Section 18508 - Renewal and continued participation1. License renewal process. A physician seeking to renew an expedited license granted in a member state must complete a renewal process with the interstate commission. The physician is eligible for renewal if the physician: A. Maintains a full and unrestricted license in a state of principal license; [2017, c. 253, §7(NEW).]B. Has not been convicted or received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community supervision or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction; [2017, c. 253, §7(NEW).]C. 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 [2017, c. 253, §7(NEW).]D. Has not had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. [2017, c. 253, §7(NEW).] [2017, c. 253, §7(NEW).]
2.Professional development. A physician must comply with all continuing professional development or continuing medical education requirements for renewal of a license issued by a member state. [2017, c. 253, §7(NEW).]
3.Renewal fees. The interstate commission shall collect from the physician any renewal fee charged for the renewal of a license and distribute the fee to the applicable member board. [2017, c. 253, §7(NEW).]
4.License renewal. Upon receipt of the renewal fee collected in subsection 3, a member board shall renew the physician's license. [2017, c. 253, §7(NEW).]
5.Physician information. Physician information collected by the interstate commission during the renewal process must be distributed to all member boards. [2017, c. 253, §7(NEW).]
6.Rules. The interstate commission is authorized to adopt rules pursuant to section 18516 to address renewal of licenses obtained through the compact. [2017, c. 253, §7(NEW).]
Added by 2017, c. 253,§ 7, eff. 11/1/2017.