§ 1420b. Definitions
As used in this compact:
(1) “Bylaws” means those bylaws established by the Interstate Commission pursuant to section
1420k of this subchapter for its governance or for directing and controlling its actions
and conduct.
(2) “Commissioner” means the voting representative appointed by each member board pursuant
to section 1420k of this subchapter.
(3) “Conviction” means a finding by a court that an individual is guilty of a criminal
offense through adjudication or entry of a plea of guilt or no contest to the charge
by the offender. Evidence of an entry of a conviction of a criminal offense by the
court shall be considered final for purposes of disciplinary action by a member board.
(4) “Expedited License” means a full and unrestricted medical license granted by a member
state to an eligible physician through the process set forth in the Compact.
(5) “Interstate Commission” means the interstate commission created pursuant to section
1420k of this subchapter.
(6) “License” means authorization by a state for a physician to engage in the practice
of medicine, which would be unlawful without the authorization.
(7) “Medical Practice Act” means laws and regulations governing the practice of allopathic
and osteopathic medicine within a member state.
(8) “Member Board” means a state agency in a member state that acts in the sovereign interests
of the state by protecting the public through licensure, regulation, and education
of physicians as directed by the state government.
(9) “Member State” means a state that has enacted the Compact.
(10) “Practice of Medicine” means the clinical prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of human
disease, injury, or condition requiring a physician to obtain and maintain a license
in compliance with the Medical Practice Act of a member state.
(11) “Physician” means any person who:
(A) is a graduate of a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education,
the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, or a medical school listed in
the International Medical Education Directory or its equivalent;
(B) passed each component of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or
the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA) within three
attempts, or any of its predecessor examinations accepted by a state medical board
as an equivalent examination for licensure purposes;
(C) successfully completed graduate medical education approved by the Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association;
(D) holds specialty certification or a time-unlimited specialty certificate recognized
by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association’s
Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists;
(E) possesses a full and unrestricted license to engage in the practice of medicine issued
by a member board;
(F) has never been convicted, received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community
supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction;
(G) has never held a license authorizing the practice of medicine subjected 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;
(H) has never had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked by a state
or the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; and
(I) is not under active investigation by a licensing agency or law enforcement authority
in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction.
(12) “Offense” means a felony, gross misdemeanor, or crime of moral turpitude.
(13) “Rule” means a written statement by the Interstate Commission promulgated pursuant
to section 1420l of this subchapter that is of general applicability, implements,
interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of the Compact, or an organizational,
procedural, or practice requirement of the Interstate Commission, and has the force
and effect of statutory law in a member state, and includes the amendment, repeal,
or suspension of an existing rule.
(14) “State” means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States.
(15) “State of Principal License” means a member state where a physician holds a license
to practice medicine and that has been designated as such by the physician for purposes
of registration and participation in the Compact. (Added 2017, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)