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Vol. 01· Issue 01· Q3 2026· The Credentialing Briefing

Licensure compacts keep growing

The Counseling Compact has nine operational jurisdictions and the IMLC added Alaska. PA compact privileges are expected in early 2027.

Regulation By Credentialing Scorecard editors · Published September 1, 2026 · Q3 2026 issue

The Counseling Compact now has nine operational jurisdictions. The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact added Alaska as its 44th member state. The PA Licensure Compact expects privileges to begin in early 2027, so PAs still need individual state licenses for now.

What to do: track compact privileges as their own credential type, separate from home-state licenses.