Rule 360-40-.01. Definitions

1. (1) "Board" means the Georgia Composite Medical Board.
2. (2) "Expedited License" means a full and unrestricted medical license granted by a member state to an eligible physician through the process set forth in the Compact.
3. (3) "IMLC" means the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
4. (4) "Letter of Qualification" a letter issued after the state of principal license has verified the physician's eligibility for the compact. The letter is valid for 365 days.
5. (5) "Member Board" means a state agency in a member state that acts in the sovereign interests of the state by protecting the public through licensure, regulation, and education of physicians as directed by the state government.
6. (6) "State of Principal License" means a member state where a physician holds a license to practice medicine and which has been designated as such by the physician for purposes of registration and participation in the Compact.

Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 43-34-28, 43-34-300, 43-34-301, 43-34-302, 43-34-303.

History. Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Jan. 4, 2021; eff. Jan. 24, 2021.