Section 105 – Section 4 — Designation of state of principal license.

• (1) 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:
  • (a) the state of primary residence for the physician;
  • (b) the state where at least 25% of the practice of medicine occurs;
  • (c) the location of the physician’s employer; or
  • (d) if no state qualifies under Subsection (1)(a), Subsection (1)(b), or Subsection (1)(c), the state designated as state of residence for purpose of federal income tax.

• (2) A physician may redesignate a member state as state of principal license at any time, as long as the state meets the requirements in Subsection (1).

• (3) The Interstate Commission is authorized to develop rules to facilitate redesignation of another member state as the state of principal license.

Enacted by Chapter 24, 2015 General Session