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H0041.................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE PHYSICIANS - VOLUNTEER LICENSE - Adds to existing law to provide a volunteer's license for retired physicians; to specify qualifications; and to govern permissible practice. 01/25 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 01/26 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel 02/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 02/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 02/22 3rd rdg - PASSED - 69-0-1 AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Edmunson Floor Sponsor - Ring Title apvd - to Senate 02/23 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel 03/02 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/03 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/07 3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3 AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Noble, Pearce, Williams Floor Sponsor - McGee Title apvd - to House 03/08 To enrol 03/09 Rpt enrol - Sp signed 03/10 Pres signed 03/11 To Governor 03/15 Governor signed Session Law Chapter 45 Effective: 07/01/05
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 41 BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO PHYSICIANS; AMENDING CHAPTER 18, TITLE 54, IDAHO CODE, BY THE 3 ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 54-1841, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A VOLUNTEER'S 4 LICENSE, TO SPECIFY QUALIFICATIONS, TO SET FORTH APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 5 AND TO GOVERN LICENSE RENEWAL AND REVOCATION. 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 SECTION 1. That Chapter 18, Title 54, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 8 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 9 ignated as Section 54-1841, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 10 54-1841. VOLUNTEER'S LICENSE -- QUALIFICATIONS. (1) Upon application and 11 qualification, the board may issue, without examination, a volunteer's license 12 to a physician who is retired from the active practice of medicine and surgery 13 or osteopathic medicine and surgery to enable the retired physician to provide 14 medical services to persons who, due to age, infirmity, handicap, indigence or 15 disability, are unable to receive regular medical treatment. 16 (2) (a) For purposes of this section, a physician previously holding a 17 license to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery 18 or osteopathic medicine with active status in Idaho or another state shall 19 be considered to be retired if, prior to the date of application for a 20 volunteer's license: 21 (i) He has surrendered or allowed his license with active status to 22 expire with the intention of ceasing to actively practice as a physi- 23 cian for remuneration; 24 (ii) He has converted his license with active status to a license 25 with inactive status with the intention of ceasing to actively prac- 26 tice as a physician for remuneration; or 27 (iii) He has converted his license with active or inactive status to 28 a license with retirement or similar status that proscribed the 29 active practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and 30 surgery. 31 (b) A physician whose license had been restricted, suspended, revoked, 32 surrendered, resigned, converted, or allowed to lapse or expire as the 33 result of disciplinary action or in lieu of disciplinary action being 34 taken shall not be eligible for a volunteer's license. 35 (3) An application for a volunteer's license shall include, but not be 36 limited to, the following: 37 (a) Verification of graduation from an acceptable school of medicine or 38 an acceptable osteopathic school of medicine; 39 (b) Verification from each state board in which the applicant was 40 licensed that the applicant maintained his license in good standing with- 41 out disciplinary action that restricted the applicant's license or 42 resulted in the applicant's license being placed on probation, suspended, 43 revoked or being surrendered, resigned or otherwise allowed to lapse or 2 1 expire in lieu of disciplinary action; 2 (c) Verification that the applicant held a license in good standing in 3 Idaho or another state as of the date upon which the physician became 4 retired; 5 (d) Verification that the applicant held an active status license in good 6 standing in Idaho or another state within five (5) years of the date of 7 application for a volunteer's license, provided, that the board may waive 8 the five (5) year requirement in the event that the applicant demonstrates 9 that he possesses the knowledge and skills requisite to the practice of 10 medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery by successfully 11 completing such examinations as are required by the board; and 12 (e) A notarized statement from the applicant on a form prescribed by the 13 board, that the applicant will not provide any physician services to any 14 person other than those permitted by the license and that the applicant 15 will not accept any amount or form of remuneration, other than as reim- 16 bursement for the amount of actual expenses incurred as a volunteer physi- 17 cian, for any physician services provided under the authority of a 18 volunteer's license. 19 (4) A volunteer's license shall be valid for that period specified for 20 physicians in section 54-1808, Idaho Code, and may be renewed upon application 21 of the licensee unless the license has been revoked in accordance with this 22 section. The board shall maintain a register of all physicians who hold a 23 volunteer's license. The board shall not charge an application or licensing 24 fee for issuing or renewing a volunteer's license. A volunteer's license can- 25 not be converted to a license with active, inactive or temporary status. 26 (5) The board may revoke a volunteer's license upon receiving proof sat- 27 isfactory to the board that grounds existed for enforcement or disciplinary 28 action against the holder of a volunteer's license under other sections of 29 this chapter or the administrative rules promulgated under this chapter.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 14525C1 The purpose of this legislation is to establish a fee-exempt license for retired physicians and osteopathic physicians to practice medicine in free or sliding fee clinics if they receive no remuneration. FISCAL NOTE There will be no cost to the General Fund. Contact Name: Representative Ring Phone: 332-1000 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 41