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February 4, 2020
A Primer on Emergency Occupational Licensing Reforms for Combating COVID-19 Appendix: Details on Enacted Licensing Reforms
April 15, 2020*Last Updated 04/27/2020
**This will be updated as new reforms are put into place during this pandemic
Emergency Reforms Sorted by Type of Reform
Out-of-State Medical Personnel Temporary License
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
Waived or Modified Licensing Requirements
Alaska (Continuing Education)
Arizona (Continuing Education)
California (“’Waive any of the professional licensing requirements’ related to ‘any hospital or health facility.’”)
Colorado
Connecticut
Idaho
Iowa (Continuing Education)
Illinois (Considering waiving for nursing students)
Kansas (Continuing Education)
Maine
Massachusetts (Continuing Education)
Michigan (Nurse Aide Examination, Continuing Education)
Minnesota (Continuing Education, Criminal Background Check)
Mississippi (MSDH is authorized and empowered to make, amend, and rescind such orders, rules, and regulations it deems necessary for Healthcare Professionals)
Missouri
New Hampshire (Modifies clinical experience requirements)
New Jersey (Examination, premedical education)
New York (Several professionals)
North Carolina (Medical Examination, Criminal Background Checks)
North Dakota (Health care professionals)
Ohio (Continuing Education, Nursing Exam)
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania (Nursing Exam)
South Carolina (Continuing Education)
South Dakota (Criminal Background Checks)
Tennessee (Continuing Education)
Texas (nurses, Continuing Education)
Washington (Continuing Education)
West Virginia (Continuing Education)
Wisconsin (Nurses, Continuing Education)
Wyoming
Inactive/Retired Licensees Can Practice
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Illinois
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Expansion of Medical Scope of Practice
Colorado (Select medical personnel)
Kansas (Waives physician supervision or collaboration requirements for advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants and licensed practical nurses)
Kentucky (Changes to the collaborative practice agreement for APRNs)
Maryland (All health professions at governor’s discretion)
Maine (Changes to the collaborative practice agreement for APRNs and PAs)
Massachusetts (Several medical personnel)
Michigan (Several medical personnel)
New Jersey (Changes to the collaborative practice agreement for APRNs and PAs)
New York (Several medical personnel)
Pennsylvania (Changes to the collaborative agreement for CRNPs, CRNAs and PAs)
Ohio (CRNA prescriptive authority)
South Dakota (Suspended supervision of physician assistants and advanced life support personnel, Continuing Education)
Tennessee (NP prescriptive authority)
Vermont (Physician assistants and nurse practitioners)
Virginia (Nurse practitioners)
Washington (Physician assistant delegation agreements)
West Virginia (APRNs, CRNAs)
Wisconsin (Nurses and physician assistants)
Waived Fees
Arizona
Connecticut
Georgia
Idaho
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Extended Expiration
Arizona
District of Columbia
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nevada
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
*Detailed Appendix in separate post
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About the Authors
Ethan Bayne is a legislative research analyst with the Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation at Saint Francis University. He received an MA in social and public policy from Duquesne University and his undergraduate degree from Thiel College.
Conor Norris is a research analyst with the Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation at Saint Francis University. Norris has been published in the Journal of Regulatory Economics and has also written numerous op-eds that have been published across the country. He received his MA in economics from George Mason University and his undergraduate degree from Saint Francis University.
Edward Timmons is director of the Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation and professor of economics at Saint Francis University. He is a senior affiliated scholar with the Mercatus Center and has published more than 50 op-eds, policy pieces, and journal articles on the topic of occupational regulation.
