North Dakota & Iowa Joins the EMS Compact
** ARCHIVED NEWS ARTICLE - Originally Published April 2019**
The Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice welcomes the states of North Dakota and Iowa to the EMS Compact.
![North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signs HB 1337](https://compact-umbraco-content.s3.amazonaws.com/media/1140/hb-1337-north-dakota-signing-2.jpg)
Governor Doug Burgum signed HB 1337, The Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact, on April 1, 2019. North Dakota was the 17th state to enact the EMS Compact.
![Governor Kim Reynolds Signs EMS Compact](https://compact-umbraco-content.s3.amazonaws.com/media/1141/iowa-signing-ceremony-5-8-2019.png)
On May 8, 2019, Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa signed the Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act, making Iowa the 18th state to pass the legislation.