Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 1 - Licensure and Discipline of Physicians (216-RICR-40-05-1) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-1.5 - Application for License && Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
1.5.1
Application
A. Application for
				  licensure shall be made on forms provided by the Board which shall be
				  completed, including the physician's signature and a recent identification
				  photograph of the applicant, head and shoulder front view, approximately two
				  inches by three inches (2" x 3") in size submitted to the Board.
B. Such application shall be accompanied by
				  the following documents and fee (non-refundable and non-returnable):
1. The applicant must submit a self-query of
				  the National Practitioner Data Bank.
2. Each license application, except from an
				  applicant who qualifies for a license by endorsement pursuant to §
				  1.4.3(A) of this Part, must also include a completed Federation Credentials
				  Verification Form (FCVS) from the Federation of State Medical Boards of the
				  United States, Inc.
3. A statement
				  from the Board of Examiners in Allopathic or Osteopathic Medicine in each State
				  in which the applicant has held or holds licensure to be submitted to the Board
				  of this state attesting the licensure status of the applicant during the time
				  period applicant held licensure in said State;
4. The application examination fee, as set
				  forth in Part 10-05-2 of this Title, Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory
				  and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health;
5. Such other information as may be deemed
				  necessary and appropriate by the Board.
C. The Board, at its discretion, reserves the
				  right to require any or all applicants to appear before the Board for an
				  interview.
D. An applicant shall
				  not be eligible for licensure by endorsement if the Board finds that the
				  applicant has engaged in any conduct prohibited by this Part.
E. Granting of licensure after a lapse for
				  non-disciplinary reasons. If a physician has not engaged in the active practice
				  of medicine for two (2) years or more the Board shall establish clinical
				  competency of the applicant prior to reactivation or reinstatement. The Board
				  may establish clinical competency based on any or all of the following:
1. Documentation of appropriate continuing
				  medical education;
2. Evidence of
				  maintenance of certification from an American Board of Medical Specialty or
				  American Osteopathic Association Board;
3. An evaluation of clinical competency by a
				  Board approved organization, such as the Center for Personalized Education for
				  Physicians (CPEP). The applicant is responsible to report the results of an
				  evaluation from a Board approved organization and follow the recommendations
				  for ongoing competence; and
4.
				  Successfully passing a Board approved exam.
F. Granting of licensure after a lapse for
				  disciplinary reasons. If a physician has not engaged in the active practice of
				  medicine for two (2) years or more based on a disciplinary action from the
				  Board or any other jurisdiction, the Board shall establish clinical competency
				  based on any or all of the following:
1. An
				  evaluation of clinical competency by a Board approved organization, such as the
				  Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (CPEP). The applicant is
				  responsible to report the results of an evaluation from a Board approved
				  organization and follow the recommendations for ongoing competence;
				  and
2. Successfully passing a Board
				  approved exam.
G.
				  Applicants whose physician licenses either are or have been suspended or
				  revoked in another jurisdiction must submit a letter of good standing to the
				  Board from the originating jurisdiction prior to their application being
				  considered in Rhode Island.