Post by pavel on May 13, 2016 4:18:23 GMT -6
JACKSON - A bill on Gov. Phil Bryant’s desk could shorten the time it takes physicians licensed in other states to practice in Mississippi.
Clay Chandler, a spokesman for Byrant’s office, said the governor intends to sign House Bill 41, which would add Mississippi to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. The compact is a legal agreement between states to have one interstate commission offer expedited licenses to physicians who want to work across state lines.
Instead of applying to each state separately, physicians would apply through the commission, which would share a database of physicians’ records with state boards. The compact, drafted by the national Federation of State Medical Boards, has yet to issue any licenses or set any licensing fees, but officials say it would shorten a months-long process to about four weeks.
“Right now each state has to independently verify every detail of someone’s records,” Mississippi State Medical Association President Daniel Edney said. “This would allow all of that to be done at one time.”
Read more: www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/05/10/bill-aims-bring-physicians-mississippi/84209500/
Clay Chandler, a spokesman for Byrant’s office, said the governor intends to sign House Bill 41, which would add Mississippi to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. The compact is a legal agreement between states to have one interstate commission offer expedited licenses to physicians who want to work across state lines.
Instead of applying to each state separately, physicians would apply through the commission, which would share a database of physicians’ records with state boards. The compact, drafted by the national Federation of State Medical Boards, has yet to issue any licenses or set any licensing fees, but officials say it would shorten a months-long process to about four weeks.
“Right now each state has to independently verify every detail of someone’s records,” Mississippi State Medical Association President Daniel Edney said. “This would allow all of that to be done at one time.”
Read more: www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/05/10/bill-aims-bring-physicians-mississippi/84209500/