§ 1701A. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; findings and declaration of purpose. (a) The State hereby enters into the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) the text of which is as set forth in this chapter. (b) In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of health care, […]
§ 1702A. Definitions. In this compact: (a) “Bylaws” means those bylaws established by the Interstate Commission pursuant to § 1714A. (b) “Commissioner” means the voting representative appointed by each member board pursuant to § 1711A. (c) “Conviction” means a finding by a court that an individual is guilty of a criminal offense through adjudication, or […]
§ 1703A. Eligibility. (a) A physician must meet the eligibility requirements as defined in § 1702A(k) of this title to receive an expedited license under the terms and provisions of the Compact. (b) A physician who does not meet the requirements of § 1702A(k) of this title may obtain a license to practice medicine in […]
§ 1704A. Designation of state of principal license. (a) A physician shall designate a member state as the state of principal license for purposes of registration for expedited licensure through the Compact if the physician possesses a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in that state, and the state is any of the following: […]
§ 1705A. Application and issuance of expedited licensure. (a) A physician seeking licensure through the Compact shall file an application for an expedited license with the member board of the state selected by the physician as the state of principal license. (b) Upon receipt of an application for an expedited license, the member board within […]
§ 1706A. Fees for expedited licensure. (a) A member state issuing an expedited license authorizing the practice of medicine in that state may impose a fee for a license issued or renewed through the Compact. (b) The Interstate Commission is authorized to develop rules regarding fees for expedited licenses. 83 Del. Laws, c. 52, § […]
§ 1707A. Renewal and continued participation. (a) A physician seeking to renew an expedited license granted in a member state shall complete a renewal process with the Interstate Commission if the physician: (1) Maintains a full and unrestricted license in a state of principal license. (2) Has not been convicted, received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community […]
§ 1708A. Coordinated information system. (a) The Interstate Commission shall establish a database of all physicians licensed, or who have applied for licensure, under § 1705A of this title. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, member boards shall report to the Interstate Commission any public action or complaints against a licensed physician who has […]
§ 1709A. Joint investigations. (a) Licensure and disciplinary records of physicians are deemed investigative. (b) In addition to the authority granted to a member board by its respective Medical Practice Act or other applicable state law, a member board may participate with other member boards in joint investigations of physicians licensed by the member boards. […]
§ 1710A. Disciplinary actions. (a) Any disciplinary action taken by any member board against a physician licensed through the Compact shall be deemed unprofessional conduct which may be subject to discipline by other member boards, in addition to any violation of the Medical Practice Act or regulations in that state. (b) If a license granted […]
§ 1711A. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission. (a) The member states hereby create the “Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission.” (b) The purpose of the Interstate Commission is the administration of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which is a discretionary state function. (c) The Interstate Commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of the […]
§ 1712A. Powers and duties of the Interstate Commission. The Interstate Commission shall have the following powers and duties: (a) Oversee and maintain the administration of the Compact. (b) Promulgate rules which shall be binding to the extent and in the manner provided for in the Compact. (c) Issue, upon the request of a member […]
§ 1713A. Finance powers. (a) The Interstate Commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the Interstate Commission and its staff. The total assessment must be sufficient to cover the annual budget approved each year for which revenue is not […]
§ 1714A. Organization and operation of the Interstate Commission. (a) The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of Commissioners present and voting, adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Compact within 12 months of the first Interstate Commission meeting. (b) The Interstate Commission […]
§ 1715A. Rulemaking functions of the Interstate Commission. (a) The Interstate Commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purpose of the Compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Interstate Commission exercises its rulemaking authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the purposes of the Compact, […]
§ 1716A. Oversight of the Interstate Compact. (a) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce the Compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact’s purposes and intent. The provisions of the Compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory […]
§ 1717A. Enforcement of Interstate Compact. (a) The Interstate Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of the Compact. (b) The Interstate Commission may, by majority vote of the Commissioners, initiate legal action in the United States Court for the District of Columbia, or, at the discretion of […]
§ 1718A. Default procedures. (a) The grounds for default include failure of a member state to perform such obligations or responsibilities imposed upon it by the Compact, or the rules and bylaws of the Interstate Commission promulgated under the Compact. (b) If the Interstate Commission determines that a member state has defaulted in the performance […]
§ 1719A. Dispute resolution. (a) The Interstate Commission shall attempt, upon the request of a member state, to resolve disputes which are subject to the Compact and which may arise among member states or member boards. (b) The Interstate Commission shall promulgate rules providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution as appropriate. 83 Del. […]
§ 1720A. Member states, effective date and amendment. (a) Any state is eligible to become a member of the Compact. (b) The Compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the Compact into law by no less than 7 states. Thereafter, it shall become effective and binding on a state upon enactment of […]
