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:
- (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 non-payment 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.
- 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 of this section, 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.
(L. 2023 S.B. 70 merged with S.B. 157)