01/09/2026
🎉 NJ has officially entered the PA Compact! Governor Murphy signed the PA Compact into law today 💪 .
NJSSPA would like to thank the members of the Government Affairs Committee who worked so incredibly hard on this initiative - Bethann Mercanti, DSc, PA-C, Amanda Di Piazza, MCMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA, Victoria Latella-Smith MS, MBS, PA-C and Tracey Piparo, PA-C, DFAAPA, CAQ-PMHC.
We would like to thank our incredible lobbying team Porzio Governmental Affairs, LLC for all of your hard work 🙏 .
We would like to also thank everyone at the American Academy of Physician Associates and especially Meghan Pudeler for your continued support 🙏 .
Thank you to our incredible sponsors - Senate President Nicholas Scutari and Congressman Herb Conaway MD (former NJ Assemblyman) for your continued support of PAs and our patients in NJ.
Excerpt from Governor Muphy’s press release:
A4328/S3560 enters New Jersey into the Interstate Physician Assistant Licensure Compact, an interstate agreement that allows physician assistants (PAs) to practice in multiple states without needing separate licenses for each state. Under the legislation, participants would have to meet New Jersey’s licensing requirements.
To date, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin have enacted the compact, with more states having filed legislation to join. Over the course of the Murphy Administration, New Jersey has joined several health professional compacts to enable professionals to more easily join New Jersey’s health care workforce and grow access to providers.
Bill sponsors include Senate President Nick Scutari and then Assemblyman, now Congressman Herb Conaway, along with Assemblywomen Ellen Park and Garnet R. Hall.
"Joining the multi-state compact is a productive way of increasing the number of qualified physician assistants in New Jersey, which will make quality health care more accessible for patients,” said Senate President Nick Scutari. “The compact will facilitate a multistate practice with a streamlined licensing process, expand employment opportunities into new markets, and maintain the continuity of care when patients or providers relocate.”
“When a family is searching for care, whether it’s a routine appointment or an emergency situation, a delay means the difference between being seen quickly or waiting when time matters most. That need underscores the importance of this legislation,” said Assemblywoman Ellen Park. “By joining the Interstate Physician Assistant Licensure Compact, we’re bolstering New Jersey’s Physician Assistant workforce, making it easier for families to get the care they need, when they need it, without compromising on the strong standards and regulations that exist to protect our state’s patients.”
