(a)  The interstate commission shall establish a database of all physicians licensed, or who have applied for licensure under § 5-91-5.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-91-8

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15

(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, member boards shall report to the interstate commission any public action or complaints against a licensed physician who has applied or received an expedited license through the compact.

(c)  Member boards shall report disciplinary or investigatory information determined as necessary and proper by rule of the interstate commission.

(d)  Member boards may report any non-public complaint, disciplinary, or investigatory information not required by subsection (c) of this section to the interstate commission.

(e)  Member boards shall share complaint or disciplinary information about a physician upon request of another member board.

(f)  All information provided to the interstate commission or distributed by member boards shall be confidential, filed under seal, and used only for investigatory or disciplinary matters.

(g)  The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules for mandated or discretionary sharing of information by member boards.

History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 284, § 1, effective June 29, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 285, § 1, effective June 29, 2022.