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North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-07.1 - Physician License Fees › Section 50-02-07.1-02.1 - Arrearage

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A physician whose license has expired may renew the expired
				  license upon payment of two hundred dollars per year, up to three years, for
				  each year past the renewal deadline.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-25
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-26.1
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-07.1 - Physician License Fees › Section 50-02-07.1-03 - Administrative sanction

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
An administrative sanction must be imposed in the amount of
				  five hundred dollars for any applicant or licensed physician who provides false
				  or deceptive information with regard to any material fact concerning
				  eligibility for initial licensure or renewal after verifying or certifying that
				  the information provided is true. This includes all material information
				  provided in an initial license application, an annual registration renewal, or
				  a report of compliance with mandatory continuing education requirements.
The imposition of an administrative sanction under this
				  section is not a disciplinary action of the board; however, it does not
				  preclude the board from also imposing disciplinary action, or other penalties
				  provided by law, for the same conduct in appropriate cases.
An applicant or licensed physician may challenge the
				  imposition of an administrative sanction under this section in a hearing under
				  North Dakota Century Code chapter 28-32 before an administrative law
				  judge.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-07.1(3)
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-25
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-11 - Examinations › Section 50-02-11-01 - Eligibility for examination

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
To be eligible for steps 1 and 2 of USMLE (United States
				  medical licensing examination), the applicant must be in one of the following
				  categories:
1. A medical student
				officially enrolled in, or a graduate of, a United States or Canadian medical
				school accredited by the liaison committee on medical education
				(LCME).
2. A medical student
				officially enrolled in, or a graduate of, a United States osteopathic medical
				school accredited by the American osteopathic association (AOA).
3. A medical student officially enrolled in,
				or a graduate of, a foreign medical school and eligible for examination by the
				educational commission for foreign medical graduates (ECFMG) for its
				certificate.
To be eligible for USMLE step 3, the applicant must (a) have
				  obtained the MD degree or the DO degree; and (b) have completed successfully
				  both parts I and II of the national board examination or steps 1 and 2 of the
				  USMLE or part I and step 2 or step 1 and part II or FLEX component 1.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-18
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-18
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-11 - Examinations › Section 50-02-11-02 - Successful completion of examination - Time limitation

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The examination requirements for licensure must be
				  successfully completed within a seven-year period. The board may grant an
				  exception to this requirement for applicants who have concurrently pursued both
				  MD and PhD degrees provided that the applicant's PhD studies have been in a
				  field of the biological sciences, and provided that the applicant presents a
				  verifiable and rational explanation for not meeting the seven-year time limit.
General Authority: NDCC
					 28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 43-17-18
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-11 - Examinations › Section 50-02-11-03.1 - Limitation on attempts at examination passage

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. An
				applicant is permitted a maximum of three attempts to pass each step or part or
				component of a licensing examination. This rule does not apply to an individual
				who required more than three attempts to pass USMLE step 1 or USMLE step 2 if
				that individual was enrolled in a postgraduate training program in North Dakota
				prior to July 10, 2005, and if:
a. The
				individual is still enrolled in the program when the application for licensure
				is submitted to the board's office; or
b. The individual has completed the program
				successfully.
Parts, steps, and components may not be combined so as to
				  enlarge the number of attempts permitted under this rule.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-11 - Examinations › Section 50-02-11-04 - Examination combinations acceptable

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Any applicant who has successfully completed part I (NBME) or
				  step 1 (USMLE) plus part II or step 2 plus part III or step 3; or FLEX
				  component 1 plus step 3; or part I or step 1, plus part II or step 2, plus FLEX
				  component 2 shall be deemed to have successfully completed a medical licensure
				  examination as required by subsection 4 of North Dakota Century Code section
				  43-17-18, if such combination of testing was completed before January 1, 2000.
				  The acceptable combinations include:
1. USMLE step 1 + USMLE step 2 + USMLE step
				3;
2. NBME part I + NBME part II +
				NBME part III;
3. FLEX component 1
				+ FLEX component 2;
4. USMLE step 1
				+ NBME part II + NBME part III;
5.
				USMLE step 1 + USMLE step 2 + NBME part III;
6. USMLE step 1 + NBME part II + USMLE step
				3;
7. NBME part I + USMLE step 2 +
				USMLE step 3;
8. NBME part I +
				USMLE step 2 + NBME part III;
9.
				NBME part I + NBME part II + USMLE step 3;
10. FLEX component 1 + USMLE step
				3;
11. FLEX component 2 + USMLE
				step 1 + NBME part II;
12. FLEX
				component 2 + USMLE step 1 + USMLE step 2;
13. FLEX component 2 + NBME part I + USMLE
				step 2; or
14. FLEX component 2 +
				NBME part I + NBME part II.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-18
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-18
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-12 - Notice of Denial or Limitation of Licensure › Section 50-02-12-01 - Notice of denial or limitation of licensure

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
In the event the board makes an initial determination that an
				  applicant does not meet the requirements for licensure, or that an applicant
				  should be granted a limited or conditioned license, the board shall promptly
				  give the applicant notice, personally or by certified mail, that it has made an
				  informal decision to deny the application or to place conditions or limitations
				  on the applicant's license. The board shall also advise the applicant as
				  follows:
1. The applicant has the
				right to have the merits of the application considered at a formal hearing in
				accordance with the provisions of the North Dakota Administrative Agencies
				Practices Act, North Dakota Century Code chapter 28-32.
2. To secure a formal hearing on the merits
				of the application, the applicant must contact the board to request the hearing
				within thirty days of being given notice of the board's informal decision.
In the event an applicant does not request a formal hearing
				  within thirty days of the date on which the applicant is given notice that the
				  board has made an informal decision to deny the application or to place
				  conditions or limitations on the applicant's license, then the board's informal
				  decision will become the final order of the board.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-18
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-18
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-13 - Resident Licensure › Section 50-02-13-01 - Definitions

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
As used in this chapter:
1. "Approved postgraduate training program"
				means a postgraduate training program approved by the accreditation council for
				graduate medical education.
2.
				"Board" means the North Dakota board of medicine.
3. "Resident" means a person who is enrolled
				in an approved postgraduate training program.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.5
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.5
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-13 - Resident Licensure › Section 50-02-13-02 - License requirement

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A person may not participate in an approved postgraduate
				  training program in this state unless that person has first been granted a
				  license by the board.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.5
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.5
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-13 - Resident Licensure › Section 50-02-13-02.1 - License requirement - Exception

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The provisions of section 50-02-13-02 notwithstanding, a
				  resident who is enrolled in an approved postgraduate training program in
				  another state may complete a rotation in this state without obtaining a North
				  Dakota license if:
1. The out-of-state
				postgraduate training program is accredited by the accreditation council for
				graduate medical education;
2.
				Participation in the North Dakota rotation is an official component of the
				participant's postgraduate training program;
3. The North Dakota rotation will be
				completed within ninety days or less; and
4. The participant holds a valid unencumbered
				license to participate in postgraduate training programs in the state in which
				the participant's postgraduate training program is located. If that state does
				not require residents to hold a license, then the individual must obtain a
				North Dakota license before beginning the rotation in this state.
The director of the postgraduate training program shall
				  provide written notice to the board with the names of individuals and the state
				  of licensure who are practicing under this exception within twenty days.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.5
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.5
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-13 - Resident Licensure › Section 50-02-13-03 - Qualifications

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The board may issue an approved postgraduate training license
				  to an applicant who meets each of the following requirements:
1. The applicant is enrolled in an approved
				postgraduate training program within the state of North Dakota;
2. The applicant meets all qualifications for
				permanent licensure except those requirements pertaining to postgraduate
				training and the examination requirement specified in North Dakota Century Code
				section 43-17-18; and
3. The
				applicant has paid the prescribed fee.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.5
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.5
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-13 - Resident Licensure › Section 50-02-13-04 - Applications

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Applications for a postgraduate training license or the
				  annual renewal of an approved postgraduate training license must be submitted
				  to the office of the board upon such forms as are supplied by the board or
				  otherwise approved by the board. The board may require any applicant to appear
				  for an interview regarding the applicant's qualifications for licensure. The
				  board shall establish a policy setting forth the criteria used in determining
				  which applicants will be required to appear for such interviews.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.5
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.5
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-13 - Resident Licensure › Section 50-02-13-05 - Scope of practice

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A postgraduate training license only authorizes the person
				  receiving that license to practice within the context of an approved
				  postgraduate training program and does not authorize that person to engage in
				  the private practice of medicine or otherwise practice medicine outside the
				  scope of the postgraduate training program.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.5
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.5
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-13 - Resident Licensure › Section 50-02-13-06 - Discipline

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Individuals who have been granted an approved postgraduate
				  training license are subject to the board's disciplinary authority as specified
				  in North Dakota Century Code chapters 43-17 and 43-17.1 and a postgraduate
				  training license may be revoked if:
1.
				The individual to whom that license was issued ceases to be enrolled in a
				postgraduate training program in this state; or
2. The individual to whom that license was
				issued engages in the practice of medicine outside the scope of a postgraduate
				training program.
Upon verification under section 50-02-13-08 that a resident
				  has been terminated or resigned from the postgraduate training program, the
				  license automatically expires. The expiration of a resident's license does not
				  preclude the board from taking disciplinary action as provided in this
				  section.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.5
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.5
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-13 - Resident Licensure › Section 50-02-13-07 - Period of licensure

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A postgraduate training license may, in the discretion of the
				  board, be issued for a period of one or more years. However, in no event shall
				  the license be issued for a period of time exceeding the date on which the
				  applicant is reasonably expected to complete the approved postgraduate training
				  program for which the license is being issued.
In the event a license is issued for a period of time
				  exceeding one year, the board may nevertheless require the licensee to
				  periodically supply information to the board regarding the licensee's
				  credentials and ability to practice in a competent and safe manner. Failure to
				  provide that information to the board will constitute a violation of
				  subdivision bb of subsection 1 of North Dakota Century Code section
				  43-17-31.
The board may issue a temporary postgraduate training license
				  to allow the applicant to participate in an approved postgraduate training
				  between the time the application is submitted to the board's office and the
				  time of the next meeting of the board. A temporary postgraduate training
				  license may not be issued if the application file contains significant
				  derogatory information.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.5
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.5
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-13 - Resident Licensure › Section 50-02-13-08 - Reporting requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A person holding a postgraduate training license is subject
				  to the mandatory reporting requirements specified in North Dakota Century Code
				  section 43-17.1-05.1. In addition to the requirements imposed under North
				  Dakota Century Code section 43-17.1-05.1, a postgraduate training licensee and
				  the director of each postgraduate training program must report within ten days
				  the following circumstances to the board's investigative panels:
1. The termination or resignation of a
				resident for any reason, including poor academic performance.
2. The imposition of sanctions against a
				resident for reasons other than poor academic performance.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.5
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.5
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-13 - Resident Licensure › Section 50-02-13-09 - Fees

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The fee for a postgraduate training license is one hundred
				  dollars for the duration of the postgraduate training program. That fee shall
				  be paid in full at the time the license is issued.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.5
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.5
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-14 - Renewal of Licenses › Section 50-02-14-01 - Renewal of licenses

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Provided that all renewal requirements are deemed by the
				  board to be met, a physician who applies for renewal of the physician's medical
				  license within thirty-one days of the expiration date of that license shall be
				  granted a license with an effective date of the first day following expiration
				  of the physician's license. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to affect
				  the board's ability to impose statutory fines or other disciplinary action
				  against physicians for failing to renew a medical license prior to its
				  expiration date or for practicing medicine with an expired license.
General Authority: NDCC
					 43-17-07.1
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 43-17-24
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-15 - Telemedicine › Section 50-02-15-01 - Definitions

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
As used in this chapter:
1. "Telemedicine" means the practice of
				medicine using electronic communication, information technologies, or other
				means between a licensee in one location and a patient in another location,
				with or without an intervening health care provider. It includes direct
				interactive patient encounters as well as asynchronous store-and-forward
				technologies and remote monitoring.
2. "Licensee" means a physician or physician
				assistant licensed to practice in North Dakota. A physician assistant
				practicing telemedicine from another state is subject to the rules regarding
				physician collaboration, except that collaboration must be by a North Dakota
				licensed physician who is practicing telemedicine in North Dakota and need not
				be by a North Dakota licensed physician who is physically located in North
				Dakota.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-01(6)
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-17-01,
					 43-17-44
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-15 - Telemedicine › Section 50-02-15-02 - Licensure

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The practice of medicine is deemed to occur in the state the
				  patient is located. Practitioners providing medical care to patients located in
				  North Dakota are subject to the licensing and disciplinary laws of North Dakota
				  and must possess an active North Dakota license for their
				  profession.
General Authority:
NDCC 28-32-02
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-17,
					 43-51-02
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-02 - Physician Licensure › Chapter 50-02-15 - Telemedicine › Section 50-02-15-04 - Prescribing

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A licensee who has performed a telemedicine examination or
				  evaluation meeting the requirements of this chapter may prescribe medications
				  according to the licensee's professional discretion and judgment; however,
				  licensees may not prescribe opioids through a telemedicine encounter.
Licensees who prescribe controlled substances, as defined by
				  North Dakota law, in circumstances allowed under this rule, shall comply with
				  all state and federal laws regarding the prescribing of controlled substances,
				  and shall participate in the North Dakota prescription drug monitoring
				  program.
General Authority:
NDCC 28-32-02
Law Implemented:
NDCC 19-02.1-15.1,
					 19-03.1-22.4, 19-03.5-09, 43-17
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-01

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
General Authority: NDCC
					 43-17-13
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 43-17-02(10)
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-01.1 - Description and scope of practice of the physician assistant

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The physician assistant is a medical professional qualified
				  by academic and clinical training to provide patient services, including the
				  diagnosing of illnesses, developing and managing treatment plans, prescribing
				  medications, and often serving as a patient's principal health care provider in
				  collaboration with physicians and other health care providers.
1. A physician assistant may:
a. Provide a legal medical service for which
				a physician assistant is prepared by education, training, and experience and is
				competent to perform, including:
(1) Obtaining
				and performing a comprehensive health history and physical
				examination;
(2) Evaluating,
				diagnosing, managing, and providing medical treatment;
(3) Ordering and evaluating a diagnostic
				study and therapeutic procedure;
(4) Performing a diagnostic study or
				therapeutic procedure not involving the use of medical imaging as defined in
				North Dakota Century Code section 43-62-01 or radiation therapy as defined in
				North Dakota Century Code section 43-62-01;
(5) Performing limited sonography on a
				focused imaging target to assess specific and limited information about a
				patient's medical condition or to provide real-time visual guidance for another
				procedure;
(6) Educating a patient
				on health promotion and disease prevention;
(7) Providing consultation upon request;
				and
(8) Writing a medical
				order;
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-02 - Licensure requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Every applicant for licensure shall file a written
				  application, on forms provided by the board, showing to the board's
				  satisfaction that the applicant satisfies all of the requirements for
				  licensure, including:
1. Satisfactory
				proof of graduation from a physician assistant program;
2. Successful passage of the certifying
				examination of the national commission on certification of physician assistants
				or other certifying examinations approved by the North Dakota board of
				medicine. The physician assistant must maintain certification with the national
				commission on certification of physician assistants or other certifying entity
				approved by the board during the entire period of licensure;
3. Payment of the fee as required by section 50-03-01-13;
4. Submission to a
				statewide and nationwide criminal history record check pursuant to subsection 4
				of North Dakota Century Code section 43-17-07.1; and
5. A history free of any finding by the
				board, any other state medical licensure board, or any court of competent
				jurisdiction, of the commission of any act that would constitute grounds for
				disciplinary action.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.1
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-03

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
General Authority: NDCC
					 28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 43-17-02(10)
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-03.1 - Collaboration with physicians and other health care providers

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A physician assistant shall collaborate with, consult with,
				  or refer to the appropriate member of the health care team as indicated by the
				  condition of the patient, the education, experience, and competence of the
				  physician assistant, and the standard of care. The degree of collaboration must
				  be determined at the practice which may include decisions made by the employer,
				  group, hospital service, and the credentialing and privileging systems of a
				  licensed facility. A physician assistant is responsible for the care provided
				  by that physician assistant and a written agreement is not required.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-17-02.1
.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-03.2 - Practice requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. A physician
				assistant shall practice at a:
a. Health care
				facility licensed by the department of health and human services;
b. Facility with a credentialing and
				privileging system; or
c.
				Physician-owned facility or practice.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-04

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
General Authority: NDCC
					 43-17-13
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 43-17-02(10)
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-05

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
General Authority: NDCC
					 43-17-13
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 43-17-02(10)
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-06

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
General Authority: NDCC
					 43-17-13
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 43-17-02(10)
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-07.1

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
General Authority: NDCC
					 43-17-07.1
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 43-17-02(9)
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-09.1

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
General Authority: NDCC
					 43-17-13
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 43-17-02(10)
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-09.2

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
General Authority: NDCC
					 43-17-07.1
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 43-17-02(9)
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-10.1 - Disciplinary action

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The board is authorized to take disciplinary action against a
				  licensed physician assistant in accordance with North Dakota Century Code
				  chapter 43-17.1 by any one or more of the following means, as it may find
				  appropriate:
1. Revocation of
				license.
2. Suspension of
				license.
3. Probation.
4. Imposition of stipulations, limitations,
				or conditions relating to the duties of a physician assistant.
5. Letter of censure.
6. Require the licensee to provide free
				public or charitable service for a defined period.
7. Impose fines, not to exceed five thousand
				dollars for any single disciplinary action. Any fines collected by the North
				Dakota board of medicine must be deposited in the state general fund.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.1
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-10.2 - Disciplinary proceedings

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
In any order or decision issued by the board in resolution of
				  a disciplinary proceeding in which disciplinary action is imposed against a
				  physician assistant, the board may direct any physician assistant to pay the
				  board a sum not to exceed the reasonable and actual costs, including reasonable
				  attorney's fees, incurred by the board and its investigative panels of the
				  board in the investigation and prosecution of the case. If applicable, the
				  physician assistant's license may be suspended until the costs are paid to the
				  board. A physician assistant may challenge the reasonableness of any cost item
				  in a hearing under North Dakota Century Code chapter 28-32 before an
				  administrative law judge. The administrative law judge may approve, deny, or
				  modify any cost item, and the determination of the judge is final. The hearing
				  must occur before the physician assistant's license may be suspended for
				  nonpayment.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.1
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-13 - Fees

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The fee for initial licensure of a physician assistant is
				  fifty dollars per year. The renewal fee is fifty dollars per year. The fee for
				  license verification is thirty dollars.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.1
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-14 - License renewal requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The physician assistant's license renewal application must be
				  accompanied with evidence of current certification by the national commission
				  on certification of physician assistants or other certifying entity approved by
				  the board.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.1
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-15 - Forms of licensure

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The North Dakota board of medicine may recognize the
				  following forms of licensure for a physician assistant and may issue licenses
				  accordingly:
1. Permanent licensure -
				which will continue in effect so long as the physician assistant meets all
				requirements of the board.
2. Locum
				tenens permit - which may be issued for a specific health care facility and for
				a period not to exceed three months.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.1
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-16 - Renewal of licenses

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Provided that all renewal requirements are deemed by the
				  board to be met, a physician assistant who applies for renewal of a physician
				  assistant license within thirty-one days of the expiration date of that license
				  shall be granted a license with an effective date of the first day following
				  expiration of the physician assistant's license. Nothing in this rule shall be
				  construed to affect the board's ability to impose statutory fines or other
				  disciplinary action against a physician assistant for failing to renew a
				  license prior to its expiration date or for practicing with an expired license.
				  A physician assistant whose license lapsed more than three years before the
				  physician assistant petitioned the board for reinstatement shall submit a new
				  application for licensure.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-07.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.1
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-17 - Late fees

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A physician assistant seeking to renew the license who has
				  failed to complete the annual registration process within three years from the
				  expiration date must be assessed a fee of two hundred and fifty dollars, in
				  addition to such other penalties as are authorized by law, if that physician
				  assistant is found to have been practicing in this state after the physician
				  assistant's license expired. A physician assistant may renew the expired
				  license upon payment of fifty dollars per year, up to three years, for each
				  year past the renewal deadline.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-07.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.1
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-18 - Physician assistant - Use of certain words or initials prohibited

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A person that is not a physician assistant may not represent
				  oneself as a physician assistant or act as a physician assistant or use any
				  combination or abbreviation of the term or title "physician assistant" or "PA"
				  to indicate or imply the person is a physician assistant. However, an
				  individual who is not licensed as a physician assistant under this chapter but
				  who meets the qualifications for licensure as a physician assistant under this
				  chapter may use the title "physician assistant'' or "PA" but may not act or
				  practice as a physician assistant unless licensed under this chapter.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-02.2
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-17-02.2
.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-03 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 50-03-01 - Physician Assistants › Section 50-03-01-19 - Physician assistant - Reporting requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A physician assistant is subject to the mandatory reporting
				  requirements specified in North Dakota Century Code section 43-17.1-05.1. In
				  addition to the requirements imposed under North Dakota Century Code section
				  43-17.1-05.1, the physician assistant must report to the board within ten days
				  if the individual no longer holds a valid certification from the national
				  commission on certification of physician assistants. Upon verification that the
				  physician assistant no longer holds the certification, the license
				  automatically expires. The expiration of the physician assistant license under
				  this section does not preclude the board from taking disciplinary
				  action.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-07.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-02.1
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-04 - Continuing Medical Education › Chapter 50-04-01 - Continuing Medical Education Standards › Section 50-04-01-01 - Requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Except as is otherwise specified in this chapter, every
				  physician licensed to practice medicine in North Dakota shall complete no less
				  than forty hours of board-approved continuing medical education (CME) every two
				  years. One hour of credit will be allowed for each clock-hour of participation
				  in approved continuing medical education activities.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-27.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-27.1
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-04 - Continuing Medical Education › Chapter 50-04-01 - Continuing Medical Education Standards › Section 50-04-01-02 - Exceptions

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The following physicians are not required to meet the
				  requirements of this chapter.
1.
				Physicians who are enrolled in full-time graduate medical education programs
				(residencies and fellowships) which are accredited by the accreditation council
				on graduate medical education or the American osteopathic
				association.
2. Physicians who hold
				a locum tenens permit or a special license and physicians who have not renewed
				their licenses for the first time since being granted a regular permanent
				license by the board.
3. Physicians
				who have retired from the active practice of medicine. This exception is
				available only to retired physicians who have completely and totally withdrawn
				from the practice of medicine. Any physician seeking to be excused from
				completing CME requirements under this subsection must submit an affidavit to
				the North Dakota board of medicine (on the board's form) certifying that the
				physician will render no medical services during the term of the next CME
				reporting period.
4. The board may
				grant an extension of time or other waiver to a licensee who, because of
				prolonged illness or other extenuating circumstances, has been unable to meet
				the CME requirements.
5. Physicians
				who hold a current certification, maintenance of certification, or
				recertification by a member of the American board of medical specialties, the
				American osteopathic association, or the royal college of physicians and
				surgeons of Canada at the time of the CME audit.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-27.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-27.1
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-04 - Continuing Medical Education › Chapter 50-04-01 - Continuing Medical Education Standards › Section 50-04-01-03 - Credits accepted

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The board accepts the following as meeting its requirements
				  for board approval:
1. American
				medical association (AMA) physician's recognition award category 1 credit
				certified by continuing education providers who are accredited by:
a. The accreditation council for continuing
				medical education (ACCME); or
b.
				Organizations recognized by the ACCME as accrediters of CME for physicians.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-04 - Continuing Medical Education › Chapter 50-04-01 - Continuing Medical Education Standards › Section 50-04-01-04 - Compliance

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. All physicians will periodically be
				required to answer questions on the board's license renewal forms to establish
				compliance, or eligibility for an exception, pursuant to this chapter.
				Physicians are not required to provide additional documentation of compliance
				with continuing education requirements unless specifically requested to do so
				by the board.
Any physician who is required to report CME credits after
				  having been licensed to practice medicine in North Dakota for more than one
				  year but less than two full years will be required to demonstrate completion of
				  twenty hours of board-approved CME credits during that physician's initial CME
				  reporting period.
False statements regarding satisfaction of continuing
				  education requirements on the renewal form or on any documents connected with
				  the practice of medicine may subject the licensee to disciplinary action by the
				  board.
2. The board will
				audit randomly selected physicians to monitor compliance with the continuing
				medical education requirements. Any physician so audited will be required to
				furnish documentation of compliance including the name of the accredited CME
				provider, name of the program, hours of continuing medical education completed,
				dates of attendance, evidence of credit designation (i.e., category 1
				designation, prescribed credit designation, etc.), and verification of
				attendance. Any physician who fails to provide verification of compliance with
				the CME requirements will be subject to a fee of five hundred dollars and
				possible revocation of licensure.
3. In order to facilitate the board's audits,
				every physician is required to maintain a record of all CME activities in which
				the physician has participated. Every physician must maintain those records for
				a period of at least one year following the time when those CME activities were
				reported to the board.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-17-27.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-17-27.1
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-05 - Prescriptive Practices › Chapter 50-05-02 - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Rule › Section 50-05-02-01 - Prescription drug monitoring program rule

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Every practitioner who prescribes a
				controlled substance in North Dakota shall register with the prescription drug
				monitoring program.
2.
a. When a practitioner determines that
				reported drugs will be prescribed to a patient for a period to exceed twelve
				weeks, the practitioner shall request a prescription drug monitoring program
				report for that patient and, at a minimum, at least semiannually
				thereafter.
b. This requirement
				does not apply to reported drugs prescribed to patients in a controlled setting
				in which the drugs are locked and administered to the patient, for example,
				admitted hospital or hospice patients, long-term care patients or group home
				residents.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-06 - Naturopathic Licensure › Chapter 50-06-01 - Admission to Practice Naturopathic Medicine › Section 50-06-01-01 - Definitions

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Unless specifically stated otherwise, all definitions found
				  in North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-58 are applicable to this title. In
				  this title, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "Administration" means the intradermal,
				intramuscular, intravenous, oral, rectal, subcutaneous, sublingual, topical,
				auricular, nasal, ocular, or vaginal routes of administration in accordance
				with naturopathic medical training.
2. "Council" means the council on
				naturopathic medical education or its successor. The successor must be an
				accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of
				education.
3. "In accordance with
				naturopathic medical training" means the practice of naturopathic medicine by
				means that are consistent with the education of an approved naturopathic
				medical college, are generally recognized as safe and effective, and generally
				considered to be within the accepted practice standards for the naturopathic
				profession.
4. "Manipulation of the
				spine" means therapeutic osseous manipulation techniques to realign the
				cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and sacrum.
5. "National board" means the North American
				board of naturopathic examiners or its successor.
6. "National board examinations" means the
				naturopathic physicians licensing examinations (NPLEX) or its
				successor.
7. "Nondrug prescription
				device" includes diabetic supplies, intrauterine devices, cold lasers,
				orthotics, and transcutaneous electrical stimulation units.
8. "Nonprescription topical drug" means a
				topical analgesic, antibacterial, antifungal, antiseptic, antipruritic, or
				hormone that is not a prescription drug.
9. "Prescription drug" means a legend drug as
				defined by section 503(b) of the Act of Congress entitled the Federal Food,
				Drug and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 353  et seq.] and under its definitions its
				label is required to state "Rx only".
General Authority:
NDCC 43-58-03.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-58-03.1
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-06 - Naturopathic Licensure › Chapter 50-06-01 - Admission to Practice Naturopathic Medicine › Section 50-06-01-02 - Approval of schools

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The board shall approve a naturopathic medical school if it
				  meets the definition pursuant to North Dakota Century Code section 43-58-01 and
				  is accredited by the council.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-58-03.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-58-05
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-06 - Naturopathic Licensure › Chapter 50-06-01 - Admission to Practice Naturopathic Medicine › Section 50-06-01-03 - Applications for licensure

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Application must be made on the official form issued by the
				  board.
1. Applicants seeking licensure
				pursuant to North Dakota Century Code section 43-58-05 must be considered when
				all of the following have been received:
a. A
				signed and dated completed official application form.
b. An official transcript of the national
				board examinations sent directly to the board from the national board verifying
				satisfactory passage of both part one and part two.
c. An official complete transcript sent
				directly to the board from the approved naturopathic medical school from which
				the applicant graduated verifying date of graduation and completion of clinical
				training.
d. The license
				fee.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-06 - Naturopathic Licensure › Chapter 50-06-01 - Admission to Practice Naturopathic Medicine › Section 50-06-01-04 - Licensure by reciprocity

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
An application for license by reciprocity shall be considered
				  by the board if the following conditions are met:
1. The candidate has graduated from and holds
				a degree from an approved naturopathic medical school.
2. The candidate holds a current valid
				license in good standing to practice as a naturopath in another state or
				jurisdiction. Official written verification of licensure status must be
				received by the board from the other state or jurisdiction.
3. The examination requirements of the other
				state or jurisdiction are substantially similar as in North Dakota.
4. The candidate has filed with the board an
				official application for licensure by reciprocity, a copy of the diploma from
				an approved naturopathic medical school, a copy of the current valid license,
				and the required initial licensure fee.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-58-03.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-58-07
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 50 - North Dakota Board of Medicine › Article 50-06 - Naturopathic Licensure › Chapter 50-06-01 - Admission to Practice Naturopathic Medicine › Section 50-06-01-05 - Photograph

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
An unmounted passport photograph of the applicant must be
				  provided with the application. The photograph must have been taken within one
				  year of the date of application.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-58-03.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-58-05