(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:
- (1) The state of primary residence for the physician;
- (2) The state where at least 25% of the practice of medicine occurs;
- (3) The location of the physician's employer; or
- (4) If no state qualifies under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection, the state designated as state of residence for purpose of federal income tax.
- (b) 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 (a) of this section.
- (c) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules to facilitate redesignation of another member state as the state of principal license.
History
June 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-109, § 2