Scope of conditions or diseases to be managed; Training and education requirements of all parties, as agreed upon by the signing parties and not inconsistent with any applicable training and education requirements for professional licensure; An attestation form that all parties have professional liability insurance; Communication requirements between parties; Cross coverage and continuity of care plan; Provisions for review and revisions to the collaborative practice agreement; Collaborative practices may review or revise their collaborative practice agreements at any time at the request of the signatories. Check the state's medical licensing board for your state and anywhere the healthcare provider has practiced using the American Medical Association Doctor Finder . of this Title, Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health; Such other information as may be deemed necessary and appropriate by the Board. Telemedicine means, as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws 27-81-3, the delivery of clinical healthcare services by use of real time, two (2) way synchronous audio, video, telephone-audio-only communications or electronic media or other telecommunications technology including but not limited to: online adaptive interviews, remote patient monitoring devises, audiovisual communications, including the application of secure video conferencing or store-and-forward technology to provide or support healthcare deliver, which facilitate the assessment, diagnosis, counseling an prescribing treatment and care management of a patients healthcare while such patient is at an originating site and the healthcare provider is at a distant site, consistent with applicable Federal laws and Regulation. Postgraduate training means satisfactory training after earning the medical degree at an accredited program, or its equivalent as determined by the Board, including internship, residency and fellowship. Physicians may not receive as a gift from any patient greater than one hundred dollars ($100.00) in cash, or the market value equivalent thereof in goods or services, per calendar year. The requirements for limited registration of academic faculty are pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws 5-37-16.1. E.Granting of licensure after a lapse for non-disciplinary reasons. When a patient requests in writing that his or her medical records be transferred to another physician, the original physician shall promptly honor such request. All physicians who are licensed to practice medicine in Rhode Island must obtain and sustain medical malpractice coverage prior to seeing patients. The Board may in its discretion and upon the payment by the physician of the current licensure (registration) fee, plus an additional fee, as set forth in Part 10-05-2 of this Title, Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health reinstate any license (certificate) lapsed under the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws 5-37-10 and 1.5.6(E) of this Part. 1. An online library of the Board's various forms, publications, brochures, alerts, statistics, and medical resources. New participants in the collaborative practice agreement shall be kept up to date with names and signatures at the practice site. Non-ablative treatment is part of the practice of medicine. All hearings and reviews required under the provisions of the Act and this Part shall be held pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws 5-37-5.3 and 5-37-5.4. E.Waiver of Training Requirements Allopathic Physicians. The Board may establish clinical competency based on any or all of the following: Documentation of appropriate continuing medical education; Evidence of maintenance of certification from an American Board of Medical Specialty or American Osteopathic Association Board; An evaluation of clinical competency by a Board approved organization, such as the Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (CPEP). B.The requirements for retention of mammography x-rays by health care providers are pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws 23-4.9-1. Non-ablative treatment means any laser/intense pulsed light treatment or other energy source, chemical, or modality that is not expected or intended to remove, burn, or vaporize tissue. G.A limited medical registration certificate as an intern, resident or fellow shall be valid for a period of not more than one (1) year from the date of issuance and may be renewed annually for not more than four (4) consecutive years by the Department, except as provided in 1.3.4(E) of this Part. 25.Telemedicine means, as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws 27-81-3, the delivery of clinical healthcare services by use of real time, two (2) way synchronous audio, video, telephone-audio-only communications or electronic media or other telecommunications technology including but not limited to: online adaptive interviews, remote patient monitoring devises, audiovisual communications, including the application of secure video conferencing or store-and-forward technology to provide or support healthcare deliver, which facilitate the assessment, diagnosis, counseling an prescribing treatment and care management of a patients healthcare while such patient is at an originating site and the healthcare provider is at a distant site, consistent with applicable Federal laws and Regulation. A.The Director is authorized to deny or revoke any license to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine or otherwise discipline a licensee upon finding by the Board that the person is guilty of unprofessional conduct which shall include, but not be limited to those items, or combination thereof, listed in R.I. Gen. Laws 5-37-5.1. Further, a physician integrating medical acupuncture into his/her medical practice shall disclose to the patient the type of pathway (i.e., pain management, primary care) in which the physician was trained. "Foreign medical graduate" means a physician (individual) whose basic medical degree or qualification was conferred by an allopathic medical school located outside the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Decisions involving drug therapy management shall be made in the best interests of the patient. +'?ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}'); return false;} if(pageid == 'audit') {STSNavigate(unescape(decodeURI('{SiteUrl}'))+ The limited medical registration shall be granted annually for the duration of training. The Licentiate Medical Council of Canada (LMCC); Or any combination of examinations acceptable to the Board and as recommended by the United States Medical Licensing Examination; The passing score for each section of the above examinations must be seventy-five (75) or more (The Board does not accept averaging of the separate components. "Chief administrative officer" means the administrator of the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. This shall be done via written notice, which shall be documented in the medical record. Upon completion of the requirements contained in 1.4.5(A) of this Part, the Director may issue a volunteer physician license in accordance with 1.5.6(A) of this Part. This information varies dramatically by state. Board of Registration in Medicine. b.A patient may withdraw from treatment under the agreement at any time. Proof of malpractice insurance shall be provided to the Board upon request. The Board may grant up to twelve (12) months of credit at the internship level to an applicant with a minimum of three (3) years of progressive international postgraduate training when advanced standing is also granted by the American Board of Medical Specialties. D.The licenses (registration certificates) of all allopathic or osteopathic physicians whose renewals, accompanied by the prescribed fee, are not filed on or before the first (1st) day of July shall be automatically lapsed. B.The application shall include evidence satisfactory to the Board of completion of a prescribed program of continuing medical education established by the appropriate medical or osteopathic society. All medical record requests to physicians shall be made in writing through a properly executed Authorization for Release of Health Care Information. Requested records must be provided within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the written request or signed authorization for records. Medical Board of California. D.Medical Records shall be legible and contain the identity of the physician or physician extender and supervising physician by name and professional title who is responsible for rendering, ordering, supervising or billing each diagnostic or treatment procedure. A physician/pharmacist may engage in a collaborative practice agreement with a Rhode Island licensed pharmacist/physician, or group of pharmacists/physicians, pursuant to a collaborative practice agreement. Professional Licensing and Facility Regulation, Licensure and Discipline of Physicians (216-RICR-40-05-1). 1.Infection Prevention. C.All collaborative practice agreements must include the following: 2.Citation of the authority to establish the agreement; 3.Identification and signatures of all parties to the agreement, as well as date of signature; 4.Site and settings where the collaborative practice is to take place; a.The agreement shall specify the site(s) and setting(s) where the collaborative practice occurs. 1.It shall be the responsibility of each hospital, clinic or other institution to submit, on or before April 1 of each year to the Department for its approval, a list of affiliated hospitals, institutions, clinics or programs providing training programs for interns, residents or, fellows. The applicant is responsible to report the results of an evaluation from a Board approved organization and follow the recommendations for ongoing competence; and. of this Title, Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health. Re-instatement of revoked licenses shall be at the discretion of the Board. Willful violation of the provisions of this section by a licensing candidate shall be grounds for immediate license suspension. 2016 Rhode Island General Laws Title 5 - Businesses and Professions . The Board may grant up to twelve (12) months of credit at the internship level to an applicant with a minimum of three (3) years of progressive international postgraduate training when advanced standing is also granted by the American Board of Medical Specialties. Forms Forms List Applicants Consumers Expert Reviewer Licensees License Verification System (LVS) Mandatory Reportings Medical Malpractice Reporting Midwives Outpatient Surgery Settings Probationers Failure to have the medical record in a completed format will be deemed to be grounds for unprofessional conduct. Compounding of Sterile Products. State medical boards pursued a total of 264 cases of disciplinary action for license revocation in . The Director may also terminate a collaborative practice agreement at any time. The MBC can revoke or suspend licenses or otherwise discipline licensees for violations of the Medical Practice Act. Furthermore, at the discretion of the Board, the applicant may be required to appear before the Board for an interview. 6.Have satisfactorily passed an examination approved by the Board; and. 1.5.11Mammography and Medical Records Mammography. 1.3.4Limited Medical Registration Requirements for Interns, Residents or Fellows. 6.Meet such other requirements as set forth by Regulation or as may be established by the Board. Information includes the date of the action/order and the full text of the decision. 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200, Sacramento, CA 95815. Any person shall be regarded as practicing medicine within the meaning of the Act who holds himself or herself out as being able to diagnose, treat, perform surgery, use a laser/intense pulsed light, or prescribe for any person for disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical or mental condition or prescribe for any person ill or alleged to be ill with disease, pain, injury, deformity or abnormal physical or mental condition, or who shall either profess to heal, offer or undertake, by any means or method, to diagnose, treat, perform surgery, or prescribe for any person for disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical or mental condition. B.For written examinations, the Board requires applicants to successfully pass the following: 1.The National Board of Allopathic or Osteopathic Medical Examination (NBME) or (NBOME); or. A.The requirements regarding patient disclosures are pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws 5-37-22. It is incumbent upon the licensee to ensure that malpractice coverage does not lapse while engaged in the practice of medicine. Hospital responsibility to take action based upon adverse . + '?List={ListId}&ID={ItemId}'), Americans with Disabilities Act Home Page, Attorneys and External Agencies eService Access, Legal Education And Indigent Payment Portal, Rhode Island Supreme Court Attorney Portal (RISCAP), Trust Account Overdraft Notification Agreement for Financial Institutions. Among the over 1 million licensed physicians in the United States, about 8,000 disciplinary actions are taken each year by state medical boards, according to a recent report by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB). (Use fewer fields to produce more results) Help Board/Council Profession Case Number Please exclude hypens Business or Last Name Enter Business Name for Establishments or Last Name for Practitoner First Name City State County Action Taken Action Taken Date Between And Reset This shall include treatments related to laser hair removal. Each proposed collaborative practice agreement must first be submitted to the BOP. After the fifth (5. ) of this Title, Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health. There shall be no licensure fee for a volunteer physician license. The applicant is responsible to report the results of an evaluation from a Board approved organization and follow the recommendations for ongoing competence; and. Upon BMLD approval, the collaborative practice agreement will be forwarded to the Director for approval. Compounding does not mean the routine preparation, mixing, reconstitution or assembling od drug products that are essentially copies of a commercially available product. Upon receipt of a renewal application and payment of fee, a license renewal, subject to the terms of the Act and this Part, shall be issued, effective for two (2) years, unless sooner suspended or revoked. This shall include treatments related to laser hair removal. Notice of these hearings is posted in the Supreme Court Clerk's Office and on this page. However, the agreement must be reviewed by the signatories at least once every two (2) years. Submit documentation to the Board that malpractice insurance will be provided, either by the organization or by the applicant. It shall be the sole responsibility of the individual physician to obtain documentation from the approved sponsoring or co-sponsoring organizations, agencies or other, of his or her participation in a learning experience and the number of dated credits earned. A physician or other prescriber shall be allowed to override a collaborative practice decision made by the pharmacist when appropriate. Any physician closing his or her practice, or the heirs or estate of a deceased physician who had been practicing at the time of his or her death, shall store the physician's patient records in a location and manner so that the records are maintained and accessible to patients. A.No person, unless licensed to practice medicine in Rhode Island, shall practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine or surgery or attempt to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine or surgery, or any of the branches of allopathic or osteopathic medicine or surgery after having received therefore or with the intent of receiving therefore, either directly or indirectly, any bonus, gift or compensation or who shall open an office with intent to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine or shall hold himself or herself out to the public as a practitioner of allopathic or osteopathic medicine, whether by appending to his or her name the title of doctor or any abbreviation thereof, or M.D., or D.O. 222 Quaker Lane Room 1083Warwick, Rhode Island 02886 (401) 823-5710 telephone 8.The application fee, as set forth in Part 10-05-2 of this Title, Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health. It is incumbent upon the licensee to ensure that malpractice coverage does not lapse while engaged in the practice of medicine. These Regulations hereby adopt and incorporate by reference the Centers for Disease Control ("CDC") "Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care" (September 2016), not including any further editions or amendments thereof, and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with this Part. The Board may grant a temporary post-graduate license to practice medicine in Rhode Island as a physician to an individual who meets all of the following requirements: Have successfully completed one (1) year of post graduate training in an accredited Rhode Island training program. '/_layouts/15/expirationconfig.aspx' 2.Telemedicine. Documentation shall also include other pertinent information including but not limited to changes in conditions, telephone encounters, test results, and patient assessment. or any other title or designation implying a practitioner of allopathic or osteopathic medicine. Discharging a Patient from a Practice. Physicians may not receive as a gift from any patient greater than one hundred dollars ($100.00) in cash, or the market value equivalent thereof in goods or services, per calendar year. Some state Web sites are now reporting disciplinary and investigative actions that have been taken against physicians and the status of their state licensing. The tissue can be cut, burned, vaporized, frozen, sutured, probed, or manipulated by closed reductions for major dislocations or fractures, or otherwise altered by mechanical, thermal, light-based, electromagnetic, or chemical means. "Practice of medicine" means the practice of allopathic and osteopathic medicine. 11.Provisions for review and revisions to the collaborative practice agreement; a.Collaborative practices may review or revise their collaborative practice agreements at any time at the request of the signatories. B.Graduates of Schools Located in Canada. consecutive renewal, a physician may reapply for limited registration in accordance with the provisions of 1.5.3(A) through (C) of this Part. Notwithstanding the requirements of 1.4.1(B)(3) of this Part, all or some of the postgraduate training requirement for graduates of schools located in Canada may be waived, at the discretion of the Board, for graduates who hold a full and unrestricted medical license in another State/jurisdiction for at least five (5) years and are certified by an ABMS Board. 4.The Licentiate Medical Council of Canada (LMCC); 5.Or any combination of examinations acceptable to the Board and as recommended by the United States Medical Licensing Examination; 6.The passing score for each section of the above examinations must be seventy-five (75) or more (The Board does not accept averaging of the separate components.). C.Continuing medical education (CME) shall be required in accordance with 1.5.5(A) of this Part, participation in an accredited post-graduate medical education program shall satisfy the requirements of CME. Decisions involving drug therapy management shall be made in the best interests of the patient. "License" is synonymous with registration certificate. Be retired from the active practice of medicine and whose only clinical activities will be volunteering in clinics and other facilities that provide medical care to underinsured or uninsured patients. F.Gifts. All aspects of mammography services shall be performed in accordance with the Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 1998, Pub. The holder shall reapply for limited registration in accordance with the requirements of 1.5.3(A) through (C) of this Part if the relationship with the medical school substantially changes. Gifts. The program director attesting to the provisions of 1.5.2(A)(3) of this Part. The pharmacist(s) shall document each initiation, modification, or discontinuation of medication therapy in the patients electronic medical record. . 10.Cross coverage and continuity of care plan; In the event either party is unable to continue the agreement, an appropriate qualified provider must be available for consultation during business hours. 1.A physician who practices medical acupuncture as a therapy shall provide full written disclosure to his/her patient receiving medical acupuncture that the physicians qualifications to practice medical acupuncture are not equivalent to those of doctors of acupuncture licensed in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37.2. Note: There is a time-lapse between the time a public disciplinary document is issued and when it is imaged and uploaded online. E.A physician in training greater than five (5) years shall obtain a full, unrestricted license to practice medicine in Rhode Island, unless the physician remains in an accredited training program and has successfully passed all three (3) parts of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or all three (3) levels of the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States (COMLEX-USA). rhode island medical board disciplinary actions. b.Any site locations must have secure access to an Electronic Health Record (EHR) that ensures patient privacy and confidentiality. A.A physician/pharmacist may engage in a collaborative practice agreement with a Rhode Island licensed pharmacist/physician, or group of pharmacists/physicians, pursuant to a collaborative practice agreement. If a physician has not engaged in the active practice of medicine for two (2) years or more based on a disciplinary action from the Board or any other jurisdiction, the Board shall establish clinical competency based on any or all of the following: Applicants whose physician licenses either are or have been suspended or revoked in another jurisdiction must submit a letter of good standing to the Board from the originating jurisdiction prior to their application being considered in Rhode Island. A physicians participation in the AOAs Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC) program will be considered equivalent to meeting CME requirement. All services provided pursuant to a collaborative practice agreement shall be performed in a setting that ensures patient privacy and confidentiality. Periodically, a physician/practice may need to terminate the physician-patient relationship. Prescriber means a health care provider who is licensed in the State of Rhode Island who has prescribing privileges. Have submitted a completed application, in the English language or accompanied by a certified translation thereof into English for reciprocal licensure. B.Any physician whose name has been included in the inactive list pursuant to 1.5.8(A) of this Part shall be restored to active status by the Director upon the filing of a written request accompanied by the registration form and fee as set forth in Part 10-05-2 of this Title, Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health. Medical Records shall be legible and contain the identity of the physician or physician extender and supervising physician by name and professional title who is responsible for rendering, ordering, supervising or billing each diagnostic or treatment procedure. 14.Intern, resident, or fellow means a physician in training in an accredited postgraduate training program. Issuing of fines for disciplinary actions. Wherever used in this Part, the terms listed below shall be construed in the following manner: Acupuncture means the insertion of needles into the human body by piercing the skin of the body, for the purpose of controlling and regulating the flow and balance of energy in the body. IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Furthermore, at the discretion of the Board, the applicant may be required to appear before the Board for an interview. 1.A physicians participation in an American Board of Medical Specialtys (ABMS) Maintenance of Certification program will be considered equivalent to meeting CME requirement. 2.Notwithstanding the requirements of 1.4.1(B)(3) of this Part, all or some of the postgraduate training requirement for graduates of schools located in Canada may be waived, at the discretion of the Board, for graduates who hold a full and unrestricted medical license in another State/jurisdiction for at least five (5) years and are certified by an ABMS Board. +'?Category=Auditing&backtype=item&ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}'); return false;} if(pageid == 'config') {STSNavigate(unescape(decodeURI('{SiteUrl}'))+ The location of the physicians primary practice setting. Payment shall be postmarked on or before July 1. 164.524. The physician shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses (as defined in 1.5.12(B) of this Part) incurred in connection with copying such medical records. 4.Submit documentation to the Board from an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) organization, or other similar entity, providing care for underinsured or uninsured patients, attesting to the physician's status as a volunteer physician and the absence of compensation (monetary or in-kind). 1.All collaborative practice agreements must be approved by the Board of Pharmacy (BOP), the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline (BMLD), and the Director, each of which may request revisions to any proposed collaborative practice agreement as a condition of approval. Psychiatrists shall not engage in a romantic or sexual relationship with a current or former patient ever. The Board accepts the CDCs Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care (September 2016) incorporated by reference at 1.1.2 of this Part, and any successor documents, as the prevailing standard of care regarding infection prevention. Notwithstanding the provisions of 1.3.1 of this Part, the exceptions to licensure requirements are pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws 5-37-16.2.