(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:

Terms Used In Utah Code 58-67b-105

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)  the state of primary residence for the physician;

(b)  the state where at least 25% of the practice of medicine occurs;

(c)  the location of the physician’s employer; or

(d)  if no state qualifies under Subsection (1)(a), Subsection (1)(b), or Subsection (1)(c), the state designated as state of residence for purpose of federal income tax.

(2)  A physician may redesignate a member state as state of principal license at any time, as long as the state meets the requirements in Subsection (1).

(3)  The Interstate Commission is authorized to develop rules to facilitate redesignation of another member state as the state of principal license.

Enacted by Chapter 24, 2015 General Session