Vermont § 1420k - Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission

§ 1420k. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission

• (a) The member states hereby create the “Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission.” (b) The purpose of the Interstate Commission is the administration of the Interstate Medical
  Licensure Compact, which is a discretionary state function. (c) The Interstate Commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of the member
  states and shall have all the responsibilities, powers, and duties set forth in the
  Compact and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it by a subsequent concurrent
  action of the respective legislatures of the member states in accordance with the
  terms of the Compact. (d) The Interstate Commission shall consist of two voting representatives appointed by
  each member state who shall serve as Commissioners. In states where allopathic and
  osteopathic physicians are regulated by separate member boards, or if the licensing
  and disciplinary authority is split between multiple member boards within a member
  state, the member state shall appoint one representative from each member board. A
  Commissioner shall be: (1) an allopathic or osteopathic physician appointed to a member board; (2) an executive director, executive secretary, or similar executive of a member board;
  or (3) a member of the public appointed to a member board. (e) The Interstate Commission shall meet at least once each calendar year. A portion of
  this meeting shall be a business meeting to address such matters as may properly come
  before the Commission, including the election of officers. The chairperson may call
  additional meetings and shall call for a meeting upon the request of a majority of
  the member states. (f) The bylaws may provide for meetings of the Interstate Commission to be conducted by
  telecommunication or electronic communication. (g) Each Commissioner participating at a meeting of the Interstate Commission is entitled
  to one vote. A majority of Commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
  of business, unless a larger quorum is required by the bylaws of the Interstate Commission.
  A Commissioner shall not delegate a vote to another Commissioner. In the absence of
  its Commissioner, a member state may delegate voting authority for a specified meeting
  to another person from that state who shall meet the requirements of subsection (d)
  of this section. (h) The Interstate Commission shall provide public notice of all meetings and all meetings
  shall be open to the public. The Interstate Commission may close a meeting, in full
  or in portion, when it determines by a two-thirds’ vote of the Commissioners present
  that an open meeting would be likely to: (1) relate solely to the internal personnel practices and procedures of the Interstate
  Commission; (2) discuss matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal statute; (3) discuss trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or
  confidential; (4) involve accusing a person of a crime or formally censuring a person; (5) discuss information of a personal nature when disclosure would constitute a clearly
  unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; (6) discuss investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes; or (7) specifically relate to the participation in a civil action or other legal proceeding. (i) The Interstate Commission shall keep minutes that shall fully describe all matters
  discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full and accurate summary of actions taken,
  including record of any roll call votes. (j) The Interstate Commission shall make its information and official records, to the
  extent not otherwise designated in the Compact or by its rules, available to the public
  for inspection. (k) The Interstate Commission shall establish an executive committee, which shall include
  officers, members, and others as determined by the bylaws. The executive committee
  shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission, with the exception
  of rulemaking, during periods when the Interstate Commission is not in session. When
  acting on behalf of the Interstate Commission, the executive committee shall oversee
  the administration of the Compact, including enforcement of and compliance with the
  provisions of the Compact, its bylaws and rules, and other such duties as necessary. (l) The Interstate Commission may establish other committees for governance and administration
  of the Compact. (Added 2017, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)