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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Legislature Enacts the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact to Establish Interstate Practice Privileges
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Senate Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill enacts the physician assistant licensure compact to allow qualified physician assistants to practice across participating state lines through mutual license recognition. The measure establishes a national commission, creates a centralized data system for tracking licenses and s, and outlines requirements for obtaining and maintaining s.
The measure changes licensing rules for medical professionals by allowing physician assistants licensed in one participating state to treat patients in other participating states without obtaining an individual license in each jurisdiction, while preserving state board authority to take adverse disciplinary actions.
- Interstate licensure compacts are multi-state agreements designed to facilitate the practice of regulated professionals across state lines while maintaining public safety standards. context
- House Bill 2219 was introduced in the Kansas Legislature during the 2025-2026 legislative session and ultimately died in the Senate Committee. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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Physician Assistants
Physician assistants gain the ability to practice in remote participating states through a compact privilege, subject to specific eligibility requirements and reporting obligations.
State Licensing Boards
State licensing boards must participate in the commission's data system, report adverse actions, implement criminal background checks, and recognize compact privileges granted by other states.
Military Families
Active duty military personnel and their spouses are provided pathways to obtain compact privileges based on having an unrestricted license in good standing from a participating state.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is required for a physician assistant to qualify for a compact privilege?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
13 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Senate Committee
- Mar 5, 2025SenateHearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S
- Feb 26, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 25, 2025SenateIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 20, 2025HouseFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
- Feb 19, 2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
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- Feb 19, 2025HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Feb 19, 2025HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 19, 2025HouseEngrossed on Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Feb 14, 2025HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Feb 13, 2025HouseHearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 3, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
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Interstate Practice Framework for Physician Assistants
The legislation establishes a formal mechanism for mutual recognition of physician assistant licenses across state boundaries, shifting away from single-state licensing requirements for multi-state practice.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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