PA Licensure Compact: New Jersey Becomes 20th State to Join
January 9, 2026
New Jersey is now a member of the PA Licensure Compact, following today’s signing of A4328/S3560!
With the enactment of this law, New Jersey joins the rapidly growing list of states in the compact, including Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
“The New Jersey State Society of Physician Assistants (NJSSPA) applauds Governor Murphy for signing legislation to bring New Jersey into the interstate PA Licensure Compact,” said NJSSPA president Victoria Latella, PA-C.
“Being a part of the compact is one way to empower our state’s healthcare workforce, which will ultimately help make healthcare delivery more efficient. As a member of the compact, our state is also creating an environment that will make it possible for PAs from neighboring states to practice in our state more efficiently. We also extend our sincere thanks to the bill’s sponsors, Senate President Nicholas Scutari and Congressman Herb Conaway (formerly New Jersey Assemblyman) for shepherding the initiative through the process.”
The PA Licensure Compact creates a streamlined pathway for qualified PAs to practice in any member state through a single compact privilege, eliminating the need to secure individual licenses in each state. This not only eases administrative burdens but also facilitates quicker deployment of PAs to areas with the most urgent healthcare needs.
The compact is now in the process of being operationalized. Once operationalized, eligible PAs can then complete a single application to receive a compact privilege (the equivalent to a license) from each compact state in which they intend to practice.
Licensure compacts, like the PA compact, take 18-24 months to operationalize. The PA compact commission continues to meet regularly, working out the bylaws and rules as well as issuing a request for proposal (RFP) for the compact database.
AAPA anticipates the compact will be able to give out privileges to practice sometime in early 2027 and will continue to keep the profession updated.
More information can be found on PAcompact.org.
If you would like to advocate for the PA Compact in your state or more information on where your state may be in this process, contact your AAPA state liaison.
You May Also Like:
AAPA Statement on Rural Health Transformation Program Awards Announcement
AAPA Highlights PA Licensure Compact in Latest American Health Law Association Publication
Protecting the PA Pipeline: Frequently Asked Questions about the ED’s Proposal to Cap Student Loans
