HB202 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul W. LeeRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Physicians, Interstate Medical Licensure Compact established to streamline process of licensing physicians in multiple states, coordinated information system database and compact commission

Summary

This bill would create the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact to let physicians be licensed in multiple states through a shared process, overseen by a new compact commission and information system.

What This Bill Does

It establishes the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and its Commission to streamline multi-state physician licensing. It sets eligibility rules, designates a state of principal license, and creates an expedited licensure and renewal path with associated fees. It also provides for a coordinated information system, joint investigations, and disciplinary actions across member boards, with rules for funding, oversight, dispute resolution, withdrawal, and possible dissolution.

Who It Affects

• Physicians who want to practice in more than one state would be able to obtain expedited licenses through a designated principal state license and participate in renewals under the compact.
• State medical boards and the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission would implement, administer, and oversee the program, including information sharing, investigations, discipline, funding, and governance.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission with defined membership, powers, duties, and terms.
• Requires physicians to meet eligibility criteria and designate a state of principal license for expedited licensure, with rules for redesignation.
• Creates an application process for expedited licensure, including eligibility verification, background checks, and the issuance of expedited licenses by the principal state’s medical board.
• Provides for renewal of expedited licenses through the commission, including continuing education requirements and redistribution of renewal information to all member boards.
• Establishes a coordinated information system and mandatory sharing of disciplinary, investigative, and public action information among member boards, with confidentiality protections.
• Authorizes joint investigations, cross-state enforcement, and automatic status changes of licenses if a physician’s principal-license license is disciplined or suspended.
• Creates oversight and governance for the commission, including funding, budgeting, rulemaking, meetings, and annual reporting with audits.
• Allows the commission to resolve disputes, enforce compliance, and address defaults, withdrawals, and dissolution among member states, while preserving each state's authority over medical practice.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Physicians