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Al Schmidt: “We secured approval and then worked swiftly to complete the…”

Featuring: Al Schmidt, Republican | Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Governor Josh Shapiro Announces Pennsylvania's Participation in Interstate Healthcare Licensure Compacts at Wellspan Health

Published | Video Starts at 19:08

To safeguard the health and safety of Pennsylvanians, the Department of State's Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, BPOA has been focused on working with doj, the State police and a bipartisan collection of congressional allies to obtain that approval. We secured approval and then worked swiftly to complete the final administrative steps. The rigorous process we followed reflects the Department of State's responsibility to protect public health by thoroughly vetting all professional healthcare license applicants to ensure they are qualified to practice in Pennsylvania. (19:08–19:14)

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Asserts that approval was secured and final administrative steps were completed for compact implementation.

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