Administration launching multistate licensure compact
Healthcare Finance News July 19, 2024
Streamlining licensure while maintaining quality standards, HHS said, improves access to services.
In a bid to streamline licensure, this week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the first-ever Licensure Portability Grant Program investment in a multistate social worker licensure compact.
State licensure compacts allow states to come together on a common approach to licensing healthcare providers, allowing providers to practice across state lines without having to apply for a license in each state.
Streamlining licensure while maintaining quality standards, HHS said, improves access to services both by better facilitating hiring and by easing pathways to utilizing telehealth.
The announcement was made at HRSA’s National Telehealth Conference, the largest federal...