Vermont § 1420e - Application and issuance of expedited licensure

§ 1420e. Application and issuance of expedited licensure

• (a) A physician seeking licensure through the Compact shall file an application for an
  expedited license with the member board of the state selected by the physician as
  the state of principal license. (b) Upon receipt of an application for an expedited license, the member board within the
  state selected as the state of principal license shall evaluate whether the physician
  is eligible for expedited licensure and issue a letter of qualification, verifying
  or denying the physician’s eligibility, to the Interstate Commission. (1) Static qualifications, which include verification of medical education, graduate medical
  education, results of any medical or licensing examination, and other qualifications
  as determined by the Interstate Commission through rule, shall not be subject to additional
  primary source verification where already primary source verified by the state of
  principal license. (2) The member board within the state selected as the state of principal license shall,
  in the course of verifying eligibility, perform a criminal background check of an
  applicant, including the use of the results of fingerprint or other biometric data
  checks compliant with the requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with
  the exception of federal employees who have suitability determination in accordance
  with 5 C.F.R. § 731.202. (3) Appeal on the determination of eligibility shall be made to the member state where
  the application was filed and shall be subject to the law of that state. (c) Upon verification in subsection (b) of this section, physicians eligible for an expedited
  license shall complete the registration process established by the Interstate Commission
  to receive a license in a member state selected pursuant to subsection (a) of this
  section, including the payment of any applicable fees. (d) After receiving verification of eligibility under subsection (b) and any fees under
  subsection (c) of this section, a member board shall issue an expedited license to
  the physician. This license shall authorize the physician to practice medicine in
  the issuing state consistent with the Medical Practice Act and all applicable laws
  and regulations of the issuing member board and member state. (e) An expedited license shall be valid for a period consistent with the licensure period
  in the member state and in the same manner as required for other physicians holding
  a full and unrestricted license within the member state. (f) An expedited license obtained through the Compact shall be terminated if a physician
  fails to maintain a license in the state of principal licensure for a nondisciplinary
  reason, without redesignation of a new state of principal licensure. (g) The Interstate Commission is authorized to develop rules regarding the application
  process, including payment of any applicable fees, and the issuance of an expedited
  license. (Added 2017, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)