Section 18.71C.020 - State participation in compact(1) To participate in this compact, a participating state shall: (a) License physician assistants;(b) Participate in the compact commission's data system;(c) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints against licensees and license applicants;(d) Notify the commission, in compliance with the terms of this compact and commission rules, of any adverse action against a licensee or license applicant and the existence of significant investigative information regarding a licensee or license applicant;(e) Fully implement a criminal background check requirement, within a time frame established by commission rule, by its licensing board receiving the results of a criminal background check and reporting to the commission whether the license applicant has been granted a license;(f) Comply with the rules of the compact commission;(g) Utilize passage of a recognized national exam such as the national commission on certification of physician assistants' physician assistant national certifying examination as a requirement for physician assistant licensure; and(h) Grant the compact privilege to a holder of a qualifying license in a participating state.(2) Nothing in this compact prohibits a participating state from charging a fee for granting the compact privilege.