Title 32, Title 32

1. Application. A physician seeking licensure through the compact must file an application for an expedited license with the member board of the state selected by the physician as the state of principal license. 2. Evaluation. Upon receipt of an application for an expedited licen…

1. Fees. A member state issuing an expedited license authorizing the practice of medicine in that state may impose a fee for a license issued or renewed through the compact. 2. Rules. The interstate commission is authorized to adopt rules pursuant to section 18516 regarding fees …

1. License renewal process. A physician seeking to renew an expedited license granted in a member state must complete a renewal process with the interstate commission. The physician is eligible for renewal if the physician: A. Maintains a full and unrestricted license in a state …

1. Database. The interstate commission shall establish a database of all physicians licensed or who have applied for licensure under section 18506. 2. Public action or complaint. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member board shall report to the interstate commission …

1. Joint investigations. In addition to the authority granted to a member board by its respective medical practice act or other applicable state law, a member board may participate with other member boards in joint investigations of a physician licensed by the member boards. 2. S…

1. Unprofessional conduct. A physician licensed through the compact who is the subject of a disciplinary action taken by a member board is deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct and may be subject to discipline by another member board, in addition to discipline for any …

1. Commission established. The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission is established. 2. Duties. The interstate commission shall administer the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. 3. Powers. The interstate commission is a body corporate and joint agency of the member s…

1. Duties. The interstate commission shall: A. Oversee and maintain the administration of the compact; [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).] B. Adopt rules pursuant to section 18516, which are binding to the extent and in the manner provided for in the compact; [PL 2017, c. 253, §7 (NEW).…

1. Annual assessment. The interstate commission may levy an annual assessment on and collect the assessment from each member state to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the interstate commission and its staff. The total assessment must be sufficient to cover the a…

1. Bylaws. The interstate commission shall, by a majority of commissioners present and voting, adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the compact within 12 months of the first interstate commission meeting. 2. Officers. …

1. Rules. The interstate commission shall adopt reasonable rules, which are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A, in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of the compact; however, if the interstate commission exercises its r…

1. Enforcement. The executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce the compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact's purposes and intent. The provisions of the compact and the rules ad…

1. Enforcement. The interstate commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of the compact. 2. Compliance. The interstate commission may, by majority vote of the commissioners, initiate legal action in the United States District…

1. Grounds. The grounds for default under section 18518 include, but are not limited to, failure of a member state to perform such obligations or responsibilities imposed upon it by the compact or the rules and bylaws of the interstate commission adopted under the compact. 2. Def…

1. Resolution. The interstate commission shall attempt, upon the request of a member state, to resolve disputes that are subject to the compact and that arise among member states or member boards. 2. Rules. The interstate commission shall adopt rules pursuant to section 18516 pro…

1. Eligibility. Any state is eligible to become a member state of the compact. 2. Effective date. The compact becomes effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no fewer than 7 states. Thereafter, it becomes effective and binding on a state upon e…

1. Repeal. Once effective, the compact continues in force and remains binding upon each member state, except that a member state may withdraw from the compact by specifically repealing the statute that enacted the compact into law. 2. Effective date. Withdrawal from the compact i…

1. Effective date. The compact dissolves effective upon the date of the withdrawal or default of the member state that reduces the membership in the compact to one member state. 2. Surplus funds. Upon the dissolution of the compact, the compact becomes null and void and is of no …

1. Liberal construction. The provisions of the compact must be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. 2. Applicability of other compacts. Nothing in the compact may be construed to prohibit the applicability of other interstate compacts of which the states are members.

1. Other law. Nothing in this chapter prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with the compact. 2. Conflicts. All laws in a member state in conflict with the compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. 3. Actions. All lawful …