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HR 8723 116th Congress House

To condition receipt of State funding from the Bureau of Health Workforce on adoption by the State of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 30, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action October 30, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires states and physician licensing boards to promote interstate medical practice and interstate telemedicine, respectively. It does this by adding conditions to certain funding managed by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Specifically, to receive funding from HRSA's Bureau of Health Workforce, states must join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact within three years. This compact expedites multistate licensing of qualified physicians.

Additionally, to receive certain grants to address barriers to telemedicine, physician licensing boards must carry out campaigns to encourage interstate telemedicine use by specialists. The bill also reauthorizes these grants from FY2021-FY2025.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Nov 18, 2020
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Nov 17, 2020
Hagedorn, Jim
· Oct 30, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 30, 2020
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Oct 30, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8723: To condition receipt of State funding from the Bureau of Health Workforce on adoption by the State of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8723/
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"H.R. 8723: To condition receipt of State funding from the Bureau of Health Workforce on adoption by the State of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8723/.
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H.R. 8723, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8723/.
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