Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2982 Introduced 1/31/2024, by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Act. Provides that the State of Illinois ratifies and approves the Compact. Provides that the purposes of the Compact are to facilitate the interstate practice of dentistry and dental hygiene and improve public access to dentistry and dental hygiene services by providing dentists and dental hygienists licensed in a participating state the ability to practice in participating states in which they are not licensed. Includes provisions about state participation in the Compact; qualifying licenses that are eligible for Compact privilege, including active military members or their spouses; imposition of adverse actions against a qualified license; establishment and operation of the Commission, including each participating state selecting one commissioner to the Commission; development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure; rulemaking powers of the Commission; oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement of the Compact; effective date of and amendment to the Compact; withdrawal from the Compact by a participating state; construction and severability; and effect on and conflict with other state laws. LRB103 37695 AWJ 67822 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2982 Introduced 1/31/2024, by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Act. Provides that the State of Illinois ratifies and approves the Compact. Provides that the purposes of the Compact are to facilitate the interstate practice of dentistry and dental hygiene and improve public access to dentistry and dental hygiene services by providing dentists and dental hygienists licensed in a participating state the ability to practice in participating states in which they are not licensed. Includes provisions about state participation in the Compact; qualifying licenses that are eligible for Compact privilege, including active military members or their spouses; imposition of adverse actions against a qualified license; establishment and operation of the Commission, including each participating state selecting one commissioner to the Commission; development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure; rulemaking powers of the Commission; oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement of the Compact; effective date of and amendment to the Compact; withdrawal from the Compact by a participating state; construction and severability; and effect on and conflict with other state laws. LRB103 37695 AWJ 67822 b LRB103 37695 AWJ 67822 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Creates the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Act. Provides that the State of Illinois ratifies and approves the Compact. Provides that the purposes of the Compact are to facilitate the interstate practice of dentistry and dental hygiene and improve public access to dentistry and dental hygiene services by providing dentists and dental hygienists licensed in a participating state the ability to practice in participating states in which they are not licensed. Includes provisions about state participation in the Compact; qualifying licenses that are eligible for Compact privilege, including active military members or their spouses; imposition of adverse actions against a qualified license; establishment and operation of the Commission, including each participating state selecting one commissioner to the Commission; development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure; rulemaking powers of the Commission; oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement of the Compact; effective date of and amendment to the Compact; withdrawal from the Compact by a participating state; construction and severability; and effect on and conflict with other state laws.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
15	15	5 Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Act.
16	16	6 Section 5. Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. The State
17	17	7 of Illinois ratifies and approves the following Compact:
18	18	8 DENTIST AND DENTAL HYGIENIST COMPACT
19	19	9 SECTION 1. TITLE AND PURPOSE
20	20	10 This statute shall be known and cited as the Dentist and
21	21	11 Dental Hygienist Compact. The purposes of this Compact are to
22	22	12 facilitate the interstate practice of dentistry and dental
23	23	13 hygiene and improve public access to dentistry and dental
24	24	14 hygiene services by providing Dentists and Dental Hygienists
25	25	15 licensed in a Participating State the ability to practice in
26	26	16 Participating States in which they are not licensed. The
27	27	17 Compact does this by establishing a pathway for a Dentists and
28	28	18 Dental Hygienists licensed in a Participating State to obtain
29	29	19 a Compact Privilege that authorizes them to practice in
30	30	20 another Participating State in which they are not licensed.
31	31	21 The Compact enables Participating States to protect the public
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38	38	Creates the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Act. Provides that the State of Illinois ratifies and approves the Compact. Provides that the purposes of the Compact are to facilitate the interstate practice of dentistry and dental hygiene and improve public access to dentistry and dental hygiene services by providing dentists and dental hygienists licensed in a participating state the ability to practice in participating states in which they are not licensed. Includes provisions about state participation in the Compact; qualifying licenses that are eligible for Compact privilege, including active military members or their spouses; imposition of adverse actions against a qualified license; establishment and operation of the Commission, including each participating state selecting one commissioner to the Commission; development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure; rulemaking powers of the Commission; oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement of the Compact; effective date of and amendment to the Compact; withdrawal from the Compact by a participating state; construction and severability; and effect on and conflict with other state laws.
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66	66	1 health and safety with respect to the practice of such
67	67	2 Dentists and Dental Hygienists, through the State's authority
68	68	3 to regulate the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene in
69	69	4 the State. The Compact:
70	70	5 A. Enables Dentists and Dental Hygienists who qualify
71	71	6 for a Compact Privilege to practice in other Participating
72	72	7 States without satisfying burdensome and duplicative
73	73	8 requirements associated with securing a License to
74	74	9 practice in those States;
75	75	10 B. Promotes mobility and addresses workforce shortages
76	76	11 through each Participating State's acceptance of a Compact
77	77	12 Privilege to practice in that State;
78	78	13 C. Increases public access to qualified, licensed
79	79	14 Dentists and Dental Hygienists by creating a responsible,
80	80	15 streamlined pathway for Licensees to practice in
81	81	16 Participating States;
82	82	17 D. Enhances the ability of Participating States to
83	83	18 protect the public's health and safety;
84	84	19 E. Does not interfere with licensure requirements
85	85	20 established by a Participating State;
86	86	21 F. Facilitates the sharing of licensure and
87	87	22 disciplinary information among Participating States;
88	88	23 G. Requires Dentists and Dental Hygienists who
89	89	24 practice in a Participating State pursuant to a Compact
90	90	25 Privilege to practice within the Scope of Practice
91	91	26 authorized in that State;
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102	102	1 H. Extends the authority of a Participating State to
103	103	2 regulate the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene
104	104	3 within its borders to Dentists and Dental Hygienists who
105	105	4 practice in the State through a Compact Privilege;
106	106	5 I. Promotes the cooperation of Participating State in
107	107	6 regulating the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene
108	108	7 within those States;
109	109	8 J. Facilitates the relocation of military members and
110	110	9 their spouses who are licensed to practice dentistry or
111	111	10 dental hygiene.
112	112	11 SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS
113	113	12 As used in this Compact, unless the context requires
114	114	13 otherwise, the following definitions shall apply:
115	115	14 A. "Active Military Member" means any person with
116	116	15 full-time duty status in the armed forces of the United
117	117	16 States, including members of the National Guard and
118	118	17 Reserve.
119	119	18 B. "Adverse Action" means disciplinary action or
120	120	19 encumbrance imposed on a License or Compact Privilege by a
121	121	20 State Licensing Authority.
122	122	21 C. "Alternative Program" means a non-disciplinary
123	123	22 monitoring or practice remediation process applicable to a
124	124	23 Dentist or Dental Hygienist approved by a State Licensing
125	125	24 Authority of a Participating State in which the Dentist or
126	126	25 Dental Hygienist is licensed. This includes, but is not
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137	137	1 limited to, programs to which Licensees with substance
138	138	2 abuse or addiction issues are referred in lieu of Adverse
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140	140	4 D. "Clinical Assessment" means examination or process,
141	141	5 required for licensure as a Dentist or Dental Hygienist as
142	142	6 applicable, that provides evidence of clinical competence
143	143	7 in dentistry or dental hygiene.
144	144	8 E. "Commissioner" means the individual appointed by a
145	145	9 Participating State to serve as the member of the
146	146	10 Commission for that Participating State.
147	147	11 F. "Compact" means this Dentist and Dental Hygienist
148	148	12 Compact.
149	149	13 G. "Compact Privilege" means the authorization granted
150	150	14 by a Remote State to allow a Licensee from a Participating
151	151	15 State to practice as a Dentist or Dental Hygienist in a
152	152	16 Remote State.
153	153	17 H. "Continuing Professional Development" means a
154	154	18 requirement, as a condition of License renewal to provide
155	155	19 evidence of successful participation in educational or
156	156	20 professional activities relevant to practice or area of
157	157	21 work.
158	158	22 I. "Criminal Background Check" means the submission of
159	159	23 fingerprints or other biometric-based information for a
160	160	24 License applicant for the purpose of obtaining that
161	161	25 applicant's criminal history record information, as
162	162	26 defined in 28 C.F.R. 20.3(d) from the Federal Bureau of
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173	173	1 Investigation and the State's criminal history record
174	174	2 repository as defined in 28 C.F.R. 20.3(f).
175	175	3 J. "Data System" means the Commission's repository of
176	176	4 information about Licensees, including but not limited to
177	177	5 examination, licensure, investigative, Compact Privilege,
178	178	6 Adverse Action, and Alternative Program.
179	179	7 K. "Dental Hygienist" means an individual who is
180	180	8 licensed by a State Licensing Authority to practice dental
181	181	9 hygiene.
182	182	10 L. "Dentist" means an individual who is licensed by a
183	183	11 State Licensing Authority to practice dentistry.
184	184	12 M. "Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Commission"
185	185	13 or "Commission" means a joint government agency
186	186	14 established by this Compact comprised of each State that
187	187	15 has enacted the Compact and a national administrative body
188	188	16 comprised of a Commissioner from each State that has
189	189	17 enacted the Compact.
190	190	18 N. "Encumbered License" means a License that a State
191	191	19 Licensing Authority has limited in any way other than
192	192	20 through an Alternative Program.
193	193	21 O. "Executive Board" means the Chair, Vice Chair,
194	194	22 Secretary and Treasurer and any other Commissioners as may
195	195	23 be determined by Commission Rule or bylaw.
196	196	24 P. "Jurisprudence Requirement" means the assessment of
197	197	25 an individual's knowledge of the laws and Rules governing
198	198	26 the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene, as
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209	209	1 applicable, in a State.
210	210	2 Q. "License" means current authorization by a State,
211	211	3 other than authorization pursuant to a Compact Privilege,
212	212	4 or other privilege, for an individual to practice as a
213	213	5 Dentist or Dental Hygienist in that State.
214	214	6 R. "Licensee" means an individual who holds an
215	215	7 unrestricted License from a Participating State to
216	216	8 practice as a Dentist or Dental Hygienist in that State.
217	217	9 S. "Model Compact" the model for the Dentist and
218	218	10 Dental Hygienist Compact on file with the Council of State
219	219	11 Governments or other entity as designated by the
220	220	12 Commission.
221	221	13 T. "Participating State" means a State that has
222	222	14 enacted the Compact and been admitted to the Commission in
223	223	15 accordance with the provisions herein and Commission
224	224	16 Rules.
225	225	17 U. "Qualifying License" means a License that is not an
226	226	18 Encumbered License issued by a Participating State to
227	227	19 practice dentistry or dental hygiene.
228	228	20 V. "Remote State" means a Participating State where a
229	229	21 Licensee who is not licensed as a Dentist or Dental
230	230	22 Hygienist is exercising or seeking to exercise the Compact
231	231	23 Privilege.
232	232	24 W. "Rule" means a regulation promulgated by an entity
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234	234	26 X. "Scope of Practice" means the procedures, actions,
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245	245	1 and processes a Dentist or Dental Hygienist licensed in a
246	246	2 State is permitted to undertake in that State and the
247	247	3 circumstances under which the Licensee is permitted to
248	248	4 undertake those procedures, actions and processes. Such
249	249	5 procedures, actions and processes and the circumstances
250	250	6 under which they may be undertaken may be established
251	251	7 through means, including, but not limited to, statute,
252	252	8 regulations, case law, and other processes available to
253	253	9 the State Licensing Authority or other government agency.
254	254	10 Y. "Significant Investigative Information" means
255	255	11 information, records, and documents received or generated
256	256	12 by a State Licensing Authority pursuant to an
257	257	13 investigation for which a determination has been made that
258	258	14 there is probable cause to believe that the Licensee has
259	259	15 violated a statute or regulation that is considered more
260	260	16 than a minor infraction for which the State Licensing
261	261	17 Authority could pursue Adverse Action against the
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263	263	19 Z. "State" means any state, commonwealth, district, or
264	264	20 territory of the United States of America that regulates
265	265	21 the practices of dentistry and dental hygiene.
266	266	22 AA. "State Licensing Authority" means an agency or
267	267	23 other entity of a State that is responsible for the
268	268	24 licensing and regulation of Dentists or Dental Hygienists.
269	269	25 SECTION 3. STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT
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280	280	1 A. In order to join the Compact and thereafter continue as
281	281	2 a Participating State, a State must:
282	282	3 1. Enact a compact that is not materially different
283	283	4 from the Model Compact as determined in accordance with
284	284	5 Commission Rules;
285	285	6 2. Participate fully in the Commission's Data System;
286	286	7 3. Have a mechanism in place for receiving and
287	287	8 investigating complaints about its Licensees and License
288	288	9 applicants;
289	289	10 4. Notify the Commission, in compliance with the terms
290	290	11 of the Compact and Commission Rules, of any Adverse Action
291	291	12 or the availability of Significant Investigative
292	292	13 Information regarding a Licensee and License applicant;
293	293	14 5. Fully implement a Criminal Background Check
294	294	15 requirement, within a time frame established by Commission
295	295	16 Rule, by receiving the results of a qualifying Criminal
296	296	17 Background Check;
297	297	18 6. Comply with the Commission Rules applicable to a
298	298	19 Participating State;
299	299	20 7. Accept the National Board Examinations of the Joint
300	300	21 Commission on National Dental Examinations or another
301	301	22 examination accepted by Commission Rule as a licensure
302	302	23 examination;
303	303	24 8. Accept for licensure that applicants for a Dentist
304	304	25 License graduate from a predoctoral dental education
305	305	26 program accredited by the Commission on Dental
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316	316	1 Accreditation, or another accrediting agency recognized by
317	317	2 the United States Department of Education for the
318	318	3 accreditation of dentistry and dental hygiene education
319	319	4 programs, leading to the Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.)
320	320	5 or Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) degree;
321	321	6 9. Accept for licensure that applicants for a Dental
322	322	7 Hygienist License graduate from a dental hygiene education
323	323	8 program accredited by the Commission on Dental
324	324	9 Accreditation or another accrediting agency recognized by
325	325	10 the United States Department of Education for the
326	326	11 accreditation of dentistry and dental hygiene education
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328	328	13 10. Require for licensure that applicants successfully
329	329	14 complete a Clinical Assessment;
330	330	15 11. Have Continuing Professional Development
331	331	16 requirements as a condition for License renewal; and
332	332	17 12. Pay a participation fee to the Commission as
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334	334	19 B. Providing alternative pathways for an individual to
335	335	20 obtain an unrestricted License does not disqualify a State
336	336	21 from participating in the Compact.
337	337	22 C. When conducting a Criminal Background Check the State
338	338	23 Licensing Authority shall:
339	339	24 1. Consider that information in making a licensure
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341	341	26 2. Maintain documentation of completion of the
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352	352	1 Criminal Background Check and background check information
353	353	2 to the extent allowed by State and federal law; and
354	354	3 3. Report to the Commission whether it has completed
355	355	4 the Criminal Background Check and whether the individual
356	356	5 was granted or denied a License.
357	357	6 D. A Licensee of a Participating State who has a
358	358	7 Qualifying License in that State and does not hold an
359	359	8 Encumbered License in any other Participating State, shall be
360	360	9 issued a Compact Privilege in a Remote State in accordance
361	361	10 with the terms of the Compact and Commission Rules. If a Remote
362	362	11 State has a Jurisprudence Requirement a Compact Privilege will
363	363	12 not be issued to the Licensee unless the Licensee has
364	364	13 satisfied the Jurisprudence Requirement.
365	365	14 SECTION 4. COMPACT PRIVILEGE
366	366	15 A. To obtain and exercise the Compact Privilege under the
367	367	16 terms and provisions of the Compact, the Licensee shall:
368	368	17 1. Have a Qualifying License as a Dentist or Dental
369	369	18 Hygienist in a Participating State;
370	370	19 2. Be eligible for a Compact Privilege in any Remote
371	371	20 State in accordance with D, G and H of this section;
372	372	21 3. Submit to an application process whenever the
373	373	22 Licensee is seeking a Compact Privilege;
374	374	23 4. Pay any applicable Commission and Remote State fees
375	375	24 for a Compact Privilege in the Remote State;
376	376	25 5. Meet any Jurisprudence Requirement established by a
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387	387	1 Remote State in which the Licensee is seeking a Compact
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389	389	3 6. Have passed a National Board Examination of the
390	390	4 Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations or
391	391	5 another examination accepted by Commission Rule;
392	392	6 7. For a Dentist, have graduated from a predoctoral
393	393	7 dental education program accredited by the Commission on
394	394	8 Dental Accreditation, or another accrediting agency
395	395	9 recognized by the United States Department of Education
396	396	10 for the accreditation of dentistry and dental hygiene
397	397	11 education programs, leading to the Doctor of Dental
398	398	12 Surgery (D.D.S.) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.)
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400	400	14 8. For a Dental Hygienist, have graduated from a
401	401	15 dental hygiene education program accredited by the
402	402	16 Commission on Dental Accreditation or another accrediting
403	403	17 agency recognized by the United States Department of
404	404	18 Education for the accreditation of dentistry and dental
405	405	19 hygiene education programs;
406	406	20 9. Have successfully completed a Clinical Assessment
407	407	21 for licensure;
408	408	22 10. Report to the Commission Adverse Action taken by
409	409	23 any non-Participating State when applying for a Compact
410	410	24 Privilege and, otherwise, within thirty (30) days from the
411	411	25 date the Adverse Action is taken;
412	412	26 11. Report to the Commission when applying for a
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423	423	1 Compact Privilege the address of the Licensee's primary
424	424	2 residence and thereafter immediately report to the
425	425	3 Commission any change in the address of the Licensee's
426	426	4 primary residence; and
427	427	5 12. Consent to accept service of process by mail at
428	428	6 the Licensee's primary residence on record with the
429	429	7 Commission with respect to any action brought against the
430	430	8 Licensee by the Commission or a Participating State, and
431	431	9 consent to accept service of a subpoena by mail at the
432	432	10 Licensee's primary residence on record with the Commission
433	433	11 with respect to any action brought or investigation
434	434	12 conducted by the Commission or a Participating State.
435	435	13 B. The Licensee must comply with the requirements of
436	436	14 subsection A of this section to maintain the Compact Privilege
437	437	15 in the Remote State. If those requirements are met, the
438	438	16 Compact Privilege will continue as long as the Licensee
439	439	17 maintains a Qualifying License in the State through which the
440	440	18 Licensee applied for the Compact Privilege and pays any
441	441	19 applicable Compact Privilege renewal fees.
442	442	20 C. A Licensee providing dentistry or dental hygiene in a
443	443	21 Remote State under the Compact Privilege shall function within
444	444	22 the Scope of Practice authorized by the Remote State for a
445	445	23 Dentist or Dental Hygienist licensed in that State.
446	446	24 D. A Licensee providing dentistry or dental hygiene
447	447	25 pursuant to a Compact Privilege in a Remote State is subject to
448	448	26 that State's regulatory authority. A Remote State may, in
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459	459	1 accordance with due process and that State's laws, by Adverse
460	460	2 Action revoke or remove a Licensee's Compact Privilege in the
461	461	3 Remote State for a specific period of time and impose fines or
462	462	4 take any other necessary actions to protect the health and
463	463	5 safety of its citizens. If a Remote State imposes an Adverse
464	464	6 Action against a Compact Privilege that limits the Compact
465	465	7 Privilege, that Adverse Action applies to all Compact
466	466	8 Privileges in all Remote States. A Licensee whose Compact
467	467	9 Privilege in a Remote State is removed for a specified period
468	468	10 of time is not eligible for a Compact Privilege in any other
469	469	11 Remote State until the specific time for removal of the
470	470	12 Compact Privilege has passed and all encumbrance requirements
471	471	13 are satisfied.
472	472	14 E. If a License in a Participating State is an Encumbered
473	473	15 License, the Licensee shall lose the Compact Privilege in a
474	474	16 Remote State and shall not be eligible for a Compact Privilege
475	475	17 in any Remote State until the License is no longer encumbered.
476	476	18 F. Once an Encumbered License in a Participating State is
477	477	19 restored to good standing, the Licensee must meet the
478	478	20 requirements of subsection A of this section to obtain a
479	479	21 Compact Privilege in a Remote State.
480	480	22 G. If a Licensee's Compact Privilege in a Remote State is
481	481	23 removed by the Remote State, the individual shall lose or be
482	482	24 ineligible for the Compact Privilege in any Remote State until
483	483	25 the following occur:
484	484	26 1. The specific period of time for which the Compact
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495	495	1 Privilege was removed has ended; and
496	496	2 2. All conditions for removal of the Compact Privilege
497	497	3 have been satisfied.
498	498	4 H. Once the requirements of subsection G of this section
499	499	5 have been met, the Licensee must meet the requirements in
500	500	6 subsection A of this section to obtain a Compact Privilege in a
501	501	7 Remote State.
502	502	8 SECTION 5. ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBER OR THEIR SPOUSES
503	503	9 An Active Military Member and their spouse shall not be
504	504	10 required to pay to the Commission for a Compact Privilege the
505	505	11 fee otherwise charged by the Commission. If a Remote State
506	506	12 chooses to charge a fee for a Compact Privilege, it may choose
507	507	13 to charge a reduced fee or no fee to an Active Military Member
508	508	14 and their spouse for a Compact Privilege.
509	509	15 SECTION 6. ADVERSE ACTIONS
510	510	16 A. A Participating State in which a Licensee is licensed
511	511	17 shall have exclusive authority to impose Adverse Action
512	512	18 against the Qualifying License issued by that Participating
513	513	19 State.
514	514	20 B. A Participating State may take Adverse Action based on
515	515	21 the Significant Investigative Information of a Remote State,
516	516	22 so long as the Participating State follows its own procedures
517	517	23 for imposing Adverse Action.
518	518	24 C. Nothing in this Compact shall override a Participating
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529	529	1 State's decision that participation in an Alternative Program
530	530	2 may be used in lieu of Adverse Action and that such
531	531	3 participation shall remain non-public if required by the
532	532	4 Participating State's laws. Participating States must require
533	533	5 Licensees who enter any Alternative Program in lieu of
534	534	6 discipline to agree not to practice pursuant to a Compact
535	535	7 Privilege in any other Participating State during the term of
536	536	8 the Alternative Program without prior authorization from such
537	537	9 other Participating State.
538	538	10 D. Any Participating State in which a Licensee is applying
539	539	11 to practice or is practicing pursuant to a Compact Privilege
540	540	12 may investigate actual or alleged violations of the statutes
541	541	13 and regulations authorizing the practice of dentistry or
542	542	14 dental hygiene in any other Participating State in which the
543	543	15 Dentist or Dental Hygienist holds a License or Compact
544	544	16 Privilege.
545	545	17 E. A Remote State shall have the authority to:
546	546	18 1. Take Adverse Actions as set forth in Section 4.D
547	547	19 against a Licensee's Compact Privilege in the State;
548	548	20 2. In furtherance of its rights and responsibilities
549	549	21 under the Compact and the Commission's Rules issue
550	550	22 subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that
551	551	23 require the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and the
552	552	24 production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a State
553	553	25 Licensing Authority in a Participating State for the
554	554	26 attendance and testimony of witnesses, or the production
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565	565	1 of evidence from another Participating State, shall be
566	566	2 enforced in the latter State by any court of competent
567	567	3 jurisdiction, according to the practice and procedure of
568	568	4 that court applicable to subpoenas issued in proceedings
569	569	5 pending before it. The issuing authority shall pay any
570	570	6 witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees
571	571	7 required by the service statutes of the State where the
572	572	8 witnesses or evidence are located; and
573	573	9 3. If otherwise permitted by State law, recover from
574	574	10 the Licensee the costs of investigations and disposition
575	575	11 of cases resulting from any Adverse Action taken against
576	576	12 that Licensee.
577	577	13 F. Joint Investigations
578	578	14 1. In addition to the authority granted to a
579	579	15 Participating State by its Dentist or Dental Hygienist
580	580	16 licensure act or other applicable State law, a
581	581	17 Participating State may jointly investigate Licensees with
582	582	18 other Participating States.
583	583	19 2. Participating States shall share any Significant
584	584	20 Investigative Information, litigation, or compliance
585	585	21 materials in furtherance of any joint or individual
586	586	22 investigation initiated under the Compact.
587	587	23 G. Authority to Continue Investigation
588	588	24 1. After a Licensee's Compact Privilege in a Remote
589	589	25 State is terminated, the Remote State may continue an
590	590	26 investigation of the Licensee that began when the Licensee
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601	601	1 had a Compact Privilege in that Remote State.
602	602	2 2. If the investigation yields what would be
603	603	3 Significant Investigative Information had the Licensee
604	604	4 continued to have a Compact Privilege in that Remote
605	605	5 State, the Remote State shall report the presence of such
606	606	6 information to the Data System as required by Section
607	607	7 8.B.6 as if it was Significant Investigative Information.
608	608	8 SECTION 7. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION.
609	609	9 A. The Compact Participating States hereby create and
610	610	10 establish a joint government agency whose membership consists
611	611	11 of all Participating States that have enacted the Compact. The
612	612	12 Commission is an instrumentality of the Participating States
613	613	13 acting jointly and not an instrumentality of any one State.
614	614	14 The Commission shall come into existence on or after the
615	615	15 effective date of the Compact as set forth in Section 11A.
616	616	16 B. Participation, Voting, and Meetings
617	617	17 1. Each Participating State shall have and be limited
618	618	18 to one (1) Commissioner selected by that Participating
619	619	19 State's State Licensing Authority or, if the State has
620	620	20 more than one State Licensing Authority, selected
621	621	21 collectively by the State Licensing Authorities.
622	622	22 2. The Commissioner shall be a member or designee of
623	623	23 such Authority or Authorities.
624	624	24 3. The Commission may by Rule or bylaw establish a
625	625	25 term of office for Commissioners and may by Rule or bylaw
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636	636	1 establish term limits.
637	637	2 4. The Commission may recommend to a State Licensing
638	638	3 Authority or Authorities, as applicable, removal or
639	639	4 suspension of an individual as the State's Commissioner.
640	640	5 5. A Participating State's State Licensing Authority,
641	641	6 or Authorities, as applicable, shall fill any vacancy of
642	642	7 its Commissioner on the Commission within sixty (60) days
643	643	8 of the vacancy.
644	644	9 6. Each Commissioner shall be entitled to one vote on
645	645	10 all matters that are voted upon by the Commission.
646	646	11 7. The Commission shall meet at least once during each
647	647	12 calendar year. Additional meetings may be held as set
648	648	13 forth in the bylaws. The Commission may meet by
649	649	14 telecommunication, video conference or other similar
650	650	15 electronic means.
651	651	16 C. The Commission shall have the following powers:
652	652	17 1. Establish the fiscal year of the Commission;
653	653	18 2. Establish a code of conduct and conflict of
654	654	19 interest policies;
655	655	20 3. Adopt Rules and bylaws;
656	656	21 4. Maintain its financial records in accordance with
657	657	22 the bylaws;
658	658	23 5. Meet and take such actions as are consistent with
659	659	24 the provisions of this Compact, the Commission's Rules,
660	660	25 and the bylaws;
661	661	26 6. Initiate and conclude legal proceedings or actions
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672	672	1 in the name of the Commission, provided that the standing
673	673	2 of any State Licensing Authority to sue or be sued under
674	674	3 applicable law shall not be affected;
675	675	4 7. Maintain and certify records and information
676	676	5 provided to a Participating State as the authenticated
677	677	6 business records of the Commission, and designate a person
678	678	7 to do so on the Commission's behalf;
679	679	8 8. Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;
680	680	9 9. Borrow, accept, or contract for services of
681	681	10 personnel, including, but not limited to, employees of a
682	682	11 Participating State;
683	683	12 10. Conduct an annual financial review;
684	684	13 11. Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix
685	685	14 compensation, define duties, grant such individuals
686	686	15 appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of the
687	687	16 Compact, and establish the Commission's personnel policies
688	688	17 and programs relating to conflicts of interest,
689	689	18 qualifications of personnel, and other related personnel
690	690	19 matters;
691	691	20 12. As set forth in the Commission Rules, charge a fee
692	692	21 to a Licensee for the grant of a Compact Privilege in a
693	693	22 Remote State and thereafter, as may be established by
694	694	23 Commission Rule, charge the Licensee a Compact Privilege
695	695	24 renewal fee for each renewal period in which that Licensee
696	696	25 exercises or intends to exercise the Compact Privilege in
697	697	26 that Remote State. Nothing herein shall be construed to
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708	708	1 prevent a Remote State from charging a Licensee a fee for a
709	709	2 Compact Privilege or renewals of a Compact Privilege, or a
710	710	3 fee for the Jurisprudence Requirement if the Remote State
711	711	4 imposes such a requirement for the grant of a Compact
712	712	5 Privilege;
713	713	6 13. Accept any and all appropriate gifts, donations,
714	714	7 grants of money, other sources of revenue, equipment,
715	715	8 supplies, materials, and services, and receive, utilize,
716	716	9 and dispose of the same; provided that at all times the
717	717	10 Commission shall avoid any appearance of impropriety
718	718	11 and/or conflict of interest;
719	719	12 14. Lease, purchase, retain, own, hold, improve, or
720	720	13 use any property, real, personal, or mixed, or any
721	721	14 undivided interest therein;
722	722	15 15. Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange,
723	723	16 abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property real,
724	724	17 personal, or mixed;
725	725	18 16. Establish a budget and make expenditures;
726	726	19 17. Borrow money;
727	727	20 18. Appoint committees, including standing committees,
728	728	21 which may be composed of members, State regulators, State
729	729	22 legislators or their representatives, and consumer
730	730	23 representatives, and such other interested persons as may
731	731	24 be designated in this Compact and the bylaws;
732	732	25 19. Provide and receive information from, and
733	733	26 cooperate with, law enforcement agencies;
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744	744	1 20. Elect a Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer
745	745	2 and such other officers of the Commission as provided in
746	746	3 the Commission's bylaws;
747	747	4 21. Establish and elect an Executive Board;
748	748	5 22. Adopt and provide to the Participating States an
749	749	6 annual report;
750	750	7 23. Determine whether a State's enacted compact is
751	751	8 materially different from the Model Compact language such
752	752	9 that the State would not qualify for participation in the
753	753	10 Compact; and
754	754	11 24. Perform such other functions as may be necessary
755	755	12 or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Compact.
756	756	13 D. Meetings of the Commission
757	757	14 1. All meetings of the Commission that are not closed
758	758	15 pursuant to this subsection shall be open to the public.
759	759	16 Notice of public meetings shall be posted on the
760	760	17 Commission's website at least thirty (30) days prior to
761	761	18 the public meeting.
762	762	19 2. Notwithstanding subsection D.1 of this section, the
763	763	20 Commission may convene an emergency public meeting by
764	764	21 providing at least twenty-four (24) hours prior notice on
765	765	22 the Commission's website, and any other means as provided
766	766	23 in the Commission's Rules, for any of the reasons it may
767	767	24 dispense with notice of proposed rulemaking under Section
768	768	25 9.L. The Commission's legal counsel shall certify that one
769	769	26 of the reasons justifying an emergency public meeting has
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780	780	1 been met.
781	781	2 3. Notice of all Commission meetings shall provide the
782	782	3 time, date, and location of the meeting, and if the
783	783	4 meeting is to be held or accessible via telecommunication,
784	784	5 video conference, or other electronic means, the notice
785	785	6 shall include the mechanism for access to the meeting
786	786	7 through such means.
787	787	8 4. The Commission may convene in a closed, non-public
788	788	9 meeting for the Commission to receive legal advice or to
789	789	10 discuss:
790	790	11 a. Non-compliance of a Participating State with
791	791	12 its obligations under the Compact;
792	792	13 b. The employment, compensation, discipline or
793	793	14 other matters, practices or procedures related to
794	794	15 specific employees or other matters related to the
795	795	16 Commission's internal personnel practices and
796	796	17 procedures;
797	797	18 c. Current or threatened discipline of a Licensee
798	798	19 or Compact Privilege holder by the Commission or by a
799	799	20 Participating State's Licensing Authority;
800	800	21 d. Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated
801	801	22 litigation;
802	802	23 e. Negotiation of contracts for the purchase,
803	803	24 lease, or sale of goods, services, or real estate;
804	804	25 f. Accusing any person of a crime or formally
805	805	26 censuring any person;
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816	816	1 g. Trade secrets or commercial or financial
817	817	2 information that is privileged or confidential;
818	818	3 h. Information of a personal nature where
819	819	4 disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted
820	820	5 invasion of personal privacy;
821	821	6 i. Investigative records compiled for law
822	822	7 enforcement purposes;
823	823	8 j. Information related to any investigative
824	824	9 reports prepared by or on behalf of or for use of the
825	825	10 Commission or other committee charged with
826	826	11 responsibility of investigation or determination of
827	827	12 compliance issues pursuant to the Compact;
828	828	13 k. Legal advice;
829	829	14 l. Matters specifically exempted from disclosure
830	830	15 to the public by federal or Participating State law;
831	831	16 and
832	832	17 m. Other matters as promulgated by the Commission
833	833	18 by Rule.
834	834	19 5. If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed,
835	835	20 the presiding officer shall state that the meeting will be
836	836	21 closed and reference each relevant exempting provision,
837	837	22 and such reference shall be recorded in the minutes.
838	838	23 6. The Commission shall keep minutes that fully and
839	839	24 clearly describe all matters discussed in a meeting and
840	840	25 shall provide a full and accurate summary of actions
841	841	26 taken, and the reasons therefore, including a description
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852	852	1 of the views expressed. All documents considered in
853	853	2 connection with an action shall be identified in such
854	854	3 minutes. All minutes and documents of a closed meeting
855	855	4 shall remain under seal, subject to release only by a
856	856	5 majority vote of the Commission or order of a court of
857	857	6 competent jurisdiction.
858	858	7 E. Financing of the Commission
859	859	8 1. The Commission shall pay, or provide for the
860	860	9 payment of, the reasonable expenses of its establishment,
861	861	10 organization, and ongoing activities.
862	862	11 2. The Commission may accept any and all appropriate
863	863	12 sources of revenue, donations, and grants of money,
864	864	13 equipment, supplies, materials, and services.
865	865	14 3. The Commission may levy on and collect an annual
866	866	15 assessment from each Participating State and impose fees
867	867	16 on Licensees of Participating States when a Compact
868	868	17 Privilege is granted, to cover the cost of the operations
869	869	18 and activities of the Commission and its staff, which must
870	870	19 be in a total amount sufficient to cover its annual budget
871	871	20 as approved each fiscal year for which sufficient revenue
872	872	21 is not provided by other sources. The aggregate annual
873	873	22 assessment amount for Participating States shall be
874	874	23 allocated based upon a formula that the Commission shall
875	875	24 promulgate by Rule.
876	876	25 4. The Commission shall not incur obligations of any
877	877	26 kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the
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888	888	1 same; nor shall the Commission pledge the credit of any
889	889	2 Participating State, except by and with the authority of
890	890	3 the Participating State.
891	891	4 5. The Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all
892	892	5 receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements
893	893	6 of the Commission shall be subject to the financial review
894	894	7 and accounting procedures established under its bylaws.
895	895	8 All receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the
896	896	9 Commission shall be subject to an annual financial review
897	897	10 by a certified or licensed public accountant, and the
898	898	11 report of the financial review shall be included in and
899	899	12 become part of the annual report of the Commission.
900	900	13 F. The Executive Board
901	901	14 1. The Executive Board shall have the power to act on
902	902	15 behalf of the Commission according to the terms of this
903	903	16 Compact. The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the
904	904	17 Executive Board shall include:
905	905	18 a. Overseeing the day-to-day activities of the
906	906	19 administration of the Compact including compliance
907	907	20 with the provisions of the Compact, the Commission's
908	908	21 Rules and bylaws;
909	909	22 b. Recommending to the Commission changes to the
910	910	23 Rules or bylaws, changes to this Compact legislation,
911	911	24 fees charged to Compact Participating States, fees
912	912	25 charged to Licensees, and other fees;
913	913	26 c. Ensuring Compact administration services are
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924	924	1 appropriately provided, including by contract;
925	925	2 d. Preparing and recommending the budget;
926	926	3 e. Maintaining financial records on behalf of the
927	927	4 Commission;
928	928	5 f. Monitoring Compact compliance of Participating
929	929	6 States and providing compliance reports to the
930	930	7 Commission;
931	931	8 g. Establishing additional committees as
932	932	9 necessary;
933	933	10 h. Exercising the powers and duties of the
934	934	11 Commission during the interim between Commission
935	935	12 meetings, except for adopting or amending Rules,
936	936	13 adopting or amending bylaws, and exercising any other
937	937	14 powers and duties expressly reserved to the Commission
938	938	15 by Rule or bylaw; and
939	939	16 i. Other duties as provided in the Rules or bylaws
940	940	17 of the Commission.
941	941	18 2. The Executive Board shall be composed of up to
942	942	19 seven (7) members:
943	943	20 a. The Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer
944	944	21 of the Commission and any other members of the
945	945	22 Commission who serve on the Executive Board shall be
946	946	23 voting members of the Executive Board; and
947	947	24 b. Other than the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary,
948	948	25 and Treasurer, the Commission may elect up to three
949	949	26 (3) voting members from the current membership of the
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961	961	2 3. The Commission may remove any member of the
962	962	3 Executive Board as provided in the Commission's bylaws.
963	963	4 4. The Executive Board shall meet at least annually.
964	964	5 a. An Executive Board meeting at which it takes or
965	965	6 intends to take formal action on a matter shall be open
966	966	7 to the public, except that the Executive Board may
967	967	8 meet in a closed, non-public session of a public
968	968	9 meeting when dealing with any of the matters covered
969	969	10 under subsection D.4.
970	970	11 b. The Executive Board shall give five (5)
971	971	12 business days' notice of its public meetings, posted
972	972	13 on its website and as it may otherwise determine to
973	973	14 provide notice to persons with an interest in the
974	974	15 public matters the Executive Board intends to address
975	975	16 at those meetings.
976	976	17 5. The Executive Board may hold an emergency meeting
977	977	18 when acting for the Commission to:
978	978	19 a. Meet an imminent threat to public health,
979	979	20 safety, or welfare;
980	980	21 b. Prevent a loss of Commission or Participating
981	981	22 State funds; or
982	982	23 c. Protect public health and safety.
983	983	24 G. Qualified Immunity, Defense, and Indemnification
984	984	25 1. The members, officers, executive director,
985	985	26 employees and representatives of the Commission shall be
986	986
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996	996	1 immune from suit and liability, both personally and in
997	997	2 their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or
998	998	3 loss of property or personal injury or other civil
999	999	4 liability caused by or arising out of any actual or
1000	1000	5 alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that the
1001	1001	6 person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable
1002	1002	7 basis for believing occurred within the scope of
1003	1003	8 Commission employment, duties or responsibilities;
1004	1004	9 provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed
1005	1005	10 to protect any such person from suit or liability for any
1006	1006	11 damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the
1007	1007	12 intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that
1008	1008	13 person. The procurement of insurance of any type by the
1009	1009	14 Commission shall not in any way compromise or limit the
1010	1010	15 immunity granted hereunder.
1011	1011	16 2. The Commission shall defend any member, officer,
1012	1012	17 executive director, employee, and representative of the
1013	1013	18 Commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability
1014	1014	19 arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or
1015	1015	20 omission that occurred within the scope of Commission
1016	1016	21 employment, duties, or responsibilities, or as determined
1017	1017	22 by the Commission that the person against whom the claim
1018	1018	23 is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred
1019	1019	24 within the scope of Commission employment, duties, or
1020	1020	25 responsibilities; provided that nothing herein shall be
1021	1021	26 construed to prohibit that person from retaining their own
1022	1022
1023	1023
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1032	1032	1 counsel at their own expense; and provided further, that
1033	1033	2 the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not
1034	1034	3 result from that person's intentional or willful or wanton
1035	1035	4 misconduct.
1036	1036	5 3. Notwithstanding subsection G.1 of this section,
1037	1037	6 should any member, officer, executive director, employee,
1038	1038	7 or representative of the Commission be held liable for the
1039	1039	8 amount of any settlement or judgment arising out of any
1040	1040	9 actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred
1041	1041	10 within the scope of that individual's employment, duties,
1042	1042	11 or responsibilities for the Commission, or that the person
1043	1043	12 to whom that individual is liable had a reasonable basis
1044	1044	13 for believing occurred within the scope of the
1045	1045	14 individual's employment, duties, or responsibilities for
1046	1046	15 the Commission, the Commission shall indemnify and hold
1047	1047	16 harmless such individual, provided that the actual or
1048	1048	17 alleged act, error, or omission did not result from the
1049	1049	18 intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of the
1050	1050	19 individual.
1051	1051	20 4. Nothing herein shall be construed as a limitation
1052	1052	21 on the liability of any Licensee for professional
1053	1053	22 malpractice or misconduct, which shall be governed solely
1054	1054	23 by any other applicable State laws.
1055	1055	24 5. Nothing in this Compact shall be interpreted to
1056	1056	25 waive or otherwise abrogate a Participating State's state
1057	1057	26 action immunity or state action affirmative defense with
1058	1058
1059	1059
1060	1060
1061	1061
1062	1062
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1064	1064
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1068	1068	1 respect to antitrust claims under the Sherman Act, Clayton
1069	1069	2 Act, or any other State or federal antitrust or
1070	1070	3 anticompetitive law or regulation.
1071	1071	4 6. Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to be a
1072	1072	5 waiver of sovereign immunity by the Participating States
1073	1073	6 or by the Commission.
1074	1074	7 SECTION 8. DATA SYSTEM
1075	1075	8 A. The Commission shall provide for the development,
1076	1076	9 maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated
1077	1077	10 database and reporting system containing licensure, Adverse
1078	1078	11 Action, and the presence of Significant Investigative
1079	1079	12 Information on all Licensees and applicants for a License in
1080	1080	13 Participating States.
1081	1081	14 B. Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
1082	1082	15 contrary, a Participating State shall submit a uniform data
1083	1083	16 set to the Data System on all individuals to whom this Compact
1084	1084	17 is applicable as required by the Rules of the Commission,
1085	1085	18 including:
1086	1086	19 1. Identifying information;
1087	1087	20 2. Licensure data;
1088	1088	21 3. Adverse Actions against a Licensee, License
1089	1089	22 applicant or Compact Privilege and information related
1090	1090	23 thereto;
1091	1091	24 4. Non-confidential information related to Alternative
1092	1092	25 Program participation, the beginning and ending dates of
1093	1093
1094	1094
1095	1095
1096	1096
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1103	1103	1 such participation, and other information related to such
1104	1104	2 participation;
1105	1105	3 5. Any denial of an application for licensure, and the
1106	1106	4 reason(s) for such denial, (excluding the reporting of any
1107	1107	5 criminal history record information where prohibited by
1108	1108	6 law);
1109	1109	7 6. The presence of Significant Investigative
1110	1110	8 Information; and
1111	1111	9 7. Other information that may facilitate the
1112	1112	10 administration of this Compact or the protection of the
1113	1113	11 public, as determined by the Rules of the Commission.
1114	1114	12 C. The records and information provided to a Participating
1115	1115	13 State pursuant to this Compact or through the Data System,
1116	1116	14 when certified by the Commission or an agent thereof, shall
1117	1117	15 constitute the authenticated business records of the
1118	1118	16 Commission, and shall be entitled to any associated hearsay
1119	1119	17 exception in any relevant judicial, quasi-judicial or
1120	1120	18 administrative proceedings in a Participating State.
1121	1121	19 D. Significant Investigative Information pertaining to a
1122	1122	20 Licensee in any Participating State will only be available to
1123	1123	21 other Participating States.
1124	1124	22 E. It is the responsibility of the Participating States to
1125	1125	23 monitor the database to determine whether Adverse Action has
1126	1126	24 been taken against a Licensee or License applicant. Adverse
1127	1127	25 Action information pertaining to a Licensee or License
1128	1128	26 applicant in any Participating State will be available to any
1129	1129
1130	1130
1131	1131
1132	1132
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1135	1135
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1139	1139	1 other Participating State.
1140	1140	2 F. Participating States contributing information to the
1141	1141	3 Data System may designate information that may not be shared
1142	1142	4 with the public without the express permission of the
1143	1143	5 contributing State.
1144	1144	6 G. Any information submitted to the Data System that is
1145	1145	7 subsequently expunged pursuant to federal law or the laws of
1146	1146	8 the Participating State contributing the information shall be
1147	1147	9 removed from the Data System.
1148	1148	10 SECTION 9. RULEMAKING
1149	1149	11 A. The Commission shall promulgate reasonable Rules in
1150	1150	12 order to effectively and efficiently implement and administer
1151	1151	13 the purposes and provisions of the Compact. A Commission Rule
1152	1152	14 shall be invalid and have no force or effect only if a court of
1153	1153	15 competent jurisdiction holds that the Rule is invalid because
1154	1154	16 the Commission exercised its rulemaking authority in a manner
1155	1155	17 that is beyond the scope and purposes of the Compact, or the
1156	1156	18 powers granted hereunder, or based upon another applicable
1157	1157	19 standard of review.
1158	1158	20 B. The Rules of the Commission shall have the force of law
1159	1159	21 in each Participating State, provided however that where the
1160	1160	22 Rules of the Commission conflict with the laws of the
1161	1161	23 Participating State that establish the Participating State's
1162	1162	24 Scope of Practice as held by a court of competent
1163	1163	25 jurisdiction, the Rules of the Commission shall be ineffective
1164	1164
1165	1165
1166	1166
1167	1167
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1174	1174	1 in that State to the extent of the conflict.
1175	1175	2 C. The Commission shall exercise its Rulemaking powers
1176	1176	3 pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the
1177	1177	4 Rules adopted thereunder. Rules shall become binding as of the
1178	1178	5 date specified by the Commission for each Rule.
1179	1179	6 D. If a majority of the legislatures of the Participating
1180	1180	7 States rejects a Commission Rule or portion of a Commission
1181	1181	8 Rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same
1182	1182	9 manner used to adopt the Compact, within four (4) years of the
1183	1183	10 date of adoption of the Rule, then such Rule shall have no
1184	1184	11 further force and effect in any Participating State or to any
1185	1185	12 State applying to participate in the Compact.
1186	1186	13 E. Rules shall be adopted at a regular or special meeting
1187	1187	14 of the Commission.
1188	1188	15 F. Prior to adoption of a proposed Rule, the Commission
1189	1189	16 shall hold a public hearing and allow persons to provide oral
1190	1190	17 and written comments, data, facts, opinions, and arguments.
1191	1191	18 G. Prior to adoption of a proposed Rule by the Commission,
1192	1192	19 and at least thirty (30) days in advance of the meeting at
1193	1193	20 which the Commission will hold a public hearing on the
1194	1194	21 proposed Rule, the Commission shall provide a Notice of
1195	1195	22 Proposed Rulemaking:
1196	1196	23 1. On the website of the Commission or other publicly
1197	1197	24 accessible platform;
1198	1198	25 2. To persons who have requested notice of the
1199	1199	26 Commission's notices of proposed rulemaking; and
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1210	1210	1 3. In such other way(s) as the Commission may by Rule
1211	1211	2 specify.
1212	1212	3 H. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking shall include:
1213	1213	4 1. The time, date, and location of the public hearing
1214	1214	5 at which the Commission will hear public comments on the
1215	1215	6 proposed Rule and, if different, the time, date, and
1216	1216	7 location of the meeting where the Commission will consider
1217	1217	8 and vote on the proposed Rule;
1218	1218	9 2. If the hearing is held via telecommunication, video
1219	1219	10 conference, or other electronic means, the Commission
1220	1220	11 shall include the mechanism for access to the hearing in
1221	1221	12 the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking;
1222	1222	13 3. The text of the proposed Rule and the reason
1223	1223	14 therefor;
1224	1224	15 4. A request for comments on the proposed Rule from
1225	1225	16 any interested person; and
1226	1226	17 5. The manner in which interested persons may submit
1227	1227	18 written comments.
1228	1228	19 I. All hearings will be recorded. A copy of the recording
1229	1229	20 and all written comments and documents received by the
1230	1230	21 Commission in response to the proposed Rule shall be available
1231	1231	22 to the public.
1232	1232	23 J. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring
1233	1233	24 a separate hearing on each Commission Rule. Rules may be
1234	1234	25 grouped for the convenience of the Commission at hearings
1235	1235	26 required by this section.
1236	1236
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1246	1246	1 K. The Commission shall, by majority vote of all
1247	1247	2 Commissioners, take final action on the proposed Rule based on
1248	1248	3 the rulemaking record.
1249	1249	4 1. The Commission may adopt changes to the proposed
1250	1250	5 Rule provided the changes do not enlarge the original
1251	1251	6 purpose of the proposed Rule.
1252	1252	7 2. The Commission shall provide an explanation of the
1253	1253	8 reasons for substantive changes made to the proposed Rule
1254	1254	9 as well as reasons for substantive changes not made that
1255	1255	10 were recommended by commenters.
1256	1256	11 3. The Commission shall determine a reasonable
1257	1257	12 effective date for the Rule. Except for an emergency as
1258	1258	13 provided in subsection L, the effective date of the Rule
1259	1259	14 shall be no sooner than thirty (30) days after the
1260	1260	15 Commission issuing the notice that it adopted or amended
1261	1261	16 the Rule.
1262	1262	17 L. Upon determination that an emergency exists, the
1263	1263	18 Commission may consider and adopt an emergency Rule with 24
1264	1264	19 hours' notice, with opportunity to comment, provided that the
1265	1265	20 usual rulemaking procedures provided in the Compact and in
1266	1266	21 this section shall be retroactively applied to the Rule as
1267	1267	22 soon as reasonably possible, in no event later than ninety
1268	1268	23 (90) days after the effective date of the Rule. For the
1269	1269	24 purposes of this provision, an emergency Rule is one that must
1270	1270	25 be adopted immediately in order to:
1271	1271	26 1. Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety,
1272	1272
1273	1273
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1282	1282	1 or welfare;
1283	1283	2 2. Prevent a loss of Commission or Participating State
1284	1284	3 funds;
1285	1285	4 3. Meet a deadline for the promulgation of a Rule that
1286	1286	5 is established by federal law or rule; or
1287	1287	6 4. Protect public health and safety.
1288	1288	7 M. The Commission or an authorized committee of the
1289	1289	8 Commission may direct revisions to a previously adopted Rule
1290	1290	9 for purposes of correcting typographical errors, errors in
1291	1291	10 format, errors in consistency, or grammatical errors. Public
1292	1292	11 notice of any revisions shall be posted on the website of the
1293	1293	12 Commission. The revision shall be subject to challenge by any
1294	1294	13 person for a period of thirty (30) days after posting. The
1295	1295	14 revision may be challenged only on grounds that the revision
1296	1296	15 results in a material change to a Rule. A challenge shall be
1297	1297	16 made in writing and delivered to the Commission prior to the
1298	1298	17 end of the notice period. If no challenge is made, the revision
1299	1299	18 will take effect without further action. If the revision is
1300	1300	19 challenged, the revision may not take effect without the
1301	1301	20 approval of the Commission.
1302	1302	21 N. No Participating State's rulemaking requirements shall
1303	1303	22 apply under this Compact.
1304	1304	23 SECTION 10. OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND ENFORCEMENT
1305	1305	24 A. Oversight
1306	1306	25 1. The executive and judicial branches of State
1307	1307
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1317	1317	1 government in each Participating State shall enforce this
1318	1318	2 Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to
1319	1319	3 implement the Compact.
1320	1320	4 2. Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or
1321	1321	5 against the Commission shall be brought solely and
1322	1322	6 exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the
1323	1323	7 principal office of the Commission is located. The
1324	1324	8 Commission may waive venue and jurisdictional defenses to
1325	1325	9 the extent it adopts or consents to participate in
1326	1326	10 alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Nothing herein
1327	1327	11 shall affect or limit the selection or propriety of venue
1328	1328	12 in any action against a Licensee for professional
1329	1329	13 malpractice, misconduct or any such similar matter.
1330	1330	14 3. The Commission shall be entitled to receive service
1331	1331	15 of process in any proceeding regarding the enforcement or
1332	1332	16 interpretation of the Compact or Commission Rule and shall
1333	1333	17 have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all
1334	1334	18 purposes. Failure to provide the Commission service of
1335	1335	19 process shall render a judgment or order void as to the
1336	1336	20 Commission, this Compact, or promulgated Rules.
1337	1337	21 B. Default, Technical Assistance, and Termination
1338	1338	22 1. If the Commission determines that a Participating
1339	1339	23 State has defaulted in the performance of its obligations
1340	1340	24 or responsibilities under this Compact or the promulgated
1341	1341	25 Rules, the Commission shall provide written notice to the
1342	1342	26 defaulting State. The notice of default shall describe the
1343	1343
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1353	1353	1 default, the proposed means of curing the default, and any
1354	1354	2 other action that the Commission may take, and shall offer
1355	1355	3 training and specific technical assistance regarding the
1356	1356	4 default.
1357	1357	5 2. The Commission shall provide a copy of the notice
1358	1358	6 of default to the other Participating States.
1359	1359	7 C. If a State in default fails to cure the default, the
1360	1360	8 defaulting State may be terminated from the Compact upon an
1361	1361	9 affirmative vote of a majority of the Commissioners, and all
1362	1362	10 rights, privileges and benefits conferred on that State by
1363	1363	11 this Compact may be terminated on the effective date of
1364	1364	12 termination. A cure of the default does not relieve the
1365	1365	13 offending State of obligations or liabilities incurred during
1366	1366	14 the period of default.
1367	1367	15 D. Termination of participation in the Compact shall be
1368	1368	16 imposed only after all other means of securing compliance have
1369	1369	17 been exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or terminate shall
1370	1370	18 be given by the Commission to the governor, the majority and
1371	1371	19 minority leaders of the defaulting State's legislature, the
1372	1372	20 defaulting State's State Licensing Authority or Authorities,
1373	1373	21 as applicable, and each of the Participating States' State
1374	1374	22 Licensing Authority or Authorities, as applicable.
1375	1375	23 E. A State that has been terminated is responsible for all
1376	1376	24 assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the
1377	1377	25 effective date of termination, including obligations that
1378	1378	26 extend beyond the effective date of termination.
1379	1379
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1389	1389	1 F. Upon the termination of a State's participation in this
1390	1390	2 Compact, that State shall immediately provide notice to all
1391	1391	3 Licensees of the State, including Licensees of other
1392	1392	4 Participating States issued a Compact Privilege to practice
1393	1393	5 within that State, of such termination. The terminated State
1394	1394	6 shall continue to recognize all Compact Privileges then in
1395	1395	7 effect in that State for a minimum of one hundred eighty (180)
1396	1396	8 days after the date of said notice of termination.
1397	1397	9 G. The Commission shall not bear any costs related to a
1398	1398	10 State that is found to be in default or that has been
1399	1399	11 terminated from the Compact, unless agreed upon in writing
1400	1400	12 between the Commission and the defaulting State.
1401	1401	13 H. The defaulting State may appeal the action of the
1402	1402	14 Commission by petitioning the U.S. District Court for the
1403	1403	15 District of Columbia or the federal district where the
1404	1404	16 Commission has its principal offices. The prevailing party
1405	1405	17 shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including
1406	1406	18 reasonable attorney's fees.
1407	1407	19 I. Dispute Resolution
1408	1408	20 1. Upon request by a Participating State, the
1409	1409	21 Commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to
1410	1410	22 the Compact that arise among Participating States and
1411	1411	23 between Participating States and non-Participating States.
1412	1412	24 2. The Commission shall promulgate a Rule providing
1413	1413	25 for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for
1414	1414	26 disputes as appropriate.
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1425	1425	1 J. Enforcement
1426	1426	2 1. The Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its
1427	1427	3 discretion, shall enforce the provisions of this Compact
1428	1428	4 and the Commission's Rules.
1429	1429	5 2. By majority vote, the Commission may initiate legal
1430	1430	6 action against a Participating State in default in the
1431	1431	7 United States District Court for the District of Columbia
1432	1432	8 or the federal district where the Commission has its
1433	1433	9 principal offices to enforce compliance with the
1434	1434	10 provisions of the Compact and its promulgated Rules. The
1435	1435	11 relief sought may include both injunctive relief and
1436	1436	12 damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary,
1437	1437	13 the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such
1438	1438	14 litigation, including reasonable attorney's fees. The
1439	1439	15 remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the
1440	1440	16 Commission. The Commission may pursue any other remedies
1441	1441	17 available under federal or the defaulting Participating
1442	1442	18 State's law.
1443	1443	19 3. A Participating State may initiate legal action
1444	1444	20 against the Commission in the U.S. District Court for the
1445	1445	21 District of Columbia or the federal district where the
1446	1446	22 Commission has its principal offices to enforce compliance
1447	1447	23 with the provisions of the Compact and its promulgated
1448	1448	24 Rules. The relief sought may include both injunctive
1449	1449	25 relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is
1450	1450	26 necessary, the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs
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1461	1461	1 of such litigation, including reasonable attorney's fees.
1462	1462	2 4. No individual or entity other than a Participating
1463	1463	3 State may enforce this Compact against the Commission.
1464	1464	4 SECTION 11. EFFECTIVE DATE, WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT
1465	1465	5 A. The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which
1466	1466	6 the Compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh
1467	1467	7 Participating State.
1468	1468	8 1. On or after the effective date of the Compact, the
1469	1469	9 Commission shall convene and review the enactment of each
1470	1470	10 of the States that enacted the Compact prior to the
1471	1471	11 Commission convening ("Charter Participating States") to
1472	1472	12 determine if the statute enacted by each such Charter
1473	1473	13 Participating State is materially different than the Model
1474	1474	14 Compact.
1475	1475	15 a. A Charter Participating State whose enactment
1476	1476	16 is found to be materially different from the Model
1477	1477	17 Compact shall be entitled to the default process set
1478	1478	18 forth in Section 10.
1479	1479	19 b. If any Participating State is later found to be
1480	1480	20 in default, or is terminated or withdraws from the
1481	1481	21 Compact, the Commission shall remain in existence and
1482	1482	22 the Compact shall remain in effect even if the number
1483	1483	23 of Participating States should be less than seven (7).
1484	1484	24 2. Participating States enacting the Compact
1485	1485	25 subsequent to the Charter Participating States shall be
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1496	1496	1 subject to the process set forth in Section 7.C.23 to
1497	1497	2 determine if their enactments are materially different
1498	1498	3 from the Model Compact and whether they qualify for
1499	1499	4 participation in the Compact.
1500	1500	5 3. All actions taken for the benefit of the Commission
1501	1501	6 or in furtherance of the purposes of the administration of
1502	1502	7 the Compact prior to the effective date of the Compact or
1503	1503	8 the Commission coming into existence shall be considered
1504	1504	9 to be actions of the Commission unless specifically
1505	1505	10 repudiated by the Commission.
1506	1506	11 4. Any State that joins the Compact subsequent to the
1507	1507	12 Commission's initial adoption of the Rules and bylaws
1508	1508	13 shall be subject to the Commission's Rules and bylaws as
1509	1509	14 they exist on the date on which the Compact becomes law in
1510	1510	15 that State. Any Rule that has been previously adopted by
1511	1511	16 the Commission shall have the full force and effect of law
1512	1512	17 on the day the Compact becomes law in that State.
1513	1513	18 B. Any Participating State may withdraw from this Compact
1514	1514	19 by enacting a statute repealing that State's enactment of the
1515	1515	20 Compact.
1516	1516	21 1. A Participating State's withdrawal shall not take
1517	1517	22 effect until one hundred eighty (180) days after enactment
1518	1518	23 of the repealing statute.
1519	1519	24 2. Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing
1520	1520	25 requirement of the withdrawing State's Licensing Authority
1521	1521	26 or Authorities to comply with the investigative and
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1532	1532	1 Adverse Action reporting requirements of this Compact
1533	1533	2 prior to the effective date of withdrawal.
1534	1534	3 3. Upon the enactment of a statute withdrawing from
1535	1535	4 this Compact, the State shall immediately provide notice
1536	1536	5 of such withdrawal to all Licensees within that State.
1537	1537	6 Notwithstanding any subsequent statutory enactment to the
1538	1538	7 contrary, such withdrawing State shall continue to
1539	1539	8 recognize all Compact Privileges to practice within that
1540	1540	9 State granted pursuant to this Compact for a minimum of
1541	1541	10 one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of such
1542	1542	11 notice of withdrawal.
1543	1543	12 C. Nothing contained in this Compact shall be construed to
1544	1544	13 invalidate or prevent any licensure agreement or other
1545	1545	14 cooperative arrangement between a Participating State and a
1546	1546	15 non-Participating State that does not conflict with the
1547	1547	16 provisions of this Compact.
1548	1548	17 D. This Compact may be amended by the Participating
1549	1549	18 States. No amendment to this Compact shall become effective
1550	1550	19 and binding upon any Participating State until it is enacted
1551	1551	20 into the laws of all Participating States.
1552	1552	21 SECTION 12. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY
1553	1553	22 A. This Compact and the Commission's rulemaking authority
1554	1554	23 shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes,
1555	1555	24 and the implementation and administration of the Compact.
1556	1556	25 Provisions of the Compact expressly authorizing or requiring
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1567	1567	1 the promulgation of Rules shall not be construed to limit the
1568	1568	2 Commission's rulemaking authority solely for those purposes.
1569	1569	3 B. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and
1570	1570	4 if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this Compact
1571	1571	5 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to
1572	1572	6 the constitution of any Participating State, a State seeking
1573	1573	7 participation in the Compact, or of the United States, or the
1574	1574	8 applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or
1575	1575	9 circumstance is held to be unconstitutional by a court of
1576	1576	10 competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of this
1577	1577	11 Compact and the applicability thereof to any other government,
1578	1578	12 agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.
1579	1579	13 C. Notwithstanding subsection B of this section, the
1580	1580	14 Commission may deny a State's participation in the Compact or,
1581	1581	15 in accordance with the requirements of Section 10.B, terminate
1582	1582	16 a Participating State's participation in the Compact, if it
1583	1583	17 determines that a constitutional requirement of a
1584	1584	18 Participating State is a material departure from the Compact.
1585	1585	19 Otherwise, if this Compact shall be held to be contrary to the
1586	1586	20 constitution of any Participating State, the Compact shall
1587	1587	21 remain in full force and effect as to the remaining
1588	1588	22 Participating States and in full force and effect as to the
1589	1589	23 Participating State affected as to all severable matters.
1590	1590	24 SECTION 13. CONSISTENT EFFECT AND CONFLICT WITH OTHER
1591	1591	25 STATE LAWS
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