Alabama2026Enacted
HB156
Physician Assistant Interstate Licensure Compact
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 9:06 AM
In one sentence
This law adopts an agreement that lets licensed physician assistants practice in other participating states and creates a national commission to manage the rules.
What it does
- Adopts the PA Licensure Compact so licensed physician assistants can work across state lines among member states.
- Establishes the PA Licensure Compact Commission to oversee the agreement, enforce its rules, and maintain a data system on licensees.
- Allows participating states to charge fees for granting permission to practice under this compact.
- Requires participating states to use recognized national exams, such as the NCCPA PANCE, for licensing physician assistants.
- Sets up procedures for investigating complaints and sharing information about disciplinary actions between states.
Who it affects
- Licensed physician assistants who want to work in more than one state.
- State agencies that issue licenses and regulate medical professionals.
- Patients receiving care from physician assistants across different states.
- Active duty military personnel and their spouses, as the compact includes special rules for them.
Limits and unknowns
- The provided text ends before listing all requirements for physician assistants who have had past limitations or restrictions on their licenses.
- Specific fees that states may charge are not listed in this document and will be set by individual state rules.
- The exact timeline for when other states must join the compact is not defined in this bill.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Compact Privilege
- Permission given by one state to a licensed physician assistant from another participating state to practice there under that state's laws and rules.
- Qualifying License
- An unrestricted license issued by a participating state that allows the holder to provide medical services as a physician assistant.
- Adverse Action
- Any official penalty against a license or application, such as denial, suspension, revocation, probation, monitoring, or restrictions on practice.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
This act: (1) adopts the PA Licensure Compact for licensed physician assistants to practice among compact states in a limited manner; and (2) establishes the PA Licensure Compact Commission providing for the general oversight and enforcement of the compact.
Official activity
Bill history
- EnactedHouse
- Signature RequestedSenate
- Delivered to GovernorHouse
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 715 (Yeas 28, Nays 0)Senate
- Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 27, Nays 0)Senate
- EnrolledHouse
- Ready to EnrollHouse
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSenate
- Reported Out of Committee Second HouseSenate
- Pending Committee Action in Second HouseSenate
- Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on HealthcareSenate
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 257 (Yeas 101, Nays 0)House
- Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 101, Nays 0)House
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarHouse
- Reported Out of Committee House of OriginHouse
- Pending Committee Action in House of OriginHouse
- Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on HealthHouse