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If you are a Connecticut physician considering providing telemedicine across state lines, expanding your practice just became significantly easier. On March 15, 2026, the Interstate Medical Licensure ...

Individual state legislatures and the District of Columbia have traditionally determined the licensure requirements for professionals to practice in their jurisdiction. As a result, there is an ...

Whether you’re in Maine or Hawaii, Florida or Alaska, all people deserve the same high-quality healthcare. So, shouldn’t the quality standards for the physicians, nurses and other healthcare ...

The physician assistant (PA) profession was created decades ago to address a shortage of primary doctors. The profession has grown, but physician shortages persist. A dozen states have passed ...

Two interstate dental compacts are gaining steam across the U.S. as states look for new solutions to alleviate workforce shortages. Here is where the compacts stand as of this year: Dentist and Dental ...

North Carolina lawmakers are considering legislation that would significantly increase access to qualified doctors, especially in low-income and rural areas, through an interstate medical licensure ...

The South Carolina state Senate Committee on Medical Affairs approved a bill to join an interstate compact synchronizing licensing regulations governing emergency medical technicians (EMTs) with those ...

As an emergency medicine physician and health care administrator, I’ve seen how gaps in access to care ripple across our state’s health system. But nowhere are those gaps more visible, or more ...

A compact license is a privilege granted to any individual who holds a license to practice a skill in one state in other states bound within that compact. Compact licensing has been around for years ...

(The Center Square) – With only days to spare, the Michigan Senate has passed a House bill renewing the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, preserving the ability of more than 8,000 doctors to ...