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Chapter 18.71B RCW: INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT
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Chapter 18.71B RCW
18.71B.010 Purpose.
18.71B.020 Definitions.
18.71B.030 Eligibility.
18.71B.040 Designation of state of principal license.
18.71B.050 Application and issuance of expedited licensure.
18.71B.060 Fees for expedited licensure.
18.71B.070 Renewal and continued participation.
18.71B.080 Coordinated information system.
18.71B.090 Joint investigations.
18.71B.100 Disciplinary actions.
18.71B.110 Interstate medical licensure compact commission.
18.71B.120 Interstate commission—Powers and duties.
18.71B.130 Interstate commission—Finance powers.
18.71B.140 Interstate commission—Organization and operation.
18.71B.150 Interstate commission—Rule-making functions.
18.71B.160 State enforcement—Judicial notice—Service of process.
18.71B.170 Enforcement by interstate commission.
18.71B.180 Default.
18.71B.190 Dispute resolution.
18.71B.200 Withdrawal.
18.71B.210 Dissolution.
18.71B.900 Member states, effective date, and amendment.
18.71B.901 Severability—Construction.
18.71B.902 Binding effect of compact and other laws.
RCW 18.71B.010
[ 2017 c 195 § 1.]
RCW 18.71B.020
(1) "Bylaws" means those bylaws established by the interstate commission pursuant to RCW 18.71B.110 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 RCW 18.71B.110.
(5) "Interstate commission" means the interstate commission created pursuant to RCW 18.71B.110.
(13) "Rule" means a written statement by the interstate commission promulgated pursuant to RCW 18.71B.120 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.
[ 2017 c 195 § 2.]
RCW 18.71B.030
(1) A physician must meet the eligibility requirements as defined in RCW 18.71B.020(11) to receive an expedited license under the terms and provisions of the compact.
(2) A physician who does not meet the requirements of RCW 18.71B.020(11) may obtain a license to practice medicine in a member state if the individual complies with all laws and requirements, other than the compact, relating to the issuance of a license to practice medicine in that state.
[ 2017 c 195 § 3.]
RCW 18.71B.040
Designation of state of principal license.
(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:
[ 2017 c 195 § 4.]
RCW 18.71B.050
(1) A physician seeking licensure through the compact shall file an application for an expedited license with the member board of the state selected by the physician as the state of principal license.
(b) The member board within the state selected as the state of principal license shall, in the course of verifying eligibility, perform a criminal background check of an applicant, including the use of the results of fingerprint or other biometric data checks compliant with the requirements of the federal bureau of investigation, with the exception of federal employees who have suitability determination in accordance [with] United States 5 C.F.R. § 731.202.
[ 2017 c 195 § 5.]
RCW 18.71B.060
Fees for expedited licensure.
(1) 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.
[ 2017 c 195 § 6.]
RCW 18.71B.070
Renewal and continued participation.
(1) A physician seeking to renew an expedited license granted in a member state shall complete a renewal process with the interstate commission if the physician:
(5) Physician information collected by the interstate commission during the renewal process with [will] be distributed to all member boards.
[ 2017 c 195 § 7.]
RCW 18.71B.080
Coordinated information system.
(1) The interstate commission shall establish a database of all physicians licensed, or who have applied for licensure, under RCW 18.71B.050.
[ 2017 c 195 § 8.]
RCW 18.71B.090
(1) Licensure and disciplinary records of physicians are deemed investigative.
[ 2017 c 195 § 9.]
RCW 18.71B.130
Interstate commission—Finance powers.
(1) The interstate commission may levy on and collect an annual 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 annual budget approved each year for which revenue is not provided by other sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated upon a formula to be determined by the interstate commission, which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states.
[ 2017 c 195 § 13.]
RCW 18.71B.140
Interstate commission—Organization and operation.
(1) 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 twelve months of the first interstate commission meeting.
[ 2017 c 195 § 14.]
RCW 18.71B.150
Interstate commission—Rule-making functions.
(1) The interstate commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of the compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the interstate commission exercises its rule-making authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the purposes of the compact, or the powers granted hereunder, then such an action by the interstate commission shall be invalid and have no force or effect.
[ 2017 c 195 § 15.]
RCW 18.71B.170
Enforcement by interstate commission.
(1) The interstate commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of the compact.
[ 2017 c 195 § 17.]
RCW 18.71B.180
(1) The grounds for default 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 promulgated under the compact.
[ 2017 c 195 § 18.]
RCW 18.71B.190
(1) The interstate commission shall attempt, upon the request of a member state, to resolve disputes which are subject to the compact and which may arise among member states or member boards.
[ 2017 c 195 § 19.]
RCW 18.71B.210
(1) The compact shall dissolve effective upon the date of the withdrawal or default of the member state which reduces the membership in the compact to one member state.
[ 2017 c 195 § 22.]
RCW 18.71B.900
Member states, effective date, and amendment.
(1) Any state is eligible to become a member state of the compact.
[ 2017 c 195 § 20.]
RCW 18.71B.901
Severability—Construction.
(1) The provisions of the compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable.
[ 2017 c 195 § 23.]
RCW 18.71B.902
(1) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with the compact.
[ 2017 c 195 § 24.]