This bill modifies provisions for licensure reciprocity and creates licensure compacts for certain professions.
LICENSURE RECIPROCITY (Section 324.009)
This bill specifies that a health care provider who has received his or her license to practice in Missouri through current license reciprocity law can provide telehealth services within the profession's scope of practice.
DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT (Section 324.1800)
This bill establishes a "Dietitian Licensure Compact", which is an interstate agreement that allows the practice of dietetics across state lines within other states that are a part of the Compact. The bill outlines the licensing requirements, education requirements for the dietitians, and the duties and requirements of the member states.
The bill establishes a joint government agency known as the "Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission" composed of one commissioner from each participating state, which will administer and enforce the Compact, adopt rules and bylaws, maintain a data system, asses and collect fees, lease, purchase or sell property, hire employees, and perform other functions necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of the Compact. The bill also outlines the procedures and standards for the Commission's meetings, financial review, executive board, and annual report.
The Compact will only go into effect once it has been enacted into law by seven states.
ATHLETIC TRAINER COMPACT (Section 334.730)
This bill creates the "Athletic Trainer Compact". Athletic trainers licensed in a state that participates in the Compact can practice in other participating states without additional requirements.
The bill specifies the conditions for a state to join and continue as a participating state, such as enacting a compact that is not materially different from the "model compact language" as specified in the bill, implementing a criminal background check requirement, accepting certain examinations and accreditations, and paying a participation fee to the Athletic Trainer Compact Commission. The bill also defines the qualifications and obligations of a licensee who seeks to obtain and exercise a compact privilege in a remote state, such as having a qualifying license, meeting any jurisprudence requirement, reporting any adverse action, and complying with the scope of practice of the remote state.
The bill establishes the "Athletic Trainer Compact Commission", composed of one commissioner from each participating state, to administer and enforce the Compact. The Commission will have the power to adopt rules and bylaws, maintain a data system, charge fees, hire employees, and purchase, lease, or sell property. The bill also outlines the procedures and standards for the Commission's meetings, financial review, executive board, and annual report.
The Compact will only go into effect once it has been enacted into law by seven states.
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LICENSURE COMPACT (Section 334.1800)
The bill creates the "PA Licensure Compact".
Physician assistants licensed in states that are participating in the interstate compact can practice in other participating states without additional requirements.
The bill defines the qualifications and obligations of a licensee who seeks to obtain and exercise a compact privilege in a remote state, such as having a qualifying license, meeting any jurisprudence requirement, reporting any adverse action, and complying with the scope of practice of the remote state.
The bill establishes the "PA Licensure Compact Commission", composed of one commissioner from each participating state, to administer and enforce the Compact. The Commission will have the power to adopt rules and bylaws, maintain a data system, charge fees, hire employees, and purchase, lease, or sell property.
The bill also specifies the procedures and standards for the Commission's meetings, financial review, purchasing, borrowing, executive board, and annual report. This bill specifies how commission meetings can be held and legal actions the Commission can take. The Compact will only go into effect once it has been enacted into law by seven states.
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