical licensure
compacts nationwide on their respective states and this
Commonwealth; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the study include information and analysis of
each interstate medical licensure compact previously mentioned
within this resolution, as well as any further interstate
medical licensure compacts that the study may identify,
including all of the following:
(1) Whether the compact is improving access to health
care.
(2) The percentage of time a licensed health care
provider is practicing in the licensed health care provider's
home state versus other states as allowed by the compact.
(3) The impact the compact has had on stopping the
hemorrhage of health care professionals from the health care
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professional's respective state.
(4) Whether the compact is bringing more providers into
the state to practice, or if more providers are leaving the
state to practice.
(5) Whether applications for licenses are being
processed more expeditiously than prior to the enactment of
the compact, and a comparison of licensing times per state.
(6) Whether health care providers are utilizing the
implementation of the compact, and reasons they may not be.
(7) Compact license fees per state.
(8) How Pennsylvania residents are protected from health
care providers that are practicing in this Commonwealth due
to the implementation of a compact that have had a complaint
filed against the health care providers in another state.
(9) Changes in a state licensing board's authority to
control and enforce the board's own rules after
implementation of the compact.
(10) Compact implementation timelines per state.
(11) Any pertinent information from the Federation of
State Medical Boards.
(12) Any pertinent information from individual state
licensing boards;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission issue a
report of its findings, along with any statutory or regulatory
recommendations, to the General Assembly within six months of
the adoption of this resolution.
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