R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-7 (2026)
Renewal and continued participation
Effective Jun 29, 2022History of Section. P.L. 2022, ch. 284, § 1, effective June 29, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 285, § 1, effective June 29, 2022.
(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 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.
- (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 of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 284, § 1, effective June 29, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 285, § 1, effective June 29, 2022.