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You live in Shiprock, New Mexico – in what is called the Four Corners Region — and hold a professional license to practice as a physician. You would like to open satellite offices and offer services in the neighboring states of Utah, Arizona, and Colorado. Can you? What federal and state agencies will you need to contact? Does it matter if you are an allopathic or osteopathic physician?

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Private practice for physicians is possible on cross-state grounds due to the new rules allowing them to easily acquire a license of operation in several states. Earlier on, the process was hectic with professionals required to pass through specific state and federal authorities and agencies who were meant to verify documentation. However currently, the states of Arizona, Utah, and Colorado have passed new regulations that give physicians an easy time to spread their operations. The Interstate Medical License Compact (IMLC) is the best initiative to deal with licensure in the state medical practice.

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