{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-34-24-307.02","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 34-24-307.02","heading":"State Participation in This Compact.","body":"(a) To participate in this compact, a participating state shall:\n(1) License PAs;\n(2) Participate in the compact commission’s data system;\n(3) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints against licensees and license applicants;\n(4) 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;\n(5) Fully implement a criminal background check requirement, within a time frame established by commission rule, 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;\n(6) Comply with the rules of the compact commission;\n(7) Utilize passage of a recognized national exam such as the NCCPA PANCE as a requirement for PA licensure; and\n(8) Grant the compact privilege to a holder of a qualifying license in a participating state.\n(b) Nothing in this compact prohibits a participating state from charging a fee for granting the compact privilege.","path":["Title 34 Professions and Businesses.","Chapter 24 Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.","Article 7A Pa Licensure Compact."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=34-24-307.02","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-10T05:41:29Z","sha256":"58aa2a0da5f6a157524a15d4d013e1d714c01e3ecedb174ea4b2a39bcb4a1e10","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-34-24-307.01","next":"us-al/ala.-code-34-24-307.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}