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Your PA Compact Questions Answered: What PAs Need to Know as Progress Continues

Establishing any licensure compact – regardless of the profession – is a multi-stage, multi-year process. To understand where we are in the process and what’s next, here’s a look at the work that has been done and what is still underway.

August 6, 2026

PA Licensure Compact Momentum Continues as Michigan Joins as 29th Member State

With Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s signing of HB 4309, Michigan has become the 29th member of the PA Licensure Compact, advancing a growing effort to expand and improve licensure portability for PAs.

July 22, 2026

New Hampshire Becomes 28th State to Join PA Licensure Compact, Completing the Trifecta of AAPA’s PA Policy Modernizations

On July 15, Governor Kelly Ayotte signed HB 1772 into law, entering New Hampshire into the PA Licensure Compact as the 28th state.

July 17, 2026

Missouri Becomes 27th State to Join the PA Licensure Compact

Missouri has officially joined the PA Licensure Compact, opening the door to multistate practice for the state’s more than 1,850 PAs!

July 16, 2026

Court Victory Prompts Department of Education to Recognize PA Programs as Professional Degree Programs

Following the federal court's preliminary relief in AAPA and PAEA's legal challenge, the U.S. Department of Education has issued updated implementation guidance recognizing PA programs as professional degree programs for purposes of administering the new federal student loan limits while the Court's order remains in effect.

July 1, 2026

Block on ED’s Definition of “Professional Degree” Is the First, Not Final, Legal Victory

While AAPA and PAEA forge ahead in the next chapter of this legal fight, pre-PAs and others in the PA community may have questions about what “preliminary relief” means for students this fall and the status of our case. While we don’t have all the answers at this juncture, we want to provide you with as much insight as we can.

June 26, 2026

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Your PA Compact Questions Answered: What PAs Need to Know as Progress Continues

PA Licensure Compact Momentum Continues as Michigan Joins as 29th Member State

New Hampshire Becomes 28th State to Join PA Licensure Compact, Completing the Trifecta of AAPA’s PA Policy Modernizations

Missouri Becomes 27th State to Join the PA Licensure Compact

Court Victory Prompts Department of Education to Recognize PA Programs as Professional Degree Programs

Block on ED’s Definition of “Professional Degree” Is the First, Not Final, Legal Victory

Federal Court Delivers Major Victory for PA Students, Patients, and the Future Healthcare Workforce

Three Landmark Bills to Modernize PA Practice and Expand Access to Care Become Law in Alaska

Half the Country Now Part of PA Licensure Compact as Rhode Island Becomes 25th Member

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