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HOUSE BILL NO. 340

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY REPRESENTATIVE UNDERWOOD

Introduced: 2/23/26
Referred: Labor and Commerce, Finance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to the dietitian licensure compact; and providing for an effective date." 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
* Section 1. AS 08.38.090 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 3
(b) The department shall implement the Dietitian Licensure Compact under 4
AS 08.38.200. 5
* Sec. 2. AS 08.38 is amended by adding new sections to read: 6
Article 2. Dietitian Licensure Compact. 7
Sec. 08.38.200. Dietitian Licensure Compact enacted. The Dietitian 8
Licensure Compact as contained in this section is enacted into law and entered into on 9
behalf of the state with all other states and jurisdictions legally joining it in a form 10
substantially as follows: 11
SECTION 1. PURPOSE. 12
The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate Practice of Dietetics with 13
the goal of improving public access to dietetics services. This Compact preserves the 14
regulatory authority of States to protect public health and safety through the current 15
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system of State licensure, while also providing for licensure portability through a 1
Compact Privilege granted to qualifying professionals. 2
This Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives: 3
(A) Increase public access to dietetics services; 4
(B) Provide opportunities for interstate practice by Licensed Dietitians who 5
meet uniform requirements; 6
(C) Eliminate the necessity for Licenses in multiple States; 7
(D) Reduce administrative burden on Member States and Licensees; 8
(E) Enhance the States' ability to protect the public's health and safety; 9
(F) Encourage the cooperation of Member States in regulating multistate 10
practice of Licensed Dietitians; 11
(G) Support relocating Active Military Members and their spouses; 12
(H) Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary 13
information among Member States; and 14
(I) Vest all Member States with the authority to hold a Licensed Dietitian 15
accountable for meeting all State practice laws in the State in which the patient is 16
located at the time care is rendered. 17
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. 18
As used in this Compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following 19
definitions shall apply: 20
(A) "ACEND" means the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition 21
and Dietetics or its successor organization. 22
(B) "Active Military Member" means any individual with full-time duty status 23
in the active armed forces of the United States, including members of the National 24
Guard and Reserve. 25
(C) "Adverse Action" means any administrative, civil, equitable or criminal 26
action permitted by a State's laws which is imposed by a Licensing Authority or other 27
authority against a Licensee, including actions against an individual's License or 28
Compact Privilege such as revocation, suspension, probation, monitoring of the 29
Licensee, limitation on the Licensee's practice, or any other Encumbrance on licensure 30
affecting a Licensee's authorization to practice, including issuance of a cease and 31
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desist action. 1
(D) "Alternative Program" means a non-disciplinary monitoring or practice 2
remediation process approved by a Licensing Authority. 3
(E) "Charter Member State" means any Member State which enacted this 4
Compact by law before the Effective Date specified in Section 12. 5
(F) "Continuing Education" means a requirement, as a condition of License 6
renewal, to provide evidence of participation in, and completion of, educational and 7
professional activities relevant to practice or area of work. 8
(G) "CDR" means the Commission on Dietetic Registration or its successor 9
organization. 10
(H) "Compact Commission" means the government agency whose 11
membership consists of all States that have enacted this Compact, which is known as 12
the Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission, as described in Section 8, and which 13
shall operate as an instrumentality of the Member States. 14
(I) "Compact Privilege" means a legal authorization, which is equivalent to a 15
License, permitting the Practice of Dietetics in a Remote State. 16
(J) "Current Significant Investigative Information" means: 17
(1) Investigative Information that a Licensing Authority, after a 18
preliminary inquiry that includes notification and an opportunity for the subject 19
Licensee to respond, if required by State law, has reason to believe is not groundless 20
and, if proved true, would indicate more than a minor infraction; or 21
(2) Investigative Information that indicates that the subject Licensee 22
represents an immediate threat to public health and safety regardless of whether the 23
subject Licensee has been notified and had an opportunity to respond. 24
(K) "Data System" means a repository of information about Licensees, 25
including, but not limited to, Continuing Education, examination, licensure, 26
investigative, Compact Privilege and Adverse Action information. 27
(L) "Encumbered License" means a License in which an Adverse Action 28
restricts a Licensee's ability to practice dietetics. 29
(M) "Encumbrance" means a revocation or suspension of, or any limitation on 30
a Licensee's full and unrestricted Practice of Dietetics by a Licensing Authority. 31
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(N) "Executive Committee" means a group of delegates elected or appointed 1
to act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, this Compact, and the 2
Compact Commission. 3
(O) "Home State" means the Member State that is the Licensee's primary State 4
of residence or that has been designated pursuant to Section 6. 5
(P) "Investigative Information" means information, records, and documents 6
received or generated by a Licensing Authority pursuant to an investigation. 7
(Q) "Jurisprudence Requirement" means an assessment of an individual's 8
knowledge of the State laws and regulations governing the Practice of Dietetics in 9
such State. 10
(R) "License" means an authorization from a Member State to either: 11
(1) Engage in the Practice of Dietetics (including medical nutrition 12
therapy); or 13
(2) Use the title "dietitian," "licensed dietitian," "licensed dietitian 14
nutritionist," "certified dietitian," or other title describing a substantially similar 15
practitioner as the Compact Commission may further define by Rule. 16
(S) "Licensee" or "Licensed Dietitian" means an individual who currently 17
holds a License and who meets all of the requirements outlined in Section 4. 18
(T) "Licensing Authority" means the board or agency of a State, or equivalent, 19
that is responsible for the licensing and regulation of the Practice of Dietetics. 20
(U) "Member State" means a State that has enacted the Compact. 21
(V) "Practice of Dietetics" means the synthesis and application of dietetics as 22
defined by state law and regulations, primarily for the provision of nutrition care 23
services, including medical nutrition therapy, in person or via telehealth, to prevent, 24
manage, or treat diseases or medical conditions and promote wellness. 25
(W) "Registered Dietitian" means a person who: 26
(1) Has completed applicable education, experience, examination, and 27
recertification requirements approved by CDR; 28
(2) Is credentialed by CDR as a registered dietitian or a registered 29
dietitian nutritionist; and 30
(3) Is legally authorized to use the title registered dietitian or registered 31
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dietitian nutritionist and the corresponding abbreviations "RD" or "RDN." 1
(X) "Remote State" means a Member State other than the Home State, where a 2
Licensee is exercising or seeking to exercise a Compact Privilege. 3
(Y) "Rule" means a regulation promulgated by the Compact Commission that 4
has the force of law. 5
(Z) "Single State License" means a License issued by a Member State within 6
the issuing State and does not include a Compact Privilege in any other Member State. 7
(AA) "State" means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the 8
United States of America. 9
(BB) "Unencumbered License" means a License that authorizes a Licensee to 10
engage in the full and unrestricted Practice of Dietetics. 11
SECTION 3. STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT. 12
(A) To participate in the Compact, a State must currently: 13
(1) License and regulate the Practice of Dietetics; and 14
(2) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating 15
complaints about Licensees. 16
(B) A Member State shall: 17
(1) Participate fully in the Compact Commission's Data System, 18
including using the unique identifier as defined in Rules; 19
(2) Notify the Compact Commission, in compliance with the terms of 20
the Compact and Rules, of any Adverse Action or the availability of Current 21
Significant Investigative Information regarding a Licensee; 22
(3) Implement or utilize procedures for considering the criminal 23
history record information of applicants for an initial Compact Privilege. These 24
procedures shall include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based 25
information by applicants for the purpose of obtaining an applicant's criminal history 26
record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the agency 27
responsible for retaining that State's criminal records; 28
(a) A Member State must fully implement a criminal history 29
record information requirement, within a time frame established by Rule, 30
which includes receiving the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 31
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record search and shall use those results in determining Compact Privilege 1
eligibility. 2
(b) Communication between a Member State and the Compact 3
Commission or among Member States regarding the verification of eligibility 4
for a Compact Privilege shall not include any information received from the 5
Federal Bureau of Investigation relating to a federal criminal history record 6
information check performed by a Member State. 7
(4) Comply with and enforce the Rules of the Compact Commission; 8
(5) Require an applicant for a Compact Privilege to obtain or retain a 9
License in the Licensee's Home State and meet the Home State's qualifications for 10
licensure or renewal of licensure, as well as all other applicable State laws; and 11
(6) Recognize a Compact Privilege granted to a Licensee who meets 12
all of the requirements outlined in Section 4 in accordance with the terms of the 13
Compact and Rules. 14
(C) Member States may set and collect a fee for granting a Compact Privilege. 15
(D) Individuals not residing in a Member State shall continue to be able to 16
apply for a Member State's Single State License as provided under the laws of each 17
Member State. However, the Single State License granted to these individuals shall 18
not be recognized as granting a Compact Privilege to engage in the Practice of 19
Dietetics in any other Member State. 20
(E) Nothing in this Compact shall affect the requirements established by a 21
Member State for the issuance of a Single State License. 22
(F) At no point shall the Compact Commission have the power to define the 23
requirements for the issuance of a Single State License to practice dietetics. The 24
Member States shall retain sole jurisdiction over the provision of these requirements. 25
SECTION 4. COMPACT PRIVILEGE. 26
(A) To exercise the Compact Privilege under the terms and provisions of the 27
Compact, the Licensee shall: 28
(1) Satisfy one of the following: 29
(a) Hold a valid current registration that gives the applicant the 30
right to use the term Registered Dietitian; or 31
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(b) Complete all of the following: 1
(i) An education program which is either: 2
(a) A master's degree or doctoral degree that is 3
programmatically accredited by (i) ACEND; or (ii) a dietetics 4
accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department 5
of Education, which the Compact Commission may by Rule 6
determine, and from a college or university accredited at the 7
time of graduation by the appropriate regional accrediting 8
agency recognized by the Council on Higher Education 9
Accreditation and the United States Department of Education; 10
(b) An academic degree from a college or 11
university in a foreign country equivalent to the degree 12
described in subparagraph (a) that is programmatically 13
accredited by (i) ACEND; or (ii) a dietetics accrediting agency 14
recognized by the United States Department of Education, 15
which the Compact Commission may by Rule determine; 16
(ii) A planned, documented, supervised practice 17
experience in dietetics that is programmatically accredited by (i) ACEND, or 18
(ii) a dietetics accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department 19
of Education which the Compact Commission may by Rule determine and 20
which involves at least 1000 hours of practice experience under the supervision 21
of a Registered Dietitian or a Licensed Dietitian; 22
(iii) Successful completion of either: (i) the Registration 23
Examination for Dietitians administered by CDR, or (ii) a national 24
credentialing examination for dietitians approved by the Compact Commission 25
by Rule; such completion being no more than five years prior to the date of the 26
Licensee's application for initial licensure and accompanied by a period of 27
continuous licensure thereafter, all of which may be further governed by the 28
Rules of the Compact Commission; 29
(2) Hold an Unencumbered License in the Home State; 30
(3) Notify the Compact Commission that the Licensee is seeking a 31
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Compact Privilege within a Remote State(s); 1
(4) Pay any applicable fees, including any State fee, for the Compact 2
Privilege; 3
(5) Meet any Jurisprudence Requirements established by the Remote 4
State(s) in which the Licensee is seeking a Compact Privilege; and 5
(6) Report to the Compact Commission any Adverse Action, 6
Encumbrance, or restriction on a License taken by any non-Member State within 30 7
days from the date the action is taken. 8
(B) The Compact Privilege is valid until the expiration date of the Home State 9
License. To maintain a Compact Privilege, renewal of the Compact Privilege shall be 10
congruent with the renewal of the Home State License as the Compact Commission 11
may define by Rule. The Licensee must comply with the requirements of Section 4(A) 12
to maintain the Compact Privilege in the Remote State(s). 13
(C) A Licensee exercising a Compact Privilege shall adhere to the laws and 14
regulations of the Remote State. Licensees shall be responsible for educating 15
themselves on, and complying with, any and all State laws relating to the Practice of 16
Dietetics in such Remote State. 17
(D) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this Compact or 18
State law, a Licensee exercising a Compact Privilege shall not be required to complete 19
Continuing Education Requirements required by a Remote State. A Licensee 20
exercising a Compact Privilege is only required to meet any Continuing Education 21
Requirements as required by the Home State. 22
SECTION 5. OBTAINING A NEW HOME STATE LICENSE BASED ON A COMPACT 23
PRIVILEGE. 24
(A) A Licensee may hold a Home State License, which allows for a Compact 25
Privilege in other Member States, in only one Member State at a time. 26
(B) If a Licensee changes Home State by moving between two Member 27
States: 28
(1) The Licensee shall file an application for obtaining a new Home 29
State License based on a Compact Privilege, pay all applicable fees, and notify the 30
current and new Home State in accordance with the Rules of the Compact 31
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(2) Upon receipt of an application for obtaining a new Home State 2
License by virtue of a Compact Privilege, the new Home State shall verify that the 3
Licensee meets the criteria in Section 4 via the Data System, and require that the 4
Licensee complete the following: 5
(a) Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint based criminal 6
history record information check; 7
(b) Any other criminal history record information required by 8
the new Home State; and 9
(c) Any Jurisprudence Requirements of the new Home State. 10
(3) The former Home State shall convert the former Home State 11
License into a Compact Privilege once the new Home State has activated the new 12
Home State License in accordance with applicable Rules adopted by the Compact 13
Commission. 14
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Compact, if the 15
Licensee cannot meet the criteria in Section 4, the new Home State may apply its 16
requirements for issuing a new Single State License. 17
(5) The Licensee shall pay all applicable fees to the new Home State in 18
order to be issued a new Home State License. 19
(C) If a Licensee changes their State of residence by moving from a Member 20
State to a non-Member State, or from a non-Member State to a Member State, the 21
State criteria shall apply for issuance of a Single State License in the new State. 22
(D) Nothing in this Compact shall interfere with a Licensee's ability to hold a 23
Single State License in multiple States; however, for the purposes of this Compact, a 24
Licensee shall have only one Home State License. 25
(E) Nothing in this Compact shall affect the requirements established by a 26
Member State for the issuance of a Single State License. 27
SECTION 6. ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS OR THEIR SPOUSES. 28
An Active Military Member, or their spouse, shall designate a Home State 29
where the individual has a current License in good standing. The individual may retain 30
the Home State designation during the period the service member is on active duty. 31
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SECTION 7. ADVERSE ACTIONS. 1
(A) In addition to the other powers conferred by State law, a Remote State 2
shall have the authority, in accordance with existing State due process law, to: 3
(1) Take Adverse Action against a Licensee's Compact Privilege 4
within that Member State; and 5
(2) Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require 6
the attendance and testimony of witnesses as well as the production of evidence. 7
Subpoenas issued by a Licensing Authority in a Member State for the attendance and 8
testimony of witnesses or the production of evidence from another Member State shall 9
be enforced in the latter State by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to the 10
practice and procedure applicable to subpoenas issued in proceedings pending before 11
that court. The issuing authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, 12
and other fees required by the service statutes of the State in which the witnesses or 13
evidence are located. 14
(B) Only the Home State shall have the power to take Adverse Action against 15
a Licensee's Home State License. 16
(C) For purposes of taking Adverse Action, the Home State shall give the 17
same priority and effect to reported conduct received from a Member State as it would 18
if the conduct had occurred within the Home State. In so doing, the Home State shall 19
apply its own State laws to determine appropriate action. 20
(D) The Home State shall complete any pending investigations of a Licensee 21
who changes Home States during the course of the investigations. The Home State 22
shall also have authority to take appropriate action(s) and shall promptly report the 23
conclusions of the investigations to the administrator of the Data System. The 24
administrator of the Data System shall promptly notify the new Home State of any 25
Adverse Actions. 26
(E) A Member State, if otherwise permitted by State law, may recover from 27
the affected Licensee the costs of investigations and dispositions of cases resulting 28
from any Adverse Action taken against that Licensee. 29
(F) A Member State may take Adverse Action based on the factual findings of 30
another Remote State, provided that the Member State follows its own procedures for 31
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taking the Adverse Action. 1
(G) Joint Investigations: 2
(1) In addition to the authority granted to a Member State by its 3
respective State law, any Member State may participate with other Member States in 4
joint investigations of Licensees. 5
(2) Member States shall share any investigative, litigation, or 6
compliance materials in furtherance of any joint investigation initiated under the 7
Compact. 8
(H) If Adverse Action is taken by the Home State against a Licensee's Home 9
State License resulting in an Encumbrance on the Home State License, the Licensee's 10
Compact Privilege(s) in all other Member States shall be revoked until all 11
Encumbrances have been removed from the Home State License. All Home State 12
disciplinary orders that impose Adverse Action against a Licensee shall include a 13
statement that the Licensee's Compact Privileges are revoked in all Member States 14
during the pendency of the order. 15
(I) Once an Encumbered License in the Home State is restored to an 16
Unencumbered License (as certified by the Home State's Licensing Authority), the 17
Licensee must meet the requirements of Section 4(A) and follow the administrative 18
requirements to reapply to obtain a Compact Privilege in any Remote State. 19
(J) If a Member State takes Adverse Action, it shall promptly notify the 20
administrator of the Data System. The administrator of the Data System shall promptly 21
notify the other Member States of any Adverse Actions. 22
(K) Nothing in this Compact shall override a Member State's decision that 23
participation in an Alternative Program may be used in lieu of Adverse Action. 24
SECTION 8. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT 25
COMMISSION. 26
(A) The Compact Member States hereby create and establish a joint 27
government agency whose membership consists of all Member States that have 28
enacted the Compact known as the Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission. The 29
Compact Commission is an instrumentality of the Compact States acting jointly and 30
not an instrumentality of any one State. The Compact Commission shall come into 31
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existence on or after the effective date of the Compact as set forth in Section 12. 1
(B) Membership, Voting, and Meetings. 2
(1) Each Member State shall have and be limited to one (1) delegate 3
selected by that Member State's Licensing Authority. 4
(2) The delegate shall be the primary administrator of the Licensing 5
Authority or their designee. 6
(3) The Compact Commission shall by Rule or bylaw establish a term 7
of office for delegates and may by Rule or bylaw establish term limits. 8
(4) The Compact Commission may recommend removal or suspension 9
of any delegate from office. 10
(5) A Member State's Licensing Authority shall fill any vacancy of its 11
delegate occurring on the Compact Commission within 60 days of the vacancy. 12
(6) Each delegate shall be entitled to one vote on all matters before the 13
Compact Commission requiring a vote by the delegates. 14
(7) Delegates shall meet and vote by such means as set forth in the 15
bylaws. The bylaws may provide for delegates to meet and vote in-person or by 16
telecommunication, video conference, or other means of communication. 17
(8) The Compact Commission shall meet at least once during each 18
calendar year. Additional meetings may be held as set forth in the bylaws. The 19
Compact Commission may meet in person or by telecommunication, video 20
conference, or other means of communication. 21
(C) The Compact Commission shall have the following powers: 22
(1) Establish the fiscal year of the Compact Commission; 23
(2) Establish code of conduct and conflict of interest policies; 24
(3) Establish and amend Rules and bylaws; 25
(4) Maintain its financial records in accordance with the bylaws; 26
(5) Meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of 27
this Compact, the Compact Commission's Rules, and the bylaws; 28
(6) Initiate and conclude legal proceedings or actions in the name of 29
the Compact Commission, provided that the standing of any Licensing Authority to 30
sue or be sued under applicable law shall not be affected; 31
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(7) Maintain and certify records and information provided to a 1
Member State as the authenticated business records of the Compact Commission, and 2
designate an agent to do so on the Compact Commission's behalf; 3
(8) Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds; 4
(9) Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including, but 5
not limited to, employees of a Member State; 6
(10) Conduct an annual financial review; 7
(11) Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix compensation, 8
define duties, grant such individuals appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of 9
the Compact, and establish the Compact Commission's personnel policies and 10
programs relating to conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, and other related 11
personnel matters; 12
(12) Assess and collect fees; 13
(13) Accept any and all appropriate donations, grants of money, other 14
sources of revenue, equipment, supplies, materials, services, and gifts, and receive, 15
utilize, and dispose of the same; provided that at all times the Compact Commission 16
shall avoid any actual or appearance of impropriety or conflict of interest; 17
(14) Lease, purchase, retain, own, hold, improve, or use any property, 18
real, personal, or mixed, or any undivided interest therein; 19
(15) Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or 20
otherwise dispose of any property real, personal, or mixed; 21
(16) Establish a budget and make expenditures; 22
(17) Borrow money; 23
(18) Appoint committees, including standing committees, composed of 24
members, State regulators, State legislators or their representatives, and consumer 25
representatives, and such other interested persons as may be designated in this 26
Compact or the bylaws; 27
(19) Provide and receive information from, and cooperate with, law 28
enforcement agencies; 29
(20) Establish and elect an Executive Committee, including a chair and 30
a vice chair; 31
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(21) Determine whether a State's adopted language is materially 1
different from the model compact language such that the State would not qualify for 2
participation in the Compact; and 3
(22) Perform such other functions as may be necessary or appropriate 4
to achieve the purposes of this Compact. 5
(D) The Executive Committee. 6
(1) The Executive Committee shall have the power to act on behalf of 7
the Compact Commission according to the terms of this Compact. The powers, duties, 8
and responsibilities of the Executive Committee shall include: 9
(a) Oversee the day-to-day activities of the administration of 10
the Compact including enforcement and compliance with the provisions of the 11
Compact, its Rules and bylaws, and other such duties as deemed necessary; 12
(b) Recommend to the Compact Commission changes to the 13
Rules or bylaws, changes to this Compact legislation, fees charged to Compact 14
Member States, fees charged to Licensees, and other fees; 15
(c) Ensure Compact administration services are appropriately 16
provided, including by contract; 17
(d) Prepare and recommend the budget; 18
(e) Maintain financial records on behalf of the Compact 19
Commission; 20
(f) Monitor Compact compliance of Member States and 21
provide compliance reports to the Compact Commission; 22
(g) Establish additional committees as necessary; 23
(h) Exercise the powers and duties of the Compact Commission 24
during the interim between Compact Commission meetings, except for 25
adopting or amending Rules, adopting or amending bylaws, and exercising any 26
other powers and duties expressly reserved to the Compact Commission by 27
Rule or bylaw; and 28
(i) Other duties as provided in the Rules or bylaws of the 29
Compact Commission. 30
(2) The Executive Committee shall be composed of nine members: 31
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(a) The chair and vice chair of the Compact Commission shall 1
be voting members of the Executive Committee; 2
(b) Five voting members from the current membership of the 3
Compact Commission, elected by the Compact Commission; 4
(c) One ex-officio, nonvoting member from a recognized 5
professional association representing dietitians; and 6
(d) One ex-officio, nonvoting member from a recognized 7
national credentialing organization for dietitians. 8
(3) The Compact Commission may remove any member of the 9
Executive Committee as provided in the Compact Commission's bylaws. 10
(4) The Executive Committee shall meet at least annually. 11
(a) Executive Committee meetings shall be open to the public, 12
except that the Executive Committee may meet in a closed, non-public meeting 13
as provided in subsection (F)(2). 14
(b) The Executive Committee shall give 30 days' notice of its 15
meetings, posted on the website of the Compact Commission and as 16
determined to provide notice to persons with an interest in the business of the 17
Compact Commission. 18
(c) The Executive Committee may hold a special meeting in 19
accordance with subsection (F)(1)(b). 20
(E) The Compact Commission shall adopt and provide to the Member States 21
an annual report. 22
(F) Meetings of the Compact Commission. 23
(1) All meetings shall be open to the public, except that the Compact 24
Commission may meet in a closed, non-public meeting as provided in subsection 25
(F)(2). 26
(a) Public notice for all meetings of the full Compact 27
Commission shall be given in the same manner as required under the 28
rulemaking provisions in Section 10, except that the Compact Commission 29
may hold a special meeting as provided in subsection (F)(1)(b). 30
(b) The Compact Commission may hold a special meeting 31
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when it must meet to conduct emergency business by giving 24 hours' notice to 1
all Member States, on the Compact Commission's website, and other means as 2
provided in the Compact Commission's Rules. The Compact Commission's 3
legal counsel shall certify that the Compact Commission's need to meet 4
qualifies as an emergency. 5
(2) The Compact Commission or the Executive Committee or other 6
committees of the Compact Commission may convene in a closed, non-public meeting 7
for the Compact Commission or Executive Committee or other committees of the 8
Compact Commission to receive legal advice or to discuss: 9
(a) Non-compliance of a Member State with its obligations 10
under the Compact; 11
(b) The employment, compensation, discipline, or other 12
matters, practices, or procedures related to specific employees; 13
(c) Current or threatened discipline of a Licensee by the 14
Compact Commission or by a Member State's Licensing Authority; 15
(d) Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation; 16
(e) Negotiation of contracts for the purchase, lease, or sale of 17
goods, services, or real estate; 18
(f) Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any 19
person; 20
(g) Trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is 21
privileged or confidential; 22
(h) Information of a personal nature where disclosure would 23
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; 24
(i) Investigative records compiled for law enforcement 25
purposes; 26
(j) Information related to any investigative reports prepared by 27
or on behalf of or for use of the Compact Commission or other committee 28
charged with responsibility of investigation or determination of compliance 29
issues pursuant to the Compact; 30
(k) Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or 31
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Member State law; or 1
(l) Other matters as specified in the Rules of the Compact 2
Commission. 3
(3) If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed, the presiding officer 4
shall state that the meeting will be closed and reference each relevant exempting 5
provision, and such reference shall be recorded in the minutes. 6
(4) The Compact Commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly 7
describe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full and accurate 8
summary of actions taken, and the reasons therefore, including a description of the 9
views expressed. All documents considered in connection with an action shall be 10
identified in such minutes. All minutes and documents of a closed meeting shall 11
remain under seal, subject to release only by a majority vote of the Compact 12
Commission or order of a court of competent jurisdiction. 13
(G) Financing of the Compact Commission. 14
(1) The Compact Commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of, 15
the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities. 16
(2) The Compact Commission may accept any and all appropriate 17
revenue sources as provided in subsection (C)(13). 18
(3) The Compact Commission may levy on and collect an annual 19
assessment from each Member State and impose fees on Licensees of Member States 20
to whom it grants a Compact Privilege to cover the cost of the operations and activities 21
of the Compact Commission and its staff, which must, in a total amount, be sufficient 22
to cover its annual budget as approved each year for which revenue is not provided by 23
other sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount for Member States shall be 24
allocated based upon a formula that the Compact Commission shall promulgate by 25
Rule. 26
(4) The Compact Commission shall not incur obligations of any kind 27
prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the Compact 28
Commission pledge the credit of any of the Member States, except by and with the 29
authority of the Member State. 30
(5) The Compact Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all 31
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receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Compact 1
Commission shall be subject to the financial review and accounting procedures 2
established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds 3
handled by the Compact Commission shall be subject to an annual financial review by 4
a certified or licensed public accountant, and the report of the financial review shall be 5
included in and become part of the annual report of the Compact Commission. 6
(H) Qualified Immunity, Defense, and Indemnification. 7
(1) The members, officers, executive director, employees and 8
representatives of the Compact Commission shall be immune from suit and liability, 9
both personally and in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of 10
property or personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising out of any actual 11
or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that the person against whom the 12
claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of 13
Compact Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided that nothing 14
in this paragraph shall be construed to protect any such person from suit or liability for 15
any damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful or wanton 16
misconduct of that person. The procurement of insurance of any type by the Compact 17
Commission shall not in any way compromise or limit the immunity granted 18
hereunder. 19
(2) The Compact Commission shall defend any member, officer, 20
executive director, employee, and representative of the Compact Commission in any 21
civil action seeking to impose liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or 22
omission that occurred within the scope of Compact Commission employment, duties, 23
or responsibilities, or as determined by the Compact Commission that the person 24
against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within 25
the scope of Compact Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided 26
that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit that person from retaining their own 27
counsel at their own expense; and provided further, that the actual or alleged act, error, 28
or omission did not result from that person's intentional or willful or wanton 29
misconduct. 30
(3) The Compact Commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any 31
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member, officer, executive director, employee, and representative of the Compact 1
Commission for the amount of any settlement or judgment obtained against that 2
person arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within 3
the scope of Compact Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that 4
such person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Compact 5
Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that the actual or 6
alleged act, error, or omission did not result from the intentional or willful or wanton 7
misconduct of that person. 8
(4) Nothing herein shall be construed as a limitation on the liability of 9
any Licensee for professional malpractice or misconduct, which shall be governed 10
solely by any other applicable State laws. 11
(5) Nothing in this Compact shall be interpreted to waive or otherwise 12
abrogate a Member State's state action immunity or state action affirmative defense 13
with respect to antitrust claims under the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, or any other State 14
or federal antitrust or anticompetitive law or regulation. 15
(6) Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to be a waiver of 16
sovereign immunity by the Member States or by the Compact Commission. 17
SECTION 9. DATA SYSTEM. 18
(A) The Compact Commission shall provide for the development, 19
maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated Data System. 20
(B) The Compact Commission shall assign each applicant for a Compact 21
Privilege a unique identifier, as determined by the Rules. 22
(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the contrary, a 23
Member State shall submit a uniform data set to the Data System on all individuals to 24
whom this Compact is applicable as required by the Rules of the Compact 25
Commission, including: 26
(1) Identifying information; 27
(2) Licensure data; 28
(3) Adverse Actions against a License or Compact Privilege and 29
information related thereto; 30
(4) Non-confidential information related to Alternative Program 31
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participation, the beginning and ending dates of such participation, and other 1
information related to such participation not made confidential under Member State 2
law; 3
(5) Any denial of application for licensure, and the reason(s) for such 4
denial; 5
(6) The presence of Current Significant Investigative Information; and 6
(7) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this 7
Compact or the protection of the public, as determined by the Rules of the Compact 8
Commission. 9
(D) The records and information provided to a Member State pursuant to this 10
Compact or through the Data System, when certified by the Compact Commission or 11
an agent thereof, shall constitute the authenticated business records of the Compact 12
Commission, and shall be entitled to any associated hearsay exception in any relevant 13
judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative proceedings in a Member State. 14
(E) Current Significant Investigative Information pertaining to a Licensee in 15
any Member State will only be available to other Member States. 16
(F) It is the responsibility of the Member States to report any Adverse Action 17
against a Licensee and to monitor the Data System to determine whether any Adverse 18
Action has been taken against a Licensee. Adverse Action information pertaining to a 19
Licensee in any Member State will be available to any other Member State. 20
(G) Member States contributing information to the Data System may 21
designate information that may not be shared with the public without the express 22
permission of the contributing State. 23
(H) Any information submitted to the Data System that is subsequently 24
expunged pursuant to federal law or the laws of the Member State contributing the 25
information shall be removed from the Data System. 26
SECTION 10. RULEMAKING. 27
(A) The Compact Commission shall promulgate reasonable Rules in order to 28
effectively and efficiently implement and administer the purposes and provisions of 29
the Compact. A Rule shall be invalid and have no force or effect only if a court of 30
competent jurisdiction holds that the Rule is invalid because the Compact Commission 31
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exercised its rulemaking authority in a manner that is beyond the scope and purposes 1
of the Compact, or the powers granted hereunder, or based upon another applicable 2
standard of review. 3
(B) The Rules of the Compact Commission shall have the force of law in each 4
Member State, provided however that where the Rules conflict with the laws or 5
regulations of a Member State that relate to the procedures, actions, and processes a 6
Licensed Dietitian is permitted to undertake in that State and the circumstances under 7
which they may do so, as held by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Rules of the 8
Compact Commission shall be ineffective in that State to the extent of the conflict. 9
(C) The Compact Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant 10
to the criteria set forth in this Section and the Rules adopted thereunder. Rules shall 11
become binding on the day following adoption or as of the date specified in the Rule 12
or amendment, whichever is later. 13
(D) If a majority of the legislatures of the Member States rejects a Rule or 14
portion of a Rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to 15
adopt the Compact within four (4) years of the date of adoption of the Rule, then such 16
Rule shall have no further force and effect in any Member State. 17
(E) Rules shall be adopted at a regular or special meeting of the Compact 18
Commission. 19
(F) Prior to adoption of a proposed Rule, the Compact Commission shall hold 20
a public hearing and allow persons to provide oral and written comments, data, facts, 21
opinions, and arguments. 22
(G) Prior to adoption of a proposed Rule by the Compact Commission, and at 23
least thirty (30) days in advance of the meeting at which the Compact Commission 24
will hold a public hearing on the proposed Rule, the Compact Commission shall 25
provide a Notice of Proposed rulemaking: 26
(1) On the website of the Compact Commission or other publicly 27
accessible platform; 28
(2) To persons who have requested notice of the Compact 29
Commission's notices of proposed rulemaking; and 30
(3) In such other way(s) as the Compact Commission may by Rule 31
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specify. 1
(H) The Notice of Proposed rulemaking shall include: 2
(1) The time, date, and location of the public hearing at which the 3
Compact Commission will hear public comments on the proposed Rule and, if 4
different, the time, date, and location of the meeting where the Compact Commission 5
will consider and vote on the proposed Rule; 6
(2) If the hearing is held via telecommunication, video conference, or 7
other means of communication, the Compact Commission shall include the 8
mechanism for access to the hearing in the Notice of Proposed rulemaking; 9
(3) The text of the proposed Rule and the reason therefore; 10
(4) A request for comments on the proposed Rule from any interested 11
person; and 12
(5) The manner in which interested persons may submit written 13
comments. 14
(I) All hearings will be recorded. A copy of the recording and all written 15
comments and documents received by the Compact Commission in response to the 16
proposed Rule shall be available to the public. 17
(J) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as requiring a separate hearing 18
on each Rule. Rules may be grouped for the convenience of the Compact Commission 19
at hearings required by this Section. 20
(K) The Compact Commission shall, by majority vote of all members, take 21
final action on the proposed Rule based on the rulemaking record and the full text of 22
the Rule. 23
(1) The Compact Commission may adopt changes to the proposed 24
Rule provided the changes do not enlarge the original purpose of the proposed Rule. 25
(2) The Compact Commission shall provide an explanation of the 26
reasons for substantive changes made to the proposed Rule as well as reasons for 27
substantive changes not made that were recommended by commenters. 28
(3) The Compact Commission shall determine a reasonable effective 29
date for the Rule. Except for an emergency as provided in Section 10(L), the effective 30
date of the Rule shall be no sooner than thirty (30) days after issuing the notice that it 31
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adopted or amended the Rule. 1
(L) Upon determination that an emergency exists, the Compact Commission 2
may consider and adopt an emergency Rule with 24 hours' notice, with opportunity to 3
comment, provided that the usual rulemaking procedures provided in the Compact and 4
in this Section shall be retroactively applied to the Rule as soon as reasonably 5
possible, in no event later than ninety (90) days after the effective date of the Rule. For 6
the purposes of this provision, an emergency Rule is one that must be adopted 7
immediately in order to: 8
(1) Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare; 9
(2) Prevent a loss of Compact Commission or Member State funds; 10
(3) Meet a deadline for the promulgation of a Rule that is established 11
by federal law or rule; or 12
(4) Protect public health and safety. 13
(M) The Compact Commission or an authorized committee of the Compact 14
Commission may direct revision to a previously adopted Rule for purposes of 15
correcting typographical errors, errors in format, errors in consistency, or grammatical 16
errors. Public notice of any revision shall be posted on the website of the Compact 17
Commission. The revision shall be subject to challenge by any person for a period of 18
thirty (30) days after posting. The revision may be challenged only on grounds that the 19
revision results in a material change to a Rule. A challenge shall be made in writing 20
and delivered to the Compact Commission prior to the end of the notice period. If no 21
challenge is made, the revision will take effect without further action. If the revision is 22
challenged, the revision may not take effect without the approval of the Compact 23
Commission. 24
(N) No Member State's rulemaking requirements shall apply under this 25
Compact. 26
SECTION 11. OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND ENFORCEMENT. 27
(A) Oversight. 28
(1) The executive and judicial branches of State government in each 29
Member State shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and 30
appropriate to implement this Compact. 31
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(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Compact, venue is proper and 1
judicial proceedings by or against the Compact Commission shall be brought solely 2
and exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of the 3
Compact Commission is located. The Compact Commission may waive venue and 4
jurisdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in alternative 5
dispute resolution proceedings. Nothing herein shall affect or limit the selection or 6
propriety of venue in any action against a Licensee for professional malpractice, 7
misconduct, or any such similar matter. 8
(3) The Compact Commission shall be entitled to receive service of 9
process in any proceeding regarding the enforcement or interpretation of the Compact 10
and shall have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure to 11
provide the Compact Commission service of process shall render a judgment or order 12
void as to the Compact Commission, this Compact, or promulgated Rules. 13
(B) Default, Technical Assistance, and Termination. 14
(1) If the Compact Commission determines that a Member State has 15
defaulted in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities under this Compact 16
or the promulgated Rules, the Compact Commission shall provide written notice to the 17
defaulting State. The notice of default shall describe the default, the proposed means 18
of curing the default, and any other action that the Compact Commission may take and 19
shall offer training and specific technical assistance regarding the default. 20
(2) The Compact Commission shall provide a copy of the notice of 21
default to the other Member States. 22
(C) If a State in default fails to cure the default, the defaulting State may be 23
terminated from the Compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the delegates 24
of the Member States, and all rights, privileges, and benefits conferred on that State by 25
this Compact may be terminated on the effective date of termination. A cure of the 26
default does not relieve the offending State of obligations or liabilities incurred during 27
the period of default. 28
(D) Termination of membership in the Compact shall be imposed only after all 29
other means of securing compliance have been exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend 30
or terminate shall be given by the Compact Commission to the governor, the majority 31
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and minority leaders of the defaulting State's legislature, the defaulting State's 1
Licensing Authority, and each of the Member States' Licensing Authority. 2
(E) A State that has been terminated is responsible for all assessments, 3
obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination, including 4
obligations that extend beyond the effective date of termination. 5
(F) Upon the termination of a State's membership from this Compact, that 6
State shall immediately provide notice to all Licensees within that State of such 7
termination. The terminated State shall continue to recognize all Compact Privileges 8
granted pursuant to this Compact for a minimum of six months after the date of said 9
notice of termination. 10
(G) The Compact Commission shall not bear any costs related to a State that is 11
found to be in default or that has been terminated from the Compact, unless agreed 12
upon in writing between the Compact Commission and the defaulting State. 13
(H) The defaulting State may appeal the action of the Compact Commission 14
by petitioning the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal 15
district where the Compact Commission has its principal offices. The prevailing party 16
shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney's fees. 17
(I) Dispute Resolution. 18
(1) Upon request by a Member State, the Compact Commission shall 19
attempt to resolve disputes related to the Compact that arise among Member States 20
and between Member and non-Member States. 21
(2) The Compact Commission shall promulgate a Rule providing for 22
both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as appropriate. 23
(J) Enforcement. 24
(1) By supermajority vote, the Compact Commission may initiate legal 25
action against a Member State in default in the United States District Court for the 26
District of Columbia or the federal district where the Compact Commission has its 27
principal offices to enforce compliance with the provisions of the Compact and its 28
promulgated Rules. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages. 29
In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing party shall be awarded 30
all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney's fees. The remedies herein 31
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shall not be the exclusive remedies of the Compact Commission. The Compact 1
Commission may pursue any other remedies available under federal or the defaulting 2
Member State's law. 3
(2) A Member State may initiate legal action against the Compact 4
Commission in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal 5
district where the Compact Commission has its principal offices to enforce compliance 6
with the provisions of the Compact and its promulgated Rules. The relief sought may 7
include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is 8
necessary, the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including 9
reasonable attorney's fees. 10
(3) No party other than a Member State shall enforce this Compact 11
against the Compact Commission. 12
SECTION 12. EFFECTIVE DATE, WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT. 13
(A) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact 14
statute is enacted into law in the seventh Member State. 15
(1) On or after the effective date of the Compact, the Compact 16
Commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the first seven 17
Member States ("Charter Member States") to determine if the statute enacted by each 18
such Charter Member State is materially different than the model Compact statute. 19
(a) A Charter Member State whose enactment is found to be 20
materially different from the model Compact statute shall be entitled to the 21
default process set forth in Section 11. 22
(b) If any Member State is later found to be in default, or is 23
terminated, or withdraws from the Compact, the Compact Commission shall 24
remain in existence and the Compact shall remain in effect even if the number 25
of Member States should be less than seven. 26
(2) Member States enacting the Compact subsequent to the seven 27
initial Charter Member States shall be subject to the process set forth in Section 28
8(C)(21) to determine if their enactments are materially different from the model 29
Compact statute and whether they qualify for participation in the Compact. 30
(3) All actions taken for the benefit of the Compact Commission or in 31
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furtherance of the purposes of the administration of the Compact prior to the effective 1
date of the Compact or the Compact Commission coming into existence shall be 2
considered to be actions of the Compact Commission unless specifically repudiated by 3
the Compact Commission. 4
(4) Any State that joins the Compact subsequent to the Compact 5
Commission's initial adoption of the Rules and bylaws shall be subject to the Rules 6
and bylaws as they exist on the date on which the Compact becomes law in that State. 7
Any Rule that has been previously adopted by the Compact Commission shall have 8
the full force and effect of law on the day the Compact becomes law in that State. 9
(B) Any Member State may withdraw from this Compact by enacting a statute 10
repealing the same. 11
(1) A Member State's withdrawal shall not take effect until 180 days 12
after enactment of the repealing statute. 13
(2) Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the 14
withdrawing State's Licensing Authority to comply with the investigative and Adverse 15
Action reporting requirements of this Compact prior to the effective date of 16
withdrawal. 17
(3) Upon the enactment of a statute withdrawing from this Compact, a 18
State shall immediately provide notice of such withdrawal to all Licensees within that 19
State. Notwithstanding any subsequent statutory enactment to the contrary, such 20
withdrawing State shall continue to recognize all Compact Privileges granted pursuant 21
to this Compact for a minimum of 180 days after the date of such notice of 22
withdrawal. 23
(C) Nothing contained in this Compact shall be construed to invalidate or 24
prevent any licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a Member 25
State and a non-Member State that does not conflict with the provisions of this 26
Compact. 27
(D) This Compact may be amended by the Member States. No amendment to 28
this Compact shall become effective and binding upon any Member State until it is 29
enacted into the laws of all Member States. 30
SECTION 13. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY. 31
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(A) This Compact and the Compact Commission's rulemaking authority shall 1
be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes and the implementation and 2
administration of the Compact. Provisions of the Compact expressly authorizing or 3
requiring the promulgation of Rules shall not be construed to limit the Compact 4
Commission's rulemaking authority solely for those purposes. 5
(B) The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, 6
clause, sentence, or provision of this Compact is held by a court of competent 7
jurisdiction to be contrary to the constitution of any Member State, a State seeking 8
participation in the Compact, or of the United States, or the applicability thereof to any 9
government, agency, person, or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional by a court 10
of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of this Compact and the 11
applicability thereof to any other government, agency, person, or circumstance shall 12
not be affected thereby. 13
(C) Notwithstanding Section 13(B), the Compact Commission may deny a 14
State's participation in the Compact or, in accordance with the requirements of Section 15
11(B), terminate a Member State's participation in the Compact, if it determines that a 16
constitutional requirement of a Member State is a material departure from the 17
Compact. Otherwise, if this Compact shall be held to be contrary to the constitution of 18
any Member State, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the 19
remaining Member States and in full force and effect as to the Member State affected 20
as to all severable matters. 21
SECTION 14. CONSISTENT EFFECT AND CONFLICT WITH OTHER STATE LAWS. 22
(A) Nothing herein shall prevent or inhibit the enforcement of any other law 23
of a Member State that is not inconsistent with the Compact. 24
(B) Any laws, statutes, regulations, or other legal requirements in a Member 25
State in conflict with the Compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. 26
(C) All permissible agreements between the Compact Commission and the 27
Member States are binding in accordance with their terms. 28
Sec. 08.38.210. Application. An applicant for an initial compact privilege 29
under AS 08.38.200 shall submit, along with the application, the applicant's 30
fingerprints and the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under 31
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AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record 1
check. The department shall forward the fingerprints and fees to the Department of 2
Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a 3
national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400. 4
* Sec. 3. AS 12.62.400(a) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 5
(26) licensure as a dietician exercising a compact privilege through the 6
Dietician Licensure Compact under AS 08.38.200; 7
* Sec. 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2027. 8