IMLC licensing, run end to end.
The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact can turn one application into licenses from dozens of states. We confirm you qualify before you pay, manage the Letter of Qualification, and sequence the state licenses you actually need.
Check My IMLC RouteWhat the IMLC actually is.
Qualified physicians complete one application through the compact and receive a separate license from each member state they select, issued and billed by that state’s board. There is no single national license.
IMLCC general FAQs, imlcc.com, accessed August 2026
As of August 2026 the compact spans 44 member states plus Washington, D.C. and Guam, with 59 licensing boards issuing through it. Two members, Hawaii and Vermont, issue licenses but can’t serve as your home state, and four recent joiners are still implementing.
IMLCC homepage statistics (updated August 6, 2026) and participation map, imlcc.com, accessed August 2026
In the IMLCC’s Year 9 study, physicians averaged 4.0 licenses per completed application, and 26,744 compact licenses were issued in the study year.
IMLCC Year 9 Data Study (June 2026), imlcc.com, accessed August 2026
Eligibility is strict. Check it before paying.
You need a full, unrestricted license in a member state that can serve as your State of Principal License, plus a real tie to it: primary residence, at least 25% of your practice, your employer’s location, or your federal tax residence.
IMLCC information for physicians, imlcc.com, accessed August 2026
Accredited medical school, ACGME- or AOA-accredited training, every exam component passed in three attempts or fewer, and current or time-unlimited ABMS or AOABOS board certification. Any license discipline, criminal history, controlled-substance action, or open investigation ends compact eligibility.
IMLCC information for physicians, imlcc.com, accessed August 2026
The IMLCC’s $700 application fee is non-refundable even if the review finds you ineligible, and 7% of Year 9 applicants were. We review your eligibility before you spend it.
IMLCC FAQs and Year 9 Data Study, imlcc.com, accessed August 2026
The compact route, step by step:
We confirm eligibility and pick your SPL. The home-state choice decides which board reviews you, and it must be a member state you genuinely qualify to use.
You apply through the compact; we manage it. The application, the fee, and fingerprints inside the deadline window, all coordinated for you.
Your SPL board verifies your record and issues the Letter of Qualification. Primary-source checks and a background check run here; we track the file and answer whatever the board raises.
You pick states, and we sequence them. Licenses can be requested in waves inside the LOQ’s validity window, matched to start dates and payer timelines.
Member boards issue your licenses. We record each one, its renewal date, and whatever ancillary items the board still wants, because several ask for more after issuance.
We keep your compact position alive. Your home-state tie has to stay valid; if you move, we handle redesignation on time.
The numbers that decide your sequence.
A Letter of Qualification lasts 365 days, with no extensions. Adding a state inside the window costs a $100 handling fee plus that state’s license fee; after it expires, it’s a new application and a new $700 fee. Fingerprints are due within 60 days of your SPL’s instructions.
IMLCC FAQs and information for physicians, imlcc.com, accessed August 2026
Each selected state charges its own license fee on top of the IMLCC’s $700: from $35 at Pennsylvania’s medical board to $895 in Texas, per the IMLCC’s published schedule.
IMLCC “What does it cost?” fee schedule, imlcc.com, accessed August 2026
Year 9 averages: 38 days from application to Letter of Qualification, with 55% qualified within 30 days, then 22 days from qualification to issued licenses, with 47% issued within a week. The averages are the IMLCC’s, and boards control the clock.
IMLCC Year 9 Data Study (June 2026), imlcc.com, accessed August 2026
When the compact is the wrong route.
As of August 2026, California and New York are not compact members, and a handful of other states also sit outside it. Direct applications are the only road there, and we run them alongside any compact work.
IMLCC participation map, imlcc.com, accessed August 2026
Exam attempts, lapsed certification, or any disclosure history closes the compact. Direct applications stay open, and they’re half of what we do.
Without a full license in a member state and a qualifying tie to it, there’s no SPL to start from. Sometimes the right plan is one direct license first, then the compact from there.
Losing your SPL tie without redesignating terminates every license issued through the compact, per the IMLCC. If a move is coming, the sequence has to plan for it.
IMLCC information for physicians, imlcc.com, accessed August 2026
IMLC questions, answered straight.
No. Each state issues you the same full license it issues directly; only the application route is expedited. You renew with each state on its own cycle, and we track those dates from day one.
365 days, with no extensions, per the IMLCC. We use the window deliberately: initial states first, then additions as contracts land, before a new application and fee are ever needed.
The $700 fee isn’t refunded, which is exactly why we review eligibility first. If the compact is out, your plan becomes direct applications, and your target states don’t have to change.
Yes, any time inside the LOQ’s validity: a $100 IMLCC handling fee plus each new state’s license fee. We batch additions with your contract timeline so the window does maximum work.
Certification is an entry requirement. The IMLCC states the compact requires no Maintenance of Certification at any stage, and a new LOQ request doesn’t require demonstrating current specialty certification. Each state’s own renewal rules still apply, and we track them.
Your State of Principal License tie must stay valid at all times. Redesignating to another member state is free, and we file it as part of managing your licenses. Left unhandled, a lost SPL terminates every compact license, so tell us early and it never gets close.
Often, yes. The IMLCC notes boards may require ancillary items after issuance, like a jurisprudence exam or an online profile, and ignoring them risks the license. Those land in your dashboard as dated tasks, and we chase them like everything else.
Find out if the compact is your route.
One eligibility review sorts it: compact, direct, or a mix. You get the answer, the sequence, and an exact quote before spending anything with a board.
Check My IMLC RouteCheck your IMLC route.
Eligibility first, before any non-refundable fees.
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