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The Drug Enforcement Agency announced last Friday that the temporary rule “Third Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications” (RIN

As results continue to be certified from last week’s election, we are beginning to see how state legislatures are shaping out in terms of political balance.

As we near the end of 2024, with most state legislatures adjourned and Congress in recess until the upcoming election, it is a great time to look back at the first three quarters of 2024

The IMLC is increasing license portability for physicians in participating states, in 2023, 39 percent of initial licenses were issued via the IMLCC pathway, up from 31 percent in 2022 and

The California Legislature’s regular session adjourned on September 1, but lawmakers are back in Sacramento for a special session to address gas prices in the state.

On September 25, the House passed a noncontroversial continuing resolution (CR) 341-82, funding the government until December 20, averting a government shutdown that was slated for October

I was pleased to attend the inaugural meeting of the PA Licensure Compact Commission on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 24-25, at the Hall of States in Washington, D.C.

The Physician Assistant Licensure Compact, currently comprised of 13 states – Colorado, Delaware, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia,

On September 6, House Republicans released the first version of a stop-gap continuing resolution (CR) that would allay the government shutdown looming September 30, until March 28,