IMLC facts
- IMLC status
- Member state that can serve as State of Principal License
- Joined
- 6/1/2019
- Go-live
- Sep-19
- Number of member boards
- 2
What this means for an out-of-state physician
The IMLC offers an expedited route to additional state licenses for eligible physicians, including a Michigan license. Eligibility is set by the compact, so check the IMLCC information for physicians before applying. The Michigan board still issues the license.
IMLCC: information for physicians
NPs and PAs
The IMLC covers physicians only. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants should check licensing requirements directly with the relevant state board.
FSMB: contact a state medical board
Neighbors
3 of the 3 bordering states are IMLC members: Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin.
Counts use shared land/river borders, exclude open-water-only and point-only contacts, and include the District of Columbia where adjacent. Count the named qualifying neighbors and divide the list into qualifying and other recorded statuses; no status is inferred for an unrecorded IMLC state.
Decision checklist for Michigan
- Review the IMLCC eligibility information before choosing an application route for Michigan.
- Identify a qualifying State of Principal License if you intend to use the compact.
- Confirm the receiving board’s requirements; the state board, not the compact, issues the license.
Find your state board (FSMB directory)
Sources
Always confirm current requirements with the state board; IMLC participation can change.