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This bill enacts the "Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Act," which allows respiratory therapists licensed in one member state to practice in other member states, aiming to increase access to respiratory care services, enhance public safety, and support workforce mobility, particularly for active military members and their spouses. The compact establishes a commission composed of representatives from each member state to oversee its implementation and sets forth definitions for terms like "compact privilege" (permission to practice in another member state), "home state" (a therapist's primary state of licensure), and "remote state" (a state where a therapist is practicing under the compact privilege). It outlines requirements for states to join the compact, including enacting legislation that aligns with the model compact and participating in a shared data system for tracking licensees and any adverse actions taken against them. The bill also details the process for obtaining and maintaining a compact privilege, the powers and responsibilities of the commission and its executive committee, rules for dispute resolution and enforcement, and provisions for amending or withdrawing from the compact, while ensuring that existing state laws are superseded only to the extent they conflict with the compact.

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