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.
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