(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 supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction;
- (3) 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 nonpayment of fees related to a license; and
- (4) Has not had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
- (b) Physicians shall comply with all continuing professional development or continuing medical education requirements for renewal of a license issued by a member state.
- (c) The interstate commission shall collect any renewal fees charged for the renewal of a license and distribute the fees to the applicable member board.
- (d) Upon receipt of any renewal fees collected in subsection (c) of this section, a member board shall renew the physician's license.
- (e) Physician information collected by the interstate commission during the renewal process will be distributed to all member boards.
- (f) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules to address renewal of licenses obtained through the Compact.
History
June 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-109, § 2