Sec 32-1428. Pro bono registration  


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  • A. The board may issue a pro bono registration to allow a doctor who is not a licensee to practice in this state for a total of up to sixty days each calendar year if the doctor:

    1. Holds an active and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a state, territory or possession of the United States or an inactive license pursuant to section 32-1431.

    2. Has never had the license revoked or suspended.

    3. Is not the subject of an unresolved complaint.

    4. Applies for registration on a yearly basis as prescribed by the board.

    5. Agrees to render all medical services without accepting a fee or salary or performs only initial or follow-up examinations at no cost to the patient and the patient's family through a charitable organization.

    B. The sixty days of practice prescribed pursuant to subsection A of this section may be performed consecutively or cumulatively during each calendar year.

    C. For the purpose of meeting the requirements of subsection A of this section, an applicant shall provide the board the name of each state in which the person is licensed or has held a license and the board shall verify with the applicable regulatory board of each state that the applicant is licensed or has held a license, has never had a license revoked or suspended and is not the subject of an unresolved complaint. The board may accept the verification of the information required by subsection A, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this section from each of the other state's regulatory board either electronically or by hard copy.