IMLC facts
- IMLC status
- Member state that can serve as State of Principal License
- Joined
- 1/18/2019
- Go-live
- Feb-20
- 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 an Oklahoma license. Eligibility is set by the compact, so check the IMLCC information for physicians before applying. The Oklahoma 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
Decision checklist for Oklahoma
- Match the proposed physician application to the compact’s eligibility rules.
- Resolve the qualifying State of Principal License question before relying on the compact pathway.
- Keep the Oklahoma board’s license decision separate from the compact application.
Find your state board (FSMB directory)
Neighbors
4 of the 6 bordering states are IMLC members: Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Texas.
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.
Sources
Always confirm current requirements with the state board; IMLC participation can change.