Relating to licenses to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and administrative medicine licenses

This bill relates to licenses to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and administrative medicine licenses (license). The bill allows an applicant for a license to designate a person to submit application materials on the applicant’s behalf. The bill requires the board of medicine (board) to adopt rules setting the term of a license at not less than three years, and requires a license to expire on the birthday of a licensee. The bill prohibits the board from requiring a person to complete more than 15 hours of continuing education credits per year to maintain a license. _____ of the application, or 75 calendar days of receipt of all necessary documentation from the applicant or the applicant’s designee if the board informs the applicant and the applicant’s employer, if applicable, that there are specific concerns that are delaying the final review of the application.