Section 108 – Section 7 — Renewal and continued participation.

• (1) 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:
  • (a) maintains a full and unrestricted license in a state of principal license;
  • (b) has not been convicted or received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction;
  • (c) has not had a license authorizing the practice of medicine subject to discipline by a licensing agency in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, excluding any action related to non-payment of fees related to a license; and
  • (d) has not had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.

• (2) Physicians shall comply with all continuing professional development or continuing medical education requirements for renewal of a license issued by a member state.

• (3) The Interstate Commission shall collect any renewal fees charged for the renewal of a license and distribute the fees to the applicable member board.

• (4) Upon receipt of any renewal fees collected in Subsection (3), a member board shall renew the physician’s license.

• (5) Physician information collected by the Interstate Commission during the renewal process will be distributed to all member boards.

• (6) The Interstate Commission is authorized to develop rules to address renewal of licenses obtained through the Compact.

Enacted by Chapter 24, 2015 General Session