Where States Stand On Joining Five CMS-Backed Licensure Compacts With Rural Health Fund Applications Due Soon

Unless California, New York, Oregon and Alaska include plans to join licensure compacts in their Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) applications due Nov. 5, they could miss out on a small amount of federal dollars because they are not members of any of the five licensure compacts CMS will account for when allocating $25 billion in program funding, an Inside Health Policy review of all 50 states’ participation in the compacts found.