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26 V.S.A. § 1374
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1374. Decision and order

§ 1374. Decision and order|(a) Regardless of whether the Board makes its determination on the findings of the hearing panel pursuant to section 1372 of this chapter alone, on the findings of the hearing panel as supplemented by a hearing before the Board pursuant to section 1373 of this chapter, or on its own findings, the Board shall render its decision on the merits of the charge or charges on the basis of the evidence in the record before it.(b)(1) If a majority of the members of the Board present and voting find that the individual complained against committed unprofessional conduct as specified in one or more of the charges, the Board shall prepare written findings of fact, conclusions, and an order, copies of which shall be served upon the individual complained against.   (A) In its order, the Board may do one or more of the following:  (i) reprimand the individual complained against; (ii) condition, limit, suspend, or revoke the license, certificate, or practice of the individual complained against; or (iii) take such other action relating to discipline or practice as the Board determines appropriate, including imposing an administrative penalty of not more than $1,000.00 for each act that constitutes an unprofessional conduct violation.  (B) Any monies received from the imposition of an administrative penalty imposed pursuant to this subdivision (2) shall be deposited into the Board of Medical Practice Regulatory Fee Fund for the purpose of providing education and training for Board members and licensees. The Commissioner of Health's accounting under section 1351 of this chapter shall detail the receipts of administrative penalties and the purposes for which such monies were used.    (c) If the Board finds the individual complained against not guilty of the charge or charges, or the charges against the individual are dismissed, the Board shall promptly order a dismissal of the charges and issue a statement that the charges were not proved.(d) Any order issued by the Board under this section shall be in full force and effect until further order of the Board or of a court of competent jurisdiction. (Added 2019, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
26 V.S.A. § 1375
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1375. Subpoenas; contempt

§ 1375. Subpoenas; contempt|(a) The Board may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses at any investigation or hearing.(b) The Board shall issue subpoenas on behalf of the individual complained against at the request of such person. (Added 2019, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
26 V.S.A. § 1376
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1376. Confidentiality; inadmissibility of certain evidence

§ 1376. Confidentiality; inadmissibility of certain evidence|(a) A hearing panel or the Board, or both, may close portions of a hearing or hearings to the public if the panel or Board deems it appropriate in order to protect the confidentiality of an individual or for medical and other protected health information pertaining to any identifiable person that is otherwise confidential under State or federal law.(b) In any proceeding under section 1372 or 1373 of this chapter that addresses an applicant's or licensee's alleged sexual misconduct, evidence of the sexual history of a victim of the alleged sexual misconduct shall neither be subject to discovery nor be admitted into evidence. Neither opinion evidence nor evidence of the reputation of a victim's sexual conduct shall be admitted. At the request of a victim, a hearing panel or the Board may close portions of hearings to the public if the panel or Board deems it appropriate in order to protect the identity of a victim and the confidentiality of his or her medical records. (Added 2019, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
26 V.S.A. § 1377
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1377. Nondisciplinary financial penalty

§ 1377. Nondisciplinary financial penalty|(a) For violations of statutes and Board rules of an administrative nature, the Board may, in its sole discretion, elect to offer a licensee the opportunity to pay a nondisciplinary financial penalty of not more than $250.00 for each instance of noncompliance. If the licensee accepts the offer and submits the required payment, the matter shall be considered to be closed in lieu of investigating the failure to comply with the rule or statute as unprofessional conduct.(b) A matter closed by payment of a nondisciplinary financial penalty shall not be considered to be a disciplinary action, and the matter shall remain confidential in the manner of dismissed charges in accordance with section 1318 of this chapter.(c) The Board shall not be required to offer the option of a nondisciplinary financial penalty in any particular case and may elect to process any matter as a disciplinary action.(d) Any monies received from nondisciplinary financial penalties imposed pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Board of Medical Practice Regulatory Fee Fund for the purpose of providing education and training for Board members and licensees. (Added 2019, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
26 V.S.A. § 1395
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1395. License by endorsement

§ 1395. License by endorsement|(a) The Board shall have an endorsement process for physician licensure that requires not more than three years of practice in good standing in another jurisdiction within the United States, regardless of whether that jurisdiction has licensing requirements substantially equal to those of this State, provided the applicant meets one of the following postgraduate training requirements:  (1) A graduate of a U.S. or Canadian medical school accredited by a body that is acceptable to the Board shall have successfully completed at least two years of postgraduate training in a U.S. or Canadian program accredited by an organization that is acceptable to the Board. (2) A graduate of a Board-approved medical school outside the United States or Canada shall have successfully completed at least three years of postgraduate training in a U.S. or Canadian program accredited by an organization that is acceptable to the Board.   (b) If the Board determines that three years of demonstrated practice in another specific jurisdiction is not adequately protective of the public, it shall provide its rationale to the Commissioner, who may propose any necessary statutory or rule amendments in order to implement more restrictive requirements for endorsement for that jurisdiction.(c) The Board may issue to an endorsement applicant a waiver of the practice requirement if there is a showing that the waiver follows State policy and the public is adequately protected. (Amended 1967, No. 307 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 22, 1968; 1977, No. 91, § 3, eff. May 5, 1977; 1977, No. 259 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 19b, eff. June 13, 2002; 2011, No. 61, § 2, eff. June 2, 2011; 2017, No. 39, § 2; 2019, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. April 1, 2021.)
26 V.S.A. § 1398
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1398. Refusal or revocation of licenses

§ 1398. Refusal or revocation of licenses|(a) The Board may refuse to issue a license or certificate to an applicant who applies to be licensed or certified under this chapter and who, by false or fraudulent representations, has obtained or sought to obtain practice in the profession, or by false or fraudulent representations in practice, has obtained or sought to obtain money or any other thing of value, or who assumes a name other than the applicant's own for the purpose of misleading others, or for any other immoral, unprofessional, or dishonorable conduct.(b) A license or certificate shall not be suspended, except as provided in section 1365 or 1366 of this chapter; revoked; or refused until the holder or applicant:  (1) is given a hearing before the Board using the same procedures as a hearing on disciplinary matters as set forth in sections 1372 through 1376 of this chapter; (2) is offered and declines or fails to attend a hearing; or (3) agrees to the action.   (c) In the event of a revocation, the holder of any license or certificate so revoked shall promptly relinquish the license or certificate to the Secretary of the Board. (Amended 1967, No. 307 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 22, 1968; 2011, No. 61, § 2, eff. June 2, 2011; 2019, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
26 V.S.A. § 1402
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1402. Health maintenance organization; medical director

§ 1402. Health maintenance organization; medical director|A medical director who is a physician employed by a health maintenance organization in this State, which has individuals who have entered into contracts with a health maintenance organization for the provision of health care services, or on whose behalf such an arrangement has been made, shall possess a full and unrestricted license issued by the Board. (Added 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 50; amended 2001, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. June 13, 2002.)
26 V.S.A. § 1403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1403. Professional corporations; medicine

§ 1403. Professional corporations; medicine|A person licensed to practice medicine under this chapter may own shares in a professional corporation created under 11 V.S.A. chapter 4 that provides professional services in the medical and nursing professions. (Added 2007, No. 14, § 1, eff. May 2, 2007; amended 2011, No. 61, § 2, eff. June 2, 2011.)
26 V.S.A. § 1404
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1404. Applicant for expedited licensure; fingerprint data.

§ 1404. Applicant for expedited licensure; fingerprint data.|(a) An applicant for expedited licensure pursuant to section 1420e of this chapter shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the Board for the purpose of obtaining State and federal criminal background checks pursuant to subdivision 1420e(b)(2) of this chapter. The Department of Public Safety may exchange fingerprint data with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.(b) Communications between the Board and the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission regarding verification of physician eligibility for licensure under the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact shall not include any information received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation related to State and federal criminal background checks performed for the purposes of subdivision 1420e(b)(2) of this chapter. (Added 2017, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)
26 V.S.A. § 1420
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1420. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; adoption

§ 1420. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; adoption|This subchapter is the Vermont adoption of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact as revised by the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission. The form, format, and text of the compact have been conformed to the conventions of the Vermont Statutes Annotated. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this subchapter be interpreted as substantively the same as the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact that is enacted by other member states. (Added 2017, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)
26 V.S.A. § 1420a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1420a. Purpose

§ 1420a. Purpose|In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medical boards and provides a streamlined process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states, thereby enhancing the portability of a medical license and ensuring the safety of patients. The Compact creates another pathway for licensure and does not otherwise change a state's existing Medical Practice Act. The Compact also adopts the prevailing standard for licensure and affirms that the practice of medicine occurs where the patient is located at the time of the physician-patient encounter, and therefore, requires the physician to be under the jurisdiction of the state medical board where the patient is located. State medical boards that participate in the Compact retain the jurisdiction to impose an adverse action against a license to practice medicine in that state issued to a physician through the procedures in the Compact. (Added 2017, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)
26 V.S.A. § 1420c
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1420c. Eligibility

§ 1420c. Eligibility|(a) A physician must meet the eligibility requirements as defined in subdivision 1420b(11) of this subchapter to receive an expedited license under the terms and provisions of the Compact.(b) A physician who does not meet the requirements of subdivision 1420b(11) of this subchapter 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. (Added 2017, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)
26 V.S.A. § 1420d
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1420d. Designation of state of principal license

§ 1420d. Designation of state of principal license|(a) 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:  (1) the state of primary residence for the physician; (2) the state where at least 25 percent of the practice of medicine occurs; (3) the location of the physician's employer; or (4) if no state qualifies under subdivision (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection, the state designated as state of residence for purpose of federal income tax.   (b) 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 (a) of this section.(c) The Interstate Commission is authorized to develop rules to facilitate redesignation of another member state as the state of principal license. (Added 2017, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)
26 V.S.A. § 1420e
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1420e. Application and issuance of expedited licensure

§ 1420e. Application and issuance of expedited licensure|(a) 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) Upon receipt of an application for an expedited license, the member board within the state selected as the state of principal license shall evaluate whether the physician is eligible for expedited licensure and issue a letter of qualification, verifying or denying the physician's eligibility, to the Interstate Commission.  (1) Static qualifications, which include verification of medical education, graduate medical education, results of any medical or licensing examination, and other qualifications as determined by the Interstate Commission through rule, shall not be subject to additional primary source verification where already primary source verified by the state of principal license. (2) 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 5 C.F.R. § 731.202. (3) Appeal on the determination of eligibility shall be made to the member state where the application was filed and shall be subject to the law of that state.   (c) Upon verification in subsection (b) of this section, physicians eligible for an expedited license shall complete the registration process established by the Interstate Commission to receive a license in a member state selected pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, including the payment of any applicable fees.(d) After receiving verification of eligibility under subsection (b) and any fees under subsection (c) of this section, a member board shall issue an expedited license to the physician. This license shall authorize the physician to practice medicine in the issuing state consistent with the Medical Practice Act and all applicable laws and regulations of the issuing member board and member state.(e) An expedited license shall be valid for a period consistent with the licensure period in the member state and in the same manner as required for other physicians holding a full and unrestricted license within the member state.(f) An expedited license obtained through the Compact shall be terminated if a physician fails to maintain a license in the state of principal licensure for a nondisciplinary reason, without redesignation of a new state of principal licensure.(g) The Interstate Commission is authorized to develop rules regarding the application process, including payment of any applicable fees, and the issuance of an expedited license. (Added 2017, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)
26 V.S.A. § 1420f
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1420f. Fees for expedited licensure

§ 1420f. Fees for expedited licensure|(a) 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.(b) The Interstate Commission is authorized to develop rules regarding fees for expedited licenses. (Added 2017, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)
26 V.S.A. § 1420g
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1420g. Renewal and continued participation

§ 1420g. Renewal and continued participation|(a) 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:  (1) maintains a full and unrestricted license in a state of principal license; (2) has not been convicted, received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction; (3) has not had a license authorizing the practice of medicine subject 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; and (4) has not had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.   (b) Physicians shall comply with all continuing professional development or continuing medical education requirements for renewal of a license issued by a member state.(c) The Interstate Commission shall collect any renewal fees charged for the renewal of a license and distribute the fees to the applicable member board.(d) Upon receipt of any renewal fees collected in subsection (c) of this section, a member board shall renew the physician's license.(e) Physician information collected by the Interstate Commission during the renewal process will be distributed to all member boards.(f) The Interstate Commission is authorized to develop rules to address renewal of licenses obtained through the Compact. (Added 2017, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)
26 V.S.A. § 1420h
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1420h. Coordinated information system

§ 1420h. Coordinated information system|(a) The Interstate Commission shall establish a database of all physicians licensed or who have applied for licensure under section 1420e of this subchapter.(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 nonpublic 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. (Added 2017, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)
26 V.S.A. § 1420i
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 23 - Medicine|§ 1420i. Joint investigations

§ 1420i. Joint investigations|(a) Licensure and disciplinary records of physicians are deemed investigative.(b) 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 physicians licensed by the member boards.(c) A subpoena issued by a member state shall be enforceable in other member states.(d) Member boards may share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of any joint or individual investigation initiated under the Compact.(e) Any member state may investigate actual or alleged violations of the statutes authorizing the practice of medicine in any other member state in which a physician holds a license to practice medicine. (Added 2017, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)