(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 240, the board may issue a reentry license to a physician, physician assistant, or anesthesiologist assistant who has not actively practiced medicine, practiced as a physician assistant, or practiced as an anesthesiologist assistant, as applicable, for the two-year period immediately preceding the filing of an application for a reentry license, or who has not otherwise maintained continued competency during that period, as determined by the board. The board may charge a fee for a reentry license.
(2) (a) In order to qualify for a reentry license, the physician, physician assistant, or anesthesiologist assistant shall submit to evaluations, assessments, and an educational program as required by the board. The board may work with a private entity that specializes in physician, physician assistant, or anesthesiologist assistant assessment to:
Determine the applicant's competency and areas in which improvement is needed, ifany;
Develop an educational program specific to the applicant; and
Upon completion of the educational program, conduct an evaluation to determinethe applicant's competency.
(b) (I) If, based on the assessment, the board determines that the applicant requires a period of supervised practice, the board may issue a reentry license, allowing the applicant to practice medicine, practice as a physician assistant, or practice as an anesthesiologist assistant, as applicable, under supervision as specified by the board.
(II) After satisfactory completion of the period of supervised practice, as determined by the board, the reentry licensee may apply to the board for conversion of the reentry license to a full license to practice medicine, practice as a physician assistant, or practice as an anesthesiologist assistant, as applicable, under this article 240.
(c) If, based on the assessment and after completion of an educational program, if prescribed, the board determines that the applicant is competent and qualified to practice medicine without supervision or practice as a physician assistant or as an anesthesiologist assistant with supervision as specified in this article 240, the board may convert the reentry license to a full license to practice medicine, practice as a physician assistant, or practice as an anesthesiologist assistant, as applicable, under this article 240.
(3) A reentry license shall be valid for no more than three years and shall not be renewable.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1189, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-36-114.5 as it existed prior to 2019.