32 M.R.S. §18533: State participation in compact

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.