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In recent years, state policymakers have used two mechanisms to enable interstate mobility of licensed professionals. Interstate licensure compacts are statutorily enacted agreements among states to allow professionals to work across state lines. Universal licensure recognition laws are enacted by a single state to grant a license by endorsement to a practitioner from another state. […]
Over the last 60 years practice a profession, has grown from about 1 in 20 to nearly 1 in 4. When implemented properly, occupational licensing can help protect the health and safety of consumers by requiring practitioners to undergo a designated amount of training and education in their field. However, differences and disparities in occupational […]
Universal License Recognition (ULR) is a form of occupational licensing in which a state establishes a uniform process to grant recognition to professional licenses issued by another state. Between 2018 and October 2021, 18 states implemented new or amended existing license portability provisions that may be defined as ULR policies. While other forms of license […]
“Occupational and professional regulation is a process by which a government agency grants permissionto individuals to engage in a specified occupation or profession upon finding that applicants haveattained at least the minimal degree of competence required to ensure that the public’s health, safety,and welfare will be reasonably well protected.” 1 The structures of the regulatory […]
Occupational licensing has emerged as a chief policy issue for state leaders in recent years. While licensing serves as a tool to safeguard public health and safety, it can come with economic and social costs. States are uniquely tasked with harmonizing the competing interests of maintaining high standards of public health and safety and ensuring […]
