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Resources by Topic: Licensure and certification of health professionals

Supply and Distribution Tables for State-Licensed Health Professions in Texas
List of a variety of healthcare professions and their distribution across counties in Texas over multiple years.
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Medicare Clarifies Recognition of Interstate License Compact Pathways
Guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) discussing the recognition of physician and non-physician practitioner licenses received through interstate license compacts for billing Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) for services provided to Medicare patients.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Multi-Discipline Licensure Resource Project
Provides current information on licensing for occupational and physical therapists, psychologists, and social workers. Resources include state-specific information related to licensure, as well as online and phone support.
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)
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Provider Bridge
Connects healthcare professionals with state agencies and healthcare entities to increase access to care for patients in rural and underserved communities, and assists in mobilizing volunteer healthcare professionals during public health emergencies.
Sponsoring organization: Federation of State Medical Boards
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Nurse Practitioner State Practice Environment
Interactive map providing an overview of nurse practitioner (NP) licensure for all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories. Shows states and territories in which NPs are permitted full, reduced, or restricted practice, and provides definitions of these terms.
Sponsoring organization: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
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The EMS Compact
Information on the agreement enabling emergency medical service (EMS) personnel licensed in Compact member states to cross state borders to practice and work in other Compact states without getting an EMS license in the remote state. Describes ways in which this agreement may enhance communities' responses to COVID-19 when local resources are reduced. Includes a map showing locations of EMS Compact states and contact information for each member state's Compact Commissioner.
Sponsoring organization: Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice
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Idaho Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
A bureau within the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare offering information for EMS providers including resources on license applications, EMS rules and regulations, requirements for agency licensure and renewal, agency contacts and grant resources. Provides a discussion of the Idaho Community Health EMS (CHEMS) model and lists certification programs appropriate for CHEMS paramedics.
Sponsoring organization: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
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