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As of August 2025, 36 states are IMLC members that serve as State of Principal License (SPL) for physicians.

A total of 19 states have enacted the PA Licensure Compact, but the agreement has yet to be operationalized.

When you work with Barton, we’ll take on the licensing and credentialing logistics and expenses, but it’s still helpful to have a handle on the licensing requirements of each state.

If you’re applying for a medical license in a state that requires fingerprints, you essentially have two options: the ink method and digital fingerprinting.

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Discussions involving nurse practitioners (NPs) and their role in healthcare often include terms such as “scope of practice,” “independent practice,” and “prescriptive authority.” It’s clear these concepts encompass what an NP can and cannot do, but what’s the difference between each of them?

There is one major obstacle that can hold a locum tenens provider back from working in new areas around the country: state licenses.

In the United States, physicians—as well as nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs), depending on where they practice—often prescribe controlled substances to patients who have a medical need.  A DEA license is integral to this process. But the ability to prescribe these kinds of medicines doesn’t inherently come with […]