PENNSYLVANIA, March 18 - PRINTER'S NO. 446

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

444

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, COSTA, FONTANA, GORDNER, KANE, BROOKS,

LANGERHOLC, STEFANO AND J. WARD, MARCH 18, 2021

REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,

MARCH 18, 2021

AN ACT

Amending the act of October 26, 2016 (P.L.891, No.112), entitled

"An act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join

the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; providing for the

form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and

duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and

the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact," providing for

criminal background checks for expedited licensure

applicants.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The act of October 26, 2016 (P.L.891, No.112),

known as the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act, is

amended by adding a section to read:

Section 2.1. Criminal background checks for expedited licensure

applicants.

(a) Submission.--For the purpose of administering the

criminal history background check required under Article V of

section 2 of the compact, the member board of this State shall

require an applicant for an expedited license under the compact

to submit to a criminal history background check conducted by

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