§ 43-17.5-11 — Date of implementation of the physician assistant licensure compact commission

North Dakota § 43-17.5-11

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 43: Occupations and Professions
• Ch. 43-17.5: Physician Assistant Licensure Compact

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commission.
1. This compact becomes effective on the date on which this compact statute is enacted
into law in the seventh participating state.
a. On or after the effective date of the compact, the commission shall convene and
review the enactment of each of the states that enacted the compact before the
commission convening "charter participating states" to determine if the statute
enacted by each such charter participating state is materially different than the
model compact.
(1) A charter participating state whose enactment is found to be materially
different from the model compact is entitled to the default process under
section 43-17.5-10.
(2) If any participating state later withdraws from the compact or its participation
is terminated, the commission shall remain in existence and the compact
must remain in effect even if the number of participating states should be
less than seven. Participating states enacting the compact subsequent to
the commission convening are subject to the process under subsection 3 of
section 43-17.5-07 to determine if their enactments are materially different
from the model compact and whether they qualify for participation in the
compact.
b. Participating states enacting the compact subsequent to the seven initial charter
participating states are subject to the process under subsection 3 of section
43-17.5-07 to determine if their enactments are materially different from the
model compact and whether they qualify for participation in the compact.
c. All actions taken for the benefit of the commission or in furtherance of the
purposes of the administration of the compact before the effective date of the
compact or the commission coming into existence are considered actions of the
commission unless specifically repudiated by the commission.
2. Any state that joins this compact is subject to the commission's rules and bylaws as
they exist on the date on which this compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that
has been previously adopted by the commission has the full force and effect of law on
the day this compact becomes law in that state.
3. Any participating state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing
the same.
a. A participating state's withdrawal does not take effect until one hundred eighty
days after enactment of the repealing statute. During this one hundred eighty-day
period, all compact privileges that were in effect in the withdrawing state and
were granted to licensees licensed in the withdrawing state remain in effect. If
any licensee licensed in the withdrawing state is also licensed in another
participating state or obtains a license in another participating state within the one
hundred eighty days, the licensee's compact privileges in other participating
states are not affected by the passage of the one hundred eighty days.

b. Withdrawal does not affect the continuing requirement of the state licensing board
of the withdrawing state to comply with the investigative, and adverse action
reporting requirements of this compact prior to the effective date of withdrawal.
c. Upon the enactment of a statute withdrawing a state from this compact, the state
shall immediately provide notice of such withdrawal to all licensees within that
state. Such withdrawing state shall continue to recognize all licenses granted
pursuant to this compact for a minimum of one hundred eighty days after the date
of such notice of withdrawal.
4. This compact may not be construed to invalidate or prevent any physician assistant
licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between participating states
and between a participating state and nonparticipating state which does not conflict
with the provisions of this compact.
5. This compact may be amended by the participating states. An amendment to this
compact may not become effective and binding on any participating state until it is
enacted materially in the same manner into the laws of all participating states as
determined by the commission.