Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice

The Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice (the EMS COMPACT) (Formerly “The Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate CompAct” (REPLICA)) is the collective solution to cross border-licensing issues that have been managed by state EMS Offices in various ad hoc manners for years. With the implementation of an Interstate Compact, EMS will join the ranks of other professionals such as physicians, nurses and emergency managers. The Emergency Management Compact (EMAC) is a well-known example with which EMS personnel are familiar. Compacts create agreements between states outside of the federal government, allowing for states to preserve “home rule” and flexibility in the management of these entities. The United States Constitution, grants the right for the states to enter into multistate agreements for a common benefit. Every state in the nation has joined a minimum of five compacts as a means of addressing issues they share that are in need of a common solution.
 

EMS Compact – Public Comment on Proposed Rules – Hearing rescheduled to April 9th, 2021.