§ 9. Procedures for enforcement of disciplinary action
(a) Board authority. The Board may commence legal action to enforce the provisions of the Medical Practice Act and may exercise full discretion and authority with respect to disciplinary actions. (b) Administrative procedures. The existing administrative procedures act or similar statute, in whole or in part must either be applicable to or serve as the […]
§ 10. Impaired physicians
(a) The Board may at its discretion, require a licensee or applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination or a chemical dependency evaluation conducted by an independent evaluator designated by the Board. The results of the examination or evaluation are admissible in any hearing before the Board, despite any claim of privilege under […]
§ 11. Dyscompetent physicians
(a) The Medical Practice Act shall provide for the restriction, suspension, revocation or denial of the medical license of any physician who is determined by the Board to be dyscompetent or incompetent. (b) The Board may develop and implement methods to identify dyscompetent physicians and physicians who fail to provide quality care. The Board may […]
§ 12. Compulsory reporting and investigation
(a) Any person may report to the Board in a manner prescribed by the Board, any information he has reason to believe indicates a medical licensee is or may be medically incompetent, guilty of unprofessional conduct, or mentally or physically unable to engage safely in the practice of medicine. (b) The following are required to […]
§ 13. Protected action and communication
The Medical Practice Act provides legal protection for the members of the Board and its staff and for those providing information to the Board in good faith. (a) Immunity. There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages shall arise against, any current or former member, officer, […]
§ 4. Examinations
(a) Medical licensing examination. (1) No person shall receive a license to practice medicine in the jurisdiction unless the person has passed an examination or examinations satisfactory to the Board. (2) The Board shall approve the preparation and administration of an examination or examinations in English which it deems must be satisfactorily passed as part […]
§ 5. Requirements for full licensure
(a) The applicant shall provide the Board and attest to, or provide the means to obtain and verify, the following information and documentation in a manner required by the Board: (1) the applicant’s full name and all aliases or other names ever used, current address, Social Security number and date and place of birth; (2) […]
§ 6. Graduates of foreign medical schools
(a) Such applicants shall possess the degree of Doctor of Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine or a Board-approved equivalent based on satisfactory completion of educational programs acceptable to the Board. (b) Such applicants shall be eligible by virtue of their medical education and training for unrestricted licensure or authorization to practice medicine in the country in […]
§ 7. Institutional, special restricted and special unrestricted licensure
(a) The Board may establish regulations for issuance of an “Institutional Medical License”. Such a license will: (1) be granted to an eligible Government physician in the employ of, under contract with the Government or public hospitals or any Federally Qualified Community Health Center (FQHC). If the applicant has an unrestricted license in any United […]
§ 8. Disciplinary action against licensees
(a) Range of actions. A range of disciplinary actions are available to the Board. These include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) revocation of the medical license; (2) suspension of the medical license, including summary suspension; (3) probation; (4) stipulations, limitations, restrictions and conditions relating to practice; (5) censure (including specific redress, if […]