5-54.1-12. Date of implementation of the PA licensure compact commission.

(i) A charter participating state whose enactment is found to be materially different from

the model compact shall be entitled to the default process set forth in § 5-54.1-10(b).

(ii) If any participating state later withdraws from the compact or its participation is

terminated, the commission shall remain in existence and the compact shall remain in effect even

if the number of participating states should be less than seven (7). Participating states enacting the

compact subsequent to the commission convening shall be subject to the process set forth in § 5-

54.1-7(c)(21) to determine if their enactments are materially different from the model compact and

whether they qualify for participation in the compact.

(2) Participating states enacting the compact subsequent to the seven (7) initial charter

participating states shall be subject to the process set forth in section § 5-54.1-7(c)(21) to determine

if their enactments are materially different from the model compact and whether they qualify for

participation in the compact.

3) All actions taken for the benefit of the commission or in furtherance of the purposes of

the administration of the compact prior to the effective date of the compact or the commission

coming into existence shall be considered to be actions of the commission unless specifically

repudiated by the commission.

(b) Any state that joins this compact shall be 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 shall have the full force and effect of law on the day this

compact becomes law in that state.

(c) Any participating state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing

the same.

(1) A participating state’s withdrawal shall not take effect until one hundred eighty (180)

days after enactment of the repealing statute. During this one hundred eighty (180) day-period, all

compact privileges that were in effect in the withdrawing state and were granted to licensees

licensed in the withdrawing state shall 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 (180) days, the licensee’s compact privileges in other participating

states shall not be affected by the passage of the one hundred eighty (180) days.

(2) Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the state licensing board(s)

of the withdrawing state to comply with the investigative, and adverse action reporting

requirements of this compact prior to the effective date of withdrawal.

(3) 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 (180) days after the date of such notice of withdrawal.

(d) Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any PA

licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between participating states and between a

participating state and non-participating state that does not conflict with the provisions of this

compact.

(e) This compact may be amended by the participating states. No amendment to this

compact shall become effective and binding upon any participating state until it is enacted

materially in the same manner into the laws of all participating states as determined by the

commission.