FBI: States' Medical Licensure Compact Bills Do Not Meet Criminal Background Check Requirements

The FBI said state legislation passed by Minnesota and Montana to allow them to participate in an interstate licensure compact, which would make it easier for physicians to provide telemedicine services across state lines, does not meet requirements that would allow the agency to share information with states for criminal background checks. The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact streamlines the process for physicians to obtain licenses in multiple states. Proponents of the compact say it will allow physicians to treat patients...