Bill > HB2533

This bill enacts four interstate compacts for health professions: occupational therapy, respiratory care, esthetics, and athletic training, allowing licensed professionals in one member state to practice in other member states under a "compact privilege," which is an authorization equivalent to a license in the "remote state" (where the patient is located). These compacts aim to improve public access to services, enhance public safety, encourage cooperation between states in regulating multi-state practice, support military families, and facilitate the exchange of licensure and disciplinary information. Each compact establishes a commission to oversee its implementation, with member states retaining their regulatory authority while agreeing to uniform standards and data sharing. Professionals must hold an active, unencumbered license in their "home state" (primary state of residence) to qualify for a compact privilege, and they must adhere to the practice laws and regulations of the remote state where they are providing services. The compacts also outline procedures for handling adverse actions, investigations, and dispute resolution, and they include provisions for active-duty military members and their spouses.

Health and Social Services

Health and Human Services (House)

https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2533/