(1) A physician shall designate a member state as the state of principal license for purposes of registration for expedited licensure through the compact if the physician possesses a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in that state, and the state is:
(a)  The state of primary residence for the physician;
(b)  The state where at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the physician’s practice of medicine occurs;
(c)  The location of the physician’s employer; or
(d)  The state designated as the physician’s state of residence for purpose of federal income tax, if no other state qualifies under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this subsection.
(2)  A physician may redesignate a member state as the state of principal license at any time, as long as the state meets the requirements in subsection (1) of this section.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 54-1846

  • License to practice medicine: means a license issued by the board to a person who has graduated from an acceptable school of medicine and who has fulfilled the licensing requirements of this chapter. See Idaho Code 54-1803
  • Physician: means any person who holds a license to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or osteopathic medicine, provided that others authorized by law to practice any of the healing arts shall not be considered physicians for the purposes of this chapter. See Idaho Code 54-1803
  • Practice of medicine: means :
Idaho Code 54-1803
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • (3)  The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules to facilitate redesignation of another member state as the state of principal license.