Interesting thing to follow but very far from a done deal at this point... basically a continue attempt of an Obama-era idea.
Right now, it would basically be as if bazooka Joe said he wants the DOL and FTC to make the US minimum wage $50.
...FTC announced the plan to "ban unnecessary occupational licensing, which limits a person’s chance to find employment across state lines where licensure may be different." Will this open up states like North Carolina?
I don't know what you mean by this part. I've had a NC license since I finished residency. It is hard to get - probably the hardest of the 50 states for DPMs; they require all of the basic national boards as well as a fairly hard test that's somewhere between ABPM and ABFAS... but it is by no means "unnecessary occupational licensing." There are also plenty of very average DPMs practicing in NC... the test is a bit more time and $ consuming than some other states, but it's not that bad at all when compared to ABFAS.
A podiatrist - or any sort of physician - who isn't competent is a threat to the public. There is no way in the world this current Biden
proposal (not a bill, not a mandate, not a done deal, etc) would ever eliminate licensing or board exams for doctors, nurses, midlevels, etc. That will likely still be up to states as to what level they wish to protect the public in terms of architects, medical, construction, law, etc. They are simply looking to fast-track
some basic technician jobs that need HS/CC level skill and are fairly low wage from getting too much red tape. Massage therapy, food truck, personal trainer, etc folks generally aren't going to hurt anyone if they move from Iowa to Nebraska. However, Nebraska might not want the Iowa nurse who was hitting her fifth on the job and gobbling all of her patient's valiums.
For medical professionals, at best, it might make for future
possibility of a national license for doctors in each specialty, but that would probably be decades away from ever materializing - and highly unlikely at that. Also, even if it did go to national podiatry license by 2040 or whatever, getting on payers and hospital staff at the new location is the truly time-consuming part anyways. I think it's good news, but talk is cheap. You might be reading too much into it and hoping it relates more to podiatry/physicians than it does? It is just talk at this point, and I see little to no effect for most licensed professional level occupations.
Biden is essentially trying to thank those who elected him by helping tech workers in Cali and other places be able to jump ship even if they work for tech remote/satellite and live in a state that has enforced non-compete (or the company HQ is set in one). This idea is also clearly geared to help low/mid wage earners browse and transfer intra-state jobs since licensing is probably not necessary for them in the first place (and many of the peers don't have the licensing anyways). What is the worst a nurse asst or a manicurist going to do if they are unlicensed or change states? Bruise somebody's arm with a BP cuff? Give us business by causing a cuticle cellulitis?
