2011 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 32 Professions and Occupations
32-1832 Retired license; waiver of fees; reinstatement; limited license; volunteer work

32-1832. Retired license; waiver of fees; reinstatement; limited license; volunteer work

A. The board may waive a physician's biennial renewal fee if the physician has paid all past fees and presents an affidavit to the board stating that the physician has permanently retired from the practice of osteopathic medicine.

B. A retired physician whose biennial fee has been waived by the board pursuant to this section is not required to comply with any continuing medical education requirements of this chapter.

C. A retired physician who has had the biennial renewal fee waived by the board pursuant to this section and who engages in the practice of osteopathic medicine is subject to the same penalties that are imposed pursuant to this chapter on a person who practices medicine without a license or without being exempt from licensure.

D. The board may reinstate a retired physician to active status on payment of the biennial renewal fee and presentation of evidence satisfactory to the board that the physician meets the qualifications prescribed pursuant to section 32-1822.

E. If an applicant for reinstatement to active status has not been licensed and actively practicing in another jurisdiction of the United States or Canada in the three years immediately preceding the application, the board may issue a limited license that requires general or direct supervision by another licensed osteopathic physician for not more than one year.

F. A retired physician who has had the biennial renewal fee waived by the board pursuant to this section may perform volunteer work of not more than ten hours each week and may teach or provide instruction at an approved school of osteopathic medicine.