Utah is listed by the IMLCC as a member that can serve as a State of Principal License. Eligible physicians can use the compact as an expedited route to an Utah license, which the state board still issues.
The IMLC offers an expedited route to additional state licenses for eligible physicians, including an Utah license. Eligibility is set by the compact, so check the IMLCC information for physicians before applying. The Utah board still issues the license.
The IMLC covers physicians only. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants should check licensing requirements directly with the relevant state board.
BLS OEWS May 2025 annual mean employee wages — physicians, all other: $240,190; nurse practitioners: $137,060; physician assistants: $132,530. The physician row is the broad “physicians, all other” category, not an average for all physicians or a particular specialty. These are employee wage estimates, not total compensation or contract rates.
Utah physicians, all other pay · Utah nurse practitioners pay · Utah physician assistants pay · Utah nurse anesthetists pay
5 of the 5 bordering states are IMLC members: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming.
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.
Always confirm current requirements with the state board; IMLC participation can change.
Yes. The IMLCC member boards list (updated 1/1/2026) shows Utah as a member that can serve as State of Principal License, joined 3/20/2015, go-live Apr-17. Always confirm current requirements with the state board; IMLC participation can change.
No. The compact offers an expedited route for eligible physicians, but the Utah board issues the license.
No. The IMLC covers physicians only. NPs and PAs should check with the Utah board.
5 of the 5 bordering states are IMLC members: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming.
No. The linked BLS state wage estimates describe employee wages, not licensing, compact privileges or prescribing authority. Confirm the Utah board’s requirements separately.