1. (a) To be eligible to join this compact and to maintain eligibility as a member state, a state must:

   1. (1) Enact and maintain a statute that is not materially different from the model compact language;
   2. (2) License and regulate the practice of athletic training;
   3. (3) Require that licensees in that state maintain continuing competence standards as part of their state practice act or rules;
   4. (4) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees;
   5. (5) Grant the compact privilege to a licensee who meets all the requirements outlined in Section 34-40-63 in accordance with the terms of the compact and any rules adopted thereunder;
   6. (6) Participate fully in the compact commission’s data system, including using the unique identifier as defined in rules;
   7. (7) Notify the compact commission, in compliance with the terms of the compact and rules, of any adverse action or the availability of current significant investigative information regarding a licensee;

   8. (8) Within a time frame established by rule, implement or utilize procedures for considering the criminal history records of applicants for a compact qualifying license which includes receiving the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation record search and use those results in making licensing decisions. These procedures shall include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based information by applicants for the purpose of obtaining an applicant’s criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the agency responsible for retaining that state’s criminal records;

      1. a. A member state must fully implement a criminal background check requirement in order to participate in the issuance and acceptance of compact privileges.
      2. b. Communication between a member state and the compact commission or among member states regarding the verification of eligibility for licensure through the compact shall not include any information received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation relating to a federal criminal records check performed by a member state; and
   9. (9) Comply with and enforce the rules of the compact commission.
2. (b) Member states may set and collect a fee for issuance and renewal of a compact privilege to applicants.
3. (c) Individuals without a compact qualifying license shall continue to be able to apply for a member state’s single state license as provided under the laws of each member state.
4. (d) Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single state license.
5. (e) A compact qualifying license shall be recognized by each remote state as authorizing that licensee to engage in the practice of athletic training, under a compact privilege, in another member state in accordance with the requirements in Section 34-40-63.

(Act 2026-253, §1.)