Creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery

This bill relates to the issuance of an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. The bill requires the board of medicine (board) to issue an emeritus license to a physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon who is at least years of age, who is or will be primarily engaged in the practice of supervising and training resident physicians, and who submits an application on a form prescribed by the board. An emeritus license issued pursuant to the bill entitles the licensee to maintain the same scope of practice as the licensee had as a physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon, does not require continuing education credits, is valid for a term of three years, and may be renewed once. The bill sets the application and renewal fees for an emeritus license at one half of the cost for a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. The bill requires the board to adopt rules for the implementation of the bill, including a rule that defines “primarily engaged in the practice of supervising and training resident physicians”. The board shall not issue a license pursuant to the bill prior to January 1, 2026.