32-1431. Inactive license; application;
practice prohibitions
A. A person holding a current active license to practice medicine in this state may
request an inactive license from the board if both of the following are true:
1. The licensee is not presently under investigation by the board.
2. The board has not commenced any disciplinary proceeding against the licensee.
B. The board may grant an inactive license and waive the renewal fees and
requirements for continuing medical education specified by section 32-1434 if the
licensee provides evidence to the board's satisfaction that the licensee has totally
retired from the practice of medicine in this state and any state, territory and district
of the United States or any foreign country and has paid all of the fees required by this
chapter before the request. The board may grant pro bono registration pursuant to section
32-1428 to a physician who holds an inactive license under this section.
C. During any period in which a medical doctor holds an inactive license, that
person shall not engage in the practice of medicine or continue to hold or maintain a
drug enforcement administration controlled substances registration certificate, except as
permitted by a pro bono registration pursuant to section 32-1428. Any person who engages
in the practice of medicine while on inactive license status is considered to be a person
who practices medicine without a license or without being exempt from licensure as
provided in this chapter.
D. The board may convert an inactive license to an active license if the applicant
pays the renewal fee and presents evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant
possesses the medical knowledge and is physically and mentally able to safely engage in
the practice of medicine. The board may require any combination of physical examination,
psychiatric or psychological evaluation or successful passage of the special purpose
licensing examination or interview it finds necessary to assist it in determining the
ability of a physician holding an inactive license to return to the active practice of
medicine.
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