2011 Vermont Code
Title 26 Professions and Occupations
Chapter 23 MEDICINE
§ 1395 License without examination

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TITLE 26

Professions and Occupations

CHAPTER 23. MEDICINE

Subchapter III. Licenses

§ 1395. License without examination

(a) Without examination the board may, upon payment of the required fee, issue a license to a reputable physician who personally appears and presents a certified copy of a certificate of registration or a license issued to him or her in a jurisdiction whose requirements for registration are deemed by the board as equivalent to those of this state, providing that such jurisdiction grants the same reciprocity to a Vermont physician or by the National Board of Medical Examiners.

(b) Without examination the board may issue a license to a reputable physician who is a resident of a foreign country and who shall furnish the board with satisfactory proof that he or she has been appointed to the faculty of a medical college accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and located within the state of Vermont. An applicant for a license under this subsection shall furnish the board with satisfactory proof that he or she has attained the age of majority, is of good moral character, is licensed to practice medicine in his or her country of residence, and that he or she has been appointed to the faculty of an LCME accredited medical college located within the state of Vermont. The information submitted to the board concerning the applicant's faculty appointment shall include detailed information concerning the nature and term of the appointment and the method by which the performance of the applicant will be monitored and evaluated. A license issued

under this subsection shall be for a period no longer than the term of the applicant's faculty appointment and may, in the discretion of the board, be for a shorter period. A license issued under this subsection shall expire automatically upon termination for any reason of the licensee's faculty appointment.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and any other provision of law, a physician who holds an unrestricted license in all jurisdictions where the physician is currently licensed, and who certifies to the Vermont board of medical practice that he or she will limit his or her practice in Vermont to providing pro bono services at a free or reduced fee health care clinic in Vermont and who meets the criteria of the board, shall be licensed by the board within 60 days of the licensee's certification without further examination, interview, fee, or any other requirement for board licensure. The physician shall file with the board, on forms provided by the board and based on criteria developed by the board, information on medical qualifications, professional discipline, criminal record, malpractice claims, or any other such information as the board may require. A license granted under this subsection shall authorize the licensee to practice medicine on a volu

ntary basis in Vermont. (Amended 1967, No. 307 (Adj. Sess.), { 2, eff. March 22, 1968; 1977, No. 91, { 3, eff. May 5, 1977; 1977, No. 259 (Adj. Sess.), { 4; 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), { 41; 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), { 19b, eff. June 13, 2002; 2011, No. 61, { 2, eff. June 2, 2011.)