§ 1420t. Member states; effective date and amendment
§ 1420t. Member states; effective date and amendment (a) Any state is eligible to become a member state of the Compact. (b) The Compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the Compact into law by no fewer than seven states. Thereafter, it shall become effective and binding on a state upon enactment […]
§ 1420u. Withdrawal
§ 1420u. Withdrawal (a) Once effective, the Compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every member state; provided that a member state may withdraw from the Compact by specifically repealing the statute that enacted the Compact into law. (b) Withdrawal from the Compact shall be by the enactment of a statute […]
§ 1420v. Dissolution
§ 1420v. Dissolution (a) The Compact shall dissolve effective on the date of the withdrawal or default of the member state that reduces the membership in the Compact to one member state. (b) Upon the dissolution of the Compact, the Compact becomes null and void and shall be of no further force or effect, and […]
§ 1420w. Severability and construction
§ 1420w. Severability and construction (a) The provisions of the Compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the Compact shall be enforceable. (b) The provisions of the Compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. (c) Nothing in the Compact shall be […]
§ 1420n. Organization and operation of the Interstate Commission
§ 1420n. Organization and operation of the Interstate Commission (a) The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the 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 […]
§ 1420o. Rulemaking functions of the Interstate Commission
§ 1420o. Rulemaking functions of the Interstate Commission (a) The Interstate Commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes 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, […]
§ 1420p. Oversight of Interstate Compact
§ 1420p. Oversight of 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 law […]
§ 1420q. Enforcement of Interstate Compact
§ 1420q. 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 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, or, at the discretion of […]
§ 1420r. Default procedures
§ 1420r. Default procedures (a) The grounds for default include, but are not limited to, 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 […]
§ 1420i. Joint investigations
§ 1420i. 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. […]