The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact

If you're looking for a new and exciting way to grow your physician career, the interstate medical licensure compact could be your ticket to success.

This quickly expanding physician compact expedites the licensure process for qualified physicians who wish to practice in multiple states. The IMLC makes it faster and easier to work in other compact states—whether you are moving/expanding your practice, working in telemedicine, or working locum tenens assignments.

Watch a short video on the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact here.

Ready to Join the Physician Compact?

Participation in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact is voluntary, and interested physicians must meet several eligibility criteria. Applications can be submitted through a physician’s State of Principal Licensure (SPL).

Which states are part of the physician compact?

As of May 1, 2018, the following 22 states are part of the physician compact, with others expected to join in the near future:

• ▪ Eighteen (18) states are issuing Letters of Qualification (LOQ) as a physician’s State of Principal Licensure (SPL): Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Wyoming.


• ▪ Two (2) IMLC member states offer expediting licensing for LOQ holders but are not currently processing applications as SPLs: Minnesota and Utah.

• ▪ An additional two (2) states have agreed to the IMLC terms, but implementation of the compact has been delayed: Tennessee and Pennsylvania.

▪ Several states are poised to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact in the near future, including the following that have already introduced IMLC legislation: the District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, South Carolina, Vermont, and the U.S. territory of Guam.

Staff Care offers locum tenens jobs for physicians across the country, including these states that have implemented the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. Click on each compact state below to search available locum tenens opportunities.

Our recruiters can help you find the ideal assignment while you experience a new part of the country. Our experienced team will also help you through the licensing and credentialing process, arrange for free housing and other benefits, and provide support throughout your locum assignment.

NOTE: All of these IMLC states currently issue medical licenses to qualified physicians who hold a Letter of Qualification (LOQ); only bolded states are currently processing applications for expedited LOQs that allow physicians to work in other compact states.