1.    A physician licensed in good standing to practice in another state is exempt from the licensure requirements of this chapter if the physician:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-17-02.4

  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37

a.    Has a written or oral agreement with a sports team to provide care to team members and coaching staff traveling with the team for a specific sporting event in this state; or

b.    Has been invited by a national sport governing body to provide services to team members and coaching staff at a national sport training center in this state or to provide services at an event or competition in this state which is sanctioned by the national sport governing body if:

(1) The physician’s practice in this state is limited to the practice required by the national sport governing body; and

(2) The services provided by the physician are within the physician’s scope of practice.

2.    A physician exempt under this section may not:

a.    Provide care or consultation to an individual residing in this state, other than an individual specified in subsection 1; or

b.    Practice at a licensed health care facility in this state.

3.    An exemption under subdivision a of subsection 1 is valid while the physician is traveling with the sports team. This exemption may not exceed ten days for each sporting event. A physician may apply to the board to receive an exemption of twenty additional days per sporting event.

4.    The board may enter an agreement with a medical and osteopathic licensing board of another state to implement this section. An agreement may include a procedure for reporting a potential medical license violation.

5.    The board may adopt rules to implement this section.