Vermont § 1400 - Renewal of license; continuing medical education

§ 1400. Renewal of license; continuing medical education

• (a) Every person licensed to practice medicine by the Board shall apply biennially for
  the renewal of his or her license. At least one month prior to the date on which renewal
  is required, the Board shall send to each licensee a license renewal application form
  and notice of the date on which the existing license will expire. On or before the
  renewal date, the licensee shall file an application for license renewal and pay the
  required fee. The Board shall register the applicant and issue the renewal license.
  Within one month following the date renewal is required, the Board shall pay the license
  renewal fees into the Board of Medical Practice Regulatory Fee Fund. (b) A licensee for renewal of an active license to practice medicine shall have completed
  continuing medical education that shall meet minimum criteria as established by rule,
  by the Board, by August 31, 2012 and that shall be in effect for the renewal of licenses
  to practice medicine expiring after August 31, 2014. The Board shall require a minimum
  of 10 hours of continuing medical education by rule. The training provided by the
  continuing medical education shall be designed to assure that the licensee has updated
  his or her knowledge and skills in his or her own specialties and also has kept abreast
  of advances in other fields for which patient referrals may be appropriate. The Board
  shall require evidence of current professional competence in recognizing the need
  for timely appropriate consultations and referrals to assure fully informed patient
  choice of treatment options, including treatments such as those offered by hospice,
  palliative care, and pain management services. (c) A licensee for renewal of an active license to practice medicine shall have practiced
  medicine within the last three years as defined in section 1311 of this title or have complied with the requirements for updating knowledge and skills as defined
  by Board rules. (d) All licensees shall demonstrate that the requirements for licensure are met. (e) A licensee shall promptly provide the Board with new or changed information pertinent
  to the information in his or her license and license renewal applications at the time
  he or she becomes aware of the new or changed information. (f) A person who practices medicine and who fails to renew his or her license in accordance
  with the provisions of this section shall be deemed an illegal practitioner and shall
  forfeit the right to so practice or to hold himself or herself out as a person licensed
  to practice medicine in the State until reinstated by the Board, except that a physician
  while on extended active duty as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, a reserve component
  of the U.S. Armed Forces, the National Guard, or the State Guard who is licensed as
  a physician at the time of an activation or deployment shall receive an extension
  of licensure up to 90 days following the physician’s return from activation or deployment,
  provided the physician notifies the Board of his or her activation or deployment prior
  to the expiration of the current license and certifies that the circumstances of the
  activation or deployment impede good faith efforts to make timely application for
  renewal of the license. (g) Any person who allows a license to lapse by failing to renew the same in accordance
  with the provisions of this section may be reinstated by the Board by payment of the
  renewal fee, the late renewal penalty, and if applicable, by completion of the required
  continuing medical education requirement as established in subsection (b) of this
  section and any other requirements for licensure as required by this section and Board
  rule. (Amended 1967, No. 307 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. March 22, 1968; 1975, No. 118, § 80; 1975, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1977, No. 91, § 4, eff. May 5, 1977; 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 42; 1995, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 81; 2001, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. June 13, 2002; 2011, No. 60, § 7, eff. June 1, 2011; 2011, No. 61, § 2, eff. June 2, 2011; 2019, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)