Failure to have the medical record in a completed format will be deemed to be grounds for unprofessional conduct. No collaborative practice may commence unless and until the corresponding collaborative practice agreement is approved by the Director. Applicants from foreign medical schools shall present evidence of valid certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) including the provisions of 1.5.2(B)(1) of this Part. 2.The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE); 3.The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States (COMLEX-USA). Asynchronous evaluation of a patient, without contemporaneous real-time, interactive exchange between the physician and patient, is not appropriate. 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. Compounding of Sterile Products. Continuing Education. 1.For U.S. citizens: a certified copy of birth certificate; or. A limited medical registration certificate (for postgraduate training) shall entitle the holder thereof to practice medicine in the hospital or other institution designated on the certificate of limited registration, or outside such hospital or other institution for the treatment under the supervision of one of its medical staff who is a duly licensed physician [i.e. Payment shall be postmarked on or before July 1. A physician does not have to refill controlled substances if there is a suspicion of diversion. Infection Prevention. Said license unless sooner suspended or revoked shall expire biennially on the first (1st) day of July of the next even-numbered year. Compounding means the act of combining two (2) or more ingredients as a result of a practitioners prescription or medication order occurring in the course of professional practice based upon the individual needs of a patient and a relationship between the practitioner, patient and pharmacists. is processed pursuant to 1.5.1(E) of this Part. During the period of inactive status referenced in the Act, the physician may not practice medicine, as defined in 1.2(A)(20) of this Part. of this Chapter and the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). A physician with a volunteer license who wishes to resume active practice may convert the license to full/unrestricted license by paying the licensure 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. Physicians who do not pay the balance within three (3) months will be referred to the Board for unprofessional conduct. The Board oversees the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, which reviews and investigates all allegations of attorney misconduct. Decisions involving drug therapy management shall be made in the best interests of the patient. Any physician whose name has been included in the inactive list pursuant to 1.5.8(A) of this Part shall be restored to active status by the Director upon the filing of a written request accompanied by the registration form and fee as set forth in. C.All collaborative practice agreements must include the following: 2.Citation of the authority to establish the agreement; 3.Identification and signatures of all parties to the agreement, as well as date of signature; 4.Site and settings where the collaborative practice is to take place; a.The agreement shall specify the site(s) and setting(s) where the collaborative practice occurs. The Board, at its discretion, reserves the right to require any or all applicants to appear before the Board for an interview. July 3, 2022 July 3, 2022. An applicant seeking licensure to practice medicine in Rhode Island must: 3.Have satisfactorily completed two (2) years of progressive post graduate training in a program accredited by the Accreditation Committee of the Federation of the Medical Licensing Authority of Canada or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; C.Foreign Medical Graduates. A. physician is not authorized to prescribe a controlled substance to him or herself or an immediate family member under any circumstances. This number will appear on the physician's wallet card and profile. 6.Scope of conditions or diseases to be managed; A description of the types of diseases and/or conditions, medication categories involved, and medication therapies management; 7.Training and education requirements of all parties, as agreed upon by the signing parties and not inconsistent with any applicable training and education requirements for professional licensure; 8.An attestation form that all parties have professional liability insurance; All parties shall have professional liability insurance during the term of the agreement. 7.Meet such other requirements as set forth by Regulation or as may be established by the Board. The Board is authorized to issue monetary fines, in addition to other sanctions. '/_layouts/15/DocSetVersions.aspx' 17.Medical record means a record of a patients medical information and treatment history maintained by physicians and other medical personnel, which includes, but is not limited to, information related to medical diagnosis, immunizations, allergies, x-rays, copies of laboratory reports, records of prescriptions, and other technical information used in assessing the patients health condition, whether such information is maintained in a paper or electronic format. 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: 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. Willful violation of the provisions of this section by a licensing candidate shall be grounds for immediate license suspension. The Board may in its discretion and upon the payment by the physician of the current licensure (registration) fee, plus an additional fee, as set forth in. The applicant is responsible to report the results of an evaluation from a Board approved organization and follow the recommendations for ongoing competence; and. A.Application for limited registration for "academic faculty" shall be made on forms provided by the Department which shall be completed and submitted to the Board at least thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled date of Board meeting. 2.Successfully passing a Board approved exam. 12.Provisions relative to signatory withdrawal from the agreement; a.A signatory may withdraw from the agreement at any time; provided, however, that in the event that withdrawal of such signatory would result in failure of the agreement for want of a party, a new party must contemporaneously be substituted consistent with the provisions of 1.5.14 of this Part. '/_layouts/15/hold.aspx' Notwithstanding the requirements of 1.4.1(A)(3) of this Part, all or some of the postgraduate training requirement for graduates of schools located in the United States and Puerto Rico may be waived, at the discretion of the Board, for graduates who hold a full and unrestricted medical license in another State/jurisdiction for at least five (5) years and are certified by an American Board of Medical Specialty (ABMS) Board. of this Title, Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health; Such other information as may be deemed necessary and appropriate by the Board. The tissue can be cut, burned, vaporized, frozen, sutured, probed, or manipulated by closed reductions for major dislocations or fractures, or otherwise altered by mechanical, thermal, light-based, electromagnetic, or chemical means. When a patient requests in writing that his or her medical records be transferred to another physician, the original physician shall promptly honor such request. Non-ablative treatment means any laser/intense pulsed light treatment or other energy source, chemical, or modality that is not expected or intended to remove, burn, or vaporize tissue. Hospital responsibility to take action based upon adverse . When a board receives a complaint about a physician, the board has the power to investigate, hold hearings and impose discipline, including suspension, probation or revocation of a physician's license, public reprimands, and fines. Successfully complete a course offered to physicians that has been approved by the American Board of Medical Acupuncture (ABMA). The Fee for a temporary post-graduate physician license may be waived (for initial license and renewal) if within nine (9) months of issuance of this license the physician supplies to the Department proof of obtaining a DEA waiver (X number) to treat patients with medication assisted treatment. 5.Requested records must be provided within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the written request or signed authorization for records. After the fifth (5th) consecutive renewal, a physician may reapply for limited registration in accordance with the provisions of 1.5.3(A) through (C) of this Part. A physician does not have to refill controlled substances if there is a suspicion of diversion. Hold unrestricted licenses in every jurisdiction that the candidate holds a license. Among the over 1 million licensed physicians in the United States, about 8,000 disciplinary actions are taken each year by state medical boards, according to a recent report by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB). E.Granting of licensure after a lapse for non-disciplinary reasons. D.Any person or corporation or other legal entity receiving medical records of any retired physician or deceased physician who had been practicing at the time of his or her death, shall comply with and be subject to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37.3, the Confidentiality of Health Care Information Act, and shall be subject to the Rules and Regulations promulgated in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws 23-1-48 and with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws 5-37-22(c) and (d), even though this person, corporation, or other legal entity is not a physician. (401) 822-6071 facsimile. Furthermore, at the discretion of the Board, the applicant may be required to appear before the Board for an interview. 8.When a patient requests in writing that his or her medical records be transferred to another physician, the original physician shall promptly honor such request. 1.A physician who practices medical acupuncture as a therapy shall provide full written disclosure to his/her patient receiving medical acupuncture that the physicians qualifications to practice medical acupuncture are not equivalent to those of doctors of acupuncture licensed in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37.2. Some allow the user to search for a specific physician and then report any "actions" in that physician's . The fee for a temporary post-graduate physician license is the same as a full license (since valid for one (1) year is pro-rated fifty percent (50%)). "Act" means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37 entitled "Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline.". Every person to whom a license to practice medicine in Rhode Island has been granted by the duly constituted licensing authority in Rhode Island and who intends to engage in the practice of medicine during the ensuing two (2) years, shall register his or her license by filing with the Board such application duly executed together with such registration form and fee as established by the Director. It shall be the responsibility of each hospital, clinic or other institution to submit, on or before April 1 of each year to the Department for its approval, a list of affiliated hospitals, institutions, clinics or programs providing training programs for interns, residents or, fellows. '/_layouts/15/Reporting.aspx' Prescriber means a health care provider who is licensed in the State of Rhode Island who has prescribing privileges. For the purposes of this Part; medical acupuncture means acupuncture as practiced by physicians licensed under the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37. The Supreme Court appoints twelve (12) members to the Board, eight (8) of whom are attorneys and four (4) of whom are members of the public. "Chief administrative officer" means the administrator of the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. The application shall include evidence satisfactory to the Board of completion of a prescribed program of continuing medical education established by the appropriate medical or osteopathic society. A.All aspects of mammography services shall be performed in accordance with the Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 1998, Pub. All services provided pursuant to a collaborative practice agreement shall be performed in a setting that ensures patient privacy and confidentiality. The physician shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses (as defined in 1.5.12(B) of this Part) incurred in connection with copying such medical records. ABSTRACT. The physician may not require prepayment of charges for duplicating or retrieving records as a condition prior to fulfilling the patient's request for the medical record if the request is for the purpose of continuity of care. c.A physician or other prescriber shall be allowed to override a collaborative practice decision made by the pharmacist when appropriate. 3.Notwithstanding the requirements of 1.4.1(D)(4) of this Part, all or some of the postgraduate training requirement for foreign medical graduates may be waived, at the discretion of the Board, for international graduates with advanced international postgraduate training, who hold full and unrestricted medical licensure in another State/jurisdiction, and five (5) years of clinical practice experience in good standing in the alternate jurisdiction. +'?ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}'); return false;} if(pageid == 'audit') {STSNavigate(unescape(decodeURI('{SiteUrl}'))+ 1.Notwithstanding the requirements of 1.4.1(A)(3) of this Part, all or some of the postgraduate training requirement for graduates of schools located in the United States and Puerto Rico may be waived, at the discretion of the Board, for graduates who hold a full and unrestricted medical license in another State/jurisdiction for at least five (5) years and are certified by an American Board of Medical Specialty (ABMS) Board. A.The Board may grant expedited full and unrestricted licensure to applicants with a verified full and unrestricted licensure in another State with administrative approval from the Chief Administrative Officer provided that the candidate shall: 1.Have no formal disciplinary actions or active or pending investigations; past, pending, public or confidential restrictions or sanctions, by the board of medicine, licensing authority, medical society, professional society, hospital, medical school or institution staff sanctions in any State, country or jurisdiction. An application for limited medical registration as an intern, resident or fellow be made on forms provided by the Board, shall be submitted through the hospital, institution, clinical facility, or medical practice, and shall be accompanied by the following documents and fee (non-refundable and non-returnable): Being eighteen (18) years of age or older; Successful graduation and completion of no less than two (2) years of study in a medical school accredited by the LCME or COCA and having power to grant degrees in medicine or osteopathic medicine; Appointment as an intern, resident or fellow in an accredited training program pursuant to 1.3.4(A) of this Part; and. of this Title, Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health reinstate any license (certificate) lapsed under the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws 5-37-10 and 1.5.6(E) of this Part. D.Physicians who have a full license in this or another jurisdiction who come to a Rhode Island graduate medical education program. parties (e.g., attorneys representing the patient, attorneys not representing the patient, a patient's estate on behalf of the patient, or insurance companies) submitting a properly executed Authorization for Release of Information shall be billed at not more than two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per page for the first ten (10) pages, then seventy-five cents ($0.75) per page for the next fifty (50) pages, then fifty cents ($0.50) per page. All hearings and reviews required under the provisions of the Act and this Part shall be held pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws 5-37-5.3 and 5-37-5.4. "Drug therapy management" means the review, in accordance with a collaborative practice agreement, of drug therapy regimen(s) of patients by a pharmacist for the purpose of rendering advice to one (1) or more physicians that are party to the agreement, or their physician designees, regarding adjustment of the regimen. IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Physicians may not receive as a gift from any patient greater than one hundred dollars ($100.00) in cash, or the market value equivalent thereof in goods or services, per calendar year. B.Any physician whose name has been included in the inactive list pursuant to 1.5.8(A) of this Part shall be restored to active status by the Director upon the filing of a written request accompanied by the registration form and 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. Non-ablative treatment is part of the practice of medicine. The Board does have jurisdiction over investigation of complaints placed against: physicians: allopathic and osteopathic doctors physical therapists & physical therapy assistants advanced life support personnel physician assistants athletic trainers D.The Department may request additional information as required to determine compliance with this Part. 15. If you have questions or concerns, please contact the Division of Professions and Occupations at dora_dpo_licensing@state.co.us or 303-894-7800. Receive no monetary or in-kind compensation for any clinical services provided as a physician. A physician who practices medical acupuncture as a therapy shall provide full written disclosure to his/her patient receiving medical acupuncture that the physicians qualifications to practice medical acupuncture are not equivalent to those of doctors of acupuncture licensed in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37.2. B.Furthermore, each applicant from an accredited training program or its equivalent shall have the application for limited medical registration signed by: 1.The Administrator/Chief Executive Officer of the hospital, clinic, or other institution that has granted the appointment as an intern, resident or fellow; and. A.Except for physicians licensed pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37, no person shall perform the duties of an intern, resident or fellow in Rhode Island without holding a limited medical registration certificate pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws 5-37-16. A temporary post-graduate license is a full unrestricted license that can be granted after one (1) year of post-graduate training and may not be renewed more than once. Separate documentation shall be provided for each organization where the applicant intends to provide services as a volunteer physician. A limited registration certificate for academic faculty shall be valid for a period of not more than one (1) year, expiring on the thirtieth (30, ) day of June following its initial effective date and may be renewed for not more than five (5) consecutive years by the Board, provided however, such registration shall automatically expire when the holder's relationship with the medical school is terminated or substantially changes. A.Licensure. 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. 6.Meet such other requirements as set forth by Regulation or as may be established by the Board. An applicant seeking licensure to practice medicine in Rhode Island must: Have graduated from a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME); Have satisfactorily completed two (2) years of progressive post graduate training, internship and residency, in a program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Have satisfactorily passed an examination approved by the Board; and.