Advancing Licensure Mobility through an Interstate Licensure Compact

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Location: Sun & Surf

CE: 1.5

Speaker(s)

Dan Logsdon, n/a

Director of the National Center for Interstate Compacts
The Council of State Governments

Slides
Ann Lynch, n/a

Director of Advocacy
American Dental Hygienists' Association

Moderator(s)

Christine Farrell, RDH, BSDH, MPA

Oral Health Program Director
Michigan Dept of Health & Human Services

Disclosure(s):

Dan Logsdon, n/a: No financial relationships to disclose

Ann Lynch, n/a: No financial relationships to disclose

Through funding provided to The Council of State Governments (CSG) by the Department of Defense (DoD), CSG is working with partners in the dental profession to create an interstate occupational licensure compact for dentists and dental hygienists. Interstate occupational licensure compacts promote license portability and multistate practice for practitioners, enhance public protection and provide regulatory certainty for military spouses in licensed professions as they transition among states.

This session will outline the purpose and benefits of interstate occupational licensure compacts, detail the licensure compact development process, and provide an update on the status of the dentistry and dental hygiene licensure compact including states considering compact legislation and implications for providers who wish to practice in multiple states.

Learning Objectives:

Recognize variances in licensure requirements between states that make transferring a license difficult especially for certain populations, including military spouses who are impacted by inconsistency in licensure requirements.
Understand the benefits provided by licensure compacts like creating reciprocal professional licensing practices between states, ensuring the quality and availability of qualified professionals, enhancing public protection and safeguarding state sovereignty.
Examine the steps required to implement a licensure compact including: development, enactment, and governance processes.
Explain why interstate occupational licensure compacts are a more thorough, stable and durable method for resolving state licensure issues than universal recognition laws or licensure by endorsement models.