The PA Licensure Interstate Compact Act enables Pennsylvania to join a multi-state compact aimed at enhancing the portability of physician assistant (PA) licenses while ensuring patient safety. This legislation streamlines the licensing process, allowing PAs to practice across state lines with mutual recognition of their licenses. It establishes a framework for state licensing boards to maintain jurisdiction over PAs and outlines responsibilities for participating states, including implementing criminal background checks and reporting adverse actions against licensees. The act also creates the PA Licensure Compact Commission, which will oversee the compact's administration, establish rules, maintain a data system for licensees, and coordinate investigations among states.

Additionally, the bill details the governance and operational framework for the Commission, including the powers of the Executive Committee, public meeting procedures, and financial management. It mandates the creation of a data system for collecting and reporting licensure and adverse action information, requiring states to submit a uniform data set to the Commission. The Commission is granted rulemaking authority and must ensure transparency and accountability in its operations. The bill also outlines enforcement mechanisms, dispute resolution processes, and the procedure for a state to withdraw from the Compact, emphasizing that the Compact remains effective even if the number of Participating States falls below seven. The act is set to take effect in sixty days.