Sec. 7. (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 satisfies the following:

(1) Maintains a full and unrestricted license in a state of principal license.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-22.5-16-7

  • Agency: refers to the Indiana professional licensing agency under IC 25-1-5. See Indiana Code 25-22.5-1-1.1
  • Board: refers to the medical licensing board of Indiana. See Indiana Code 25-22.5-1-1.1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Physician: means any person who holds the degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy or its equivalent and who holds a valid unlimited license to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in Indiana. See Indiana Code 25-22.5-1-1.1
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) Has not been convicted or 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 nonpayment of fees related to a license.

(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), 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.

As added by P.L.60-2022, SEC.2.

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