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This bill enacts several changes related to professional licensing and interstate compacts, primarily focusing on expanding access to healthcare services and ensuring consistent standards across states. Key provisions include the regulation of respiratory care practitioners by establishing licensing requirements and defining their scope of practice, and the adoption of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and the PA Licensure Compact, which streamline the process for physicians and physician assistants to practice in multiple states by creating a unified system for licensure and disciplinary actions. Additionally, the bill implements the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, allowing psychologists to practice across state lines via telepsychology or temporary in-person services, and the Social Work Licensure Compact, enabling licensed social workers to practice in other member states. These compacts, or agreements between states, aim to improve public access to these professions while maintaining regulatory oversight and patient safety. The bill also includes provisions for criminal background checks for applicants seeking licenses through these compacts and for respiratory care practitioners, and establishes a transition period for existing respiratory care practitioners.