(a) To participate in this Compact, a participating state shall:
- (1) License physician assistants.
- (2) Participate in the Compact Commission’s data system.
- (3) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints against licensees and license applicants.
- (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.
- (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.
- (6) Comply with the rules of the Compact Commission.
- (7) Utilize passage of a recognized national exam such as the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) as a requirement for physician assistant licensure.
- (8) Grant the compact privilege to a holder of a qualifying license in a participating state.
- (b) Nothing in this Compact prohibits a participating state from charging a fee for granting the compact privilege.
84 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 1