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• I think everybody's familiar with how interstate compacts work.
• Just to kind of give you a brief overview, I think everybody's familiar with how interstate compacts
• Under the interstate compact, the background checks are already completed through the compact.
• However, in the interstate compact, if somebody gets a ding on their record, say, that is immediately
• Under the interstate compact, the background checks are already completed through the compact.

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• the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, or IMLC, the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate
• The audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact is at the very beginning, early stages
• Implementation of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, or IMLC, began in May with the first of six
• On House Bill 76, looking at the interstate compact, is there an appetite to potentially expand that
• I think the interstate medical licensure compact is for medical doctors and osteopathic physicians.

Summary: The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee met for an introductory and oversight briefing from the Florida Department of Health on implementation of several 2024 laws. The committee heard first from Jennifer Winhold on practitioner-regulation measures, including SB 1716 and SB 1600, which expanded workforce pathways through foreign-trained physician licensure, area-of-critical-need temporary certificates for APRNs and physician assistants, graduate assistant physician licenses, interstate compacts, and a new universal licensure-by-endorsement process. She also reviewed HB 197 on massage therapy enforcement, HB 975 on broader background screening, HB 1561 on office-surgery and liposuction safeguards, HB 159 on pharmacist HIV post-exposure prophylaxis certification, and HB 1063 on chiropractic dry needling and foreign degree licensure. Members asked about compact scope, foreign graduate requirements, massage enforcement overlap with DBPR, and registration thresholds for liposuction procedures. Dr. Emma Spencer then outlined implementation of SB 76 and related programs, including changes to the FRAME and dental loan repayment programs, the volunteer health care provider program, the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program, the Health Care Innovation Council and revolving loan program, and the Andrew John Anderson Pediatric Rare Disease Grant Program. She said the department had updated portals, posted forms, launched or was developing public search tools, and submitted required reports and contracts. Members questioned whether loan repayment funds were reaching rural and underserved areas, how nonprofit applicants were being informed about the Alphonse screening grant program, the short application window for that grant, and how the department would evaluate whether the programs were improving recruitment and retention. A third presentation, delivered by Mike Mason standing in for Shea Holloway, covered maternal and child health and other public health initiatives. He reported on the telehealth maternity care program’s expansion from a pilot in Duval and Orange counties to 23 counties, the pregnancy-and-parenting resources website required by HB 415, CMV newborn screening requirements under SB 168, sickle cell registry and research grants under HB 7085, and the swim lessons voucher program under SB 544, which received nearly 10,000 requests for 3,500 vouchers and enrolled 86 facilities. Members asked about utilization, marketing, website launch timing, and how the department was promoting these services. No bills were voted on; the meeting concluded with the chair noting that more committee presentations and bills would follow and that briefing materials would be distributed to members.

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• So, we are part of the Interstate Medical Compact. Can you reintroduce yourself?
• So, we are part of the Interstate Medical Compact. Can you reintroduce yourself?
• So, we are part of the Interstate Medical Compact. Can you reintroduce yourself?
• So, we are part of the Interstate Medical Compact. Can you reintroduce yourself?
• Um, can you Interstate Medical Compact.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee heard and considered a series of gubernatorial nominations to boards and commissions. Early nominees included Falleno Vital for the Boxing Commission, Rebecca Moore for the Board of Nursing, and Alexander Smith and Zachary Johnson for the Board of Public Accountancy. DCCA and board representatives testified in support of each, and the nominees who were present briefly described their qualifications and willingness to serve. The chair noted the unusually large volume of written testimony in support of the boxing nominee and emphasized that these are voluntary positions and nominees had already been vetted through questionnaires and resumes. The committee then heard several nominations to the Hawaii Board of Optometry, the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Board, and the Hawaii Medical Board. Ashley Porter and Katherine Mao spoke in support of their optometry nominations, Nathan Konishi supported his motor vehicle repair board nomination, and Gary Belchure discussed his reappointment to the medical board. A substantial portion of the discussion on the medical board focused on physician shortages, especially on the neighbor islands, and efforts to address them through the Interstate Medical Compact and pending legislation such as SB 1365. Board staff also discussed possible pathways for foreign medical graduates and the need for criminal background checks to fully participate in the compact. The latter part of the hearing shifted to real estate commission nominations, including Audrey Abbe and Denise Lacosta. Testimony and member questions focused heavily on condominium governance, deferred maintenance, reserve studies, insurance costs, and the need for better education and oversight of volunteer board members and property managers. Both nominees said older buildings, rising insurance premiums, and lack of expertise among volunteer boards are major challenges, and they suggested more training, clearer guidance, stronger enforcement against unlicensed property management, and better access to qualified consultants and financing. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony and moved through the agenda nominee by nominee.

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• A bill enacting the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, providing for the appointment of New Mexico
• Compact Commissioners, requiring the public posting of Interstate Commission bylaws, rules, and minutes
• Medical Licensure Compact.
• An act relating to licensure, enacting the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. of New Mexico Compact
• for a contingent repeal of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact: Senate Bill 1.

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• I WANT TO BEGIN BY SAYING THAT FLORIDA IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL STATES TO ADOPT THE INTERSTATE COMPACT
• YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE MILITARY INTERSTATE CHILDREN'S COMPACT MISSION. >> THANK
• I AM LUCKY TO BE HERE AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MILITARY INTERSTATE CHILDREN'S COMPACT
• THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THE MILITARY INTERSTATE CHILDREN'S COMPACT BECAUSE OUR FAMILY, MY FAMILY, IS NOT
• AS COMPACT COMMISSIONER MCCAFFREY SHARED FOR IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL 11 STATES WHO ADOPTED THE COMPACT

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• Next up we have HB 1235, Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, by Rep. Conerly.
• House Bill 1235 is a bill that authorizes Florida to enter into a respiratory care interstate compact
• House Bill 1235 is a bill that authorizes Florida to enter into a respiratory care interstate compact
• Compact.
• compact in our state.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and heard a series of health care-related bills, with Chair Tuck emphasizing respectful debate and noting that all bills on the agenda would be voted on that day. The first measure, HB 743, would give the Attorney General authority to investigate and bring civil actions against health care practitioners who violate Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and would make aiding or abetting such conduct a third-degree felony. Supporters said it closed loopholes and protected minors and parental rights, while opponents argued it was vague, overbroad, and could chill lawful care and professional judgment. The bill passed 13-4 and was reported favorably. The committee then unanimously approved PCS for HB 567, which narrows a continuing-education requirement for podiatrists so only those who prescribe controlled substances must take the related two-hour course. It also unanimously approved HB 439, allowing chiropractors, under specified training and certification requirements, to inject vitamins and nutrients while continuing to prohibit intravenous injections. The committee also passed HB 1235 to enter Florida into the respiratory care interstate compact, and HB 1237, a linked public-records/public-meetings exemption needed to implement that compact; both measures were supported as workforce and access-to-care bills and passed without opposition. Later, the committee approved PCS for HB 809, which addresses temporary physician certificates in areas of need and aims to prevent doctors from losing the ability to practice when area designations change. Members asked about licensure pathways and the effect of federal or board designation changes, and supporters framed the bill as protecting continuity of care in underserved communities. The committee also unanimously passed HB 1347 to align clinical laboratory personnel licensing with federal CLIA standards amid staffing shortages, and HB 1515, a public-records exemption tied to a uterine fibroid research database. Finally, the committee approved HB 169 updating acupuncture statutes, including terminology changes and limits on injection therapy, and HB 1021, Representative Young’s first bill, allowing qualified hospital pharmacists in Level I and II trauma centers to administer emergency medications at a physician’s direction during life-threatening situations. HB 1021 drew the most questions, mainly about scope, definitions, and who could authorize the pharmacist, but after a technical amendment it passed unanimously. All remaining bills were reported favorably, and the meeting adjourned after the final vote.

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• A bill enacting the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, providing for the appointment of New Mexico
• Compact Commissioners, requiring the public posting of Interstate Commission bonds, laws, rules, and
• Medical Licensure Compact.
• An act relating to licensure, enacting the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. of New Mexico Compact
• Licensure Compact, Senate Bill 1.

Keywords: 996, all

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• It addresses physician assistant interstate licensure compact.
• ,<00:25:42.320> where program where they cross compact, where program where they cross compact
• I'm pleased to voice our support for HB 1566 and Alabama's adoption of the PA compact.
• I'm pleased to voice our support for HB 1566 and Alabama's adoption of the PA compact.
• I'm pleased to voice our support for HB 1566 and Alabama's adoption of the PA compact.

Bills: HB139, HB172, HB156

Keywords: HB139, Alabama discrimination, civil rights, public accommodations, employment discrimination, equal access, protected classes, race discrimination, sex discrimination, religious discrimination, age discrimination, disability discrimination, national origin discrimination, school board discrimination, labor organization, employment agency, retaliation, private right of action, punitive damages, attorney fees

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• The implementation of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, or IMLC, began in May.
• We have the interstate compact in some of these areas, so in nursing and...
• The Interstate Compact in some of these areas, so in nursing in particular.
• The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, those numbers have even changed.
• The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact has taken off.

Summary: The Senate Health Policy Committee received updates from the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Health on implementation of 2024 health care laws. AHCA reviewed progress on workforce and reimbursement measures in Senate Bill 7016 and related bills, including FRAME and TEACH funding, graduate medical education reporting, behavioral health teaching hospitals, acute hospital care at home, advanced birth centers, non-emergent care access plans, and rural emergency hospitals. Agency officials said several programs are already operational or have begun payments, while others are still in rulemaking, federal approval, or report-preparation stages. Senators asked about timing, funding reversion concerns, and whether appropriated dollars would be spent on schedule, especially for behavioral health teaching hospitals and the new birth center category. The Department of Health then reported on practitioner licensure and public health programs. MQA described implementation of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, the Mobile Act licensure pathway, massage therapy enforcement changes, background screening expansion, liposuction safety requirements, pharmacist HIV post-exposure prophylaxis authority, and chiropractic dry needling. Public health staff updated the committee on FRAME and dental loan repayment, the Sinati screening grant program, the cancer research and innovation changes, the health care innovation council and loan program, the pediatric rare disease grant program, telehealth maternity care expansion, newborn screening for congenital CMV, the sickle cell registry and grants, and the swimming lesson voucher program. Members focused questions on how practitioners were being recruited to underserved areas, the pace of licensure approvals, and whether new programs were on track to use appropriated funds. The committee also heard a lengthy update from the Office of Medical Marijuana Use. The director reported more than 900,000 qualified patients, real-time seed-to-sale tracking now integrated across most dispensaries and labs, and ongoing compliance work on product testing, advertising, diversion, and patient safety. Senators questioned the decline in qualified physicians, how THC potency is labeled and verified, and what the agency can do about diversion to non-patients. The director said the office relies on complaints, inspections, lab audits, and coordination with law enforcement, and that patients can be suspended if violations are confirmed.

Bills: HB88, HB181, HB210, HB250, HB486, HB529, HB544, HB639, HB996, HB1036, HB1071, HB1113

Keywords: local law, special bill, legislative process, transparency, election amendment, Medicaid, SNAP, fraud detection, income tax, legislative auditor, data sharing, state revenue, lobbying, public service, ethics, statewide officials, compensation, disclosure requirements, government employment, financial disclosure

Bills: SB1113, SB1115, SB1122, SB1123, SB1125, SB1165, SB1188, SB1193, SB1243, SB1318, SB1477

Keywords: mental health, involuntary evaluation, service of process, court-ordered treatment, evaluation agencies, AHCCCS, remote work, state agency, employment, public health, healthcare, behavioral health, prior authorization, American Indian health program, medicaid, medical examiner, death investigation, body disposal, autopsy, veteran burial

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a series of health and human services bills, with most receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support. SB 1113 would allow screening or evaluation agency employees, under contract with a county, to personally serve court documents in involuntary mental health proceedings instead of requiring police officers; supporters said it would reduce burdens on law enforcement and be less disruptive for patients. An amendment clarifying county contracts and reimbursement was adopted, and the bill passed 12-0. SB 1122 would limit AHCCCS from imposing over-100% prepayment review on certain behavioral health providers serving American Indian Health Program members unless a corrective action plan is in place; AHCCCS was neutral and said it could implement the bill with additional staffing, and it passed 12-0. SB 1123 would remove a board-certification requirement so trained, licensed forensic pathologists can supervise pathology trainees during the period before board exam results are available; Maricopa County supported it as a workforce and efficiency measure, and it passed 12-0. SB 1125 would require DCS to make annual efforts to enter MOUs with Arizona tribes and improve communication on tribal children in state care; DCS said it was already working on several pending MOUs, and the bill passed 12-0. The committee also approved several bills related to cancer screening and mental health. SB 1165 would prohibit cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast cancer screening services in the commercial market; the sponsor and advocates said it would remove financial barriers that delay diagnosis, and it passed 12-0 amid personal testimony from members and the chair. SB 1243 would require notice to a patient’s guardian before discharge from court-ordered treatment and allow guardians to seek continuation of treatment; supporters said it closes dangerous gaps when treatment orders expire, and it passed 10-0 with two absent. SB 1318 would repeal a state breast-density notice requirement that now overlaps with a federal FDA standard; ADHS said the change would reduce confusion and duplicate notices, and it passed 11-0 with one absent. SB 1188 would align Arizona controlled-substance schedules with federal FDA/DEA scheduling changes; supporters said it would speed access to new treatments, while one member voted no over concerns about relying on federal review, and it passed 8-2. Additional bills addressed privacy and assisted-living referrals. SB 1193 would bar DHS from selling or disclosing EMT personal identifying information for commercial purposes without consent, while still allowing de-identified data; the sponsor’s representative said the bill arose after DHS said vendor access to licensee data was not prohibited, and members discussed whether broader privacy protections should apply to other workers as well. It passed 10-0 with two absent. SB 1477 would require referral agencies serving assisted living facilities or homes to verify background-screening practices, maintain insurance, and provide documentation regarding APS registry status; the bill’s supporters said it raises standards for senior placement services, a technical amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 10-0 with two absent.

Bills: HR1041, SB137, SB1255, SB1226, SB1238, SB1258, SB1325, SB1460, SB1543, SB1730, SB1921, SB1733, SB1216, SB1256, SB1061, SB1534, SB1873, SB1653, SB540, SB1948

Keywords: electronic monitoring, Department of Corrections, criminal justice, rehabilitation, public safety, medical parole, compassionate release, incarcerated, medical conditions, Oklahoma Department of Corrections, motor vehicle, accident, notification, liability, civil action, gender neutral, domestic abuse, domestic violence, assault and battery, strangulation

Bills: HR1041, SB137, SB1255, SB1226, SB1238, SB1258, SB1325, SB1460, SB1543, SB1730, SB1921, SB1733, SB1216, SB1256, SB1061, SB1534, SB1873, SB1653, SB540, SB1948

Keywords: electronic monitoring, Department of Corrections, criminal justice, rehabilitation, public safety, medical parole, compassionate release, incarcerated, medical conditions, Oklahoma Department of Corrections, motor vehicle, accident, notification, liability, civil action, gender neutral, domestic abuse, domestic violence, assault and battery, strangulation

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• So the interstate compact on teacher mobility has been a great tool for many states across the country
• So the interstate compact on teacher mobility has been a great tool for many states across the country
• So the interstate compact on teacher mobility has been a great tool for many states across the country
• So the interstate compact on teacher mobility has been a great tool for many states across the country
• So the interstate compact on teacher mobility has been a great tool for many states across the country

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• dental hygienist compact, and an interstate occupational licensure compact.
• Interstate compacts are constitutionally authorized, legally binding, legislatively enacted contracts
• We have a counseling compact, interstate medical licensure compact, social work compact, audiology and
• speech-language pathology interstate compact, occupational therapy licensure compact, psychology intra-jurisdictional
• compact.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• The two existing purposes are for compact compliance for existing river compacts, and to address endangered
• We believe it will provide additional resources for interstate compact compliance, assist with environmental
• Chair, Representative, the Interstate Stream Commission itself goes through an annual prioritization
• Um, I think it only applies to its interstate delivery of water or an endangered species.
• It would be anything that, as the water went downstream for endangered species or compact compliance,

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• Let's go ahead and take up tab 2, SB 400 on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military
• Since 2008, Senate Bill 400 basically removes the repeal date of the Interstate Compact on Educational
• The continuation of this compact allows military families to know that Florida is and will always be
• Since 2008, Senate Bill 400 basically removes the repeal date of the Interstate Compact on Educational
• The continuation of this compact allows military families to know that Florida is and will always be

Summary: The Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security met with a quorum and took up two bills. First, it heard SCS for SB 348, which would make it an ethics violation for a public official, candidate, or appointee to falsely claim military rank or honors for material gain, and would also require withholding delinquent ethics fines from the paychecks of current public officials or employees after 90 days. Senator Gates presented the bill, the Florida Commission on Ethics supported it, and members discussed the wage-withholding process. The committee voted the bill favorably. The committee then considered SB 400, which removes the repeal date from Florida’s participation in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, making the compact permanent unless later repealed by the Legislature. Senator Wright explained that the compact helps military families with school transitions, and a representative from Foundation for Florida’s Future waived in support. The committee voiced support and voted SB 400 favorably. After completing both measures, the committee had no further business and adjourned.

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• So my question is on the interstate compact, and how does that interstate compact work with regard to
• c><01:08:54.880> does<01:08:55.080> that interstate compact and uh how does that interstate
• Minnesota is part of two interstate licensing compacts through the board.
• one of our current board members is the chair of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact this year.
• one of our current board members is the chair of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact this year.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Members, last session we passed SB 1403 to establish the framework for the Interstate Compact on Border
• among compacting states.
• And what what I'm opposing is HB 176 right now, which covers interstate border compacts between US states
• Uh, under current interstate compact language and in line with its promise to private landowners, the
• Um, Last session, we passed SB 1403, which established the Interstate Compact on Border Security.

Bills: HB176, HB180

Keywords: tax, ad valorem, voter-approval, local government finance, property tax, repeal, tax rates, school finance, tax reduction, compressed tax rate, education, funding

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• This bill establishes the, if you will, MITMC, the Missouri Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, to create
• I'm a big fan of compacts.
• the ones in the compact.
• in participating in this interstate teacher mobility compact.
• I'm the policy analyst lead on the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact.

Keywords: 959, house, all