Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-02-.10 - LICENSURE RETIREMENT/INACTIVATION AND REACTIVATION
(1) Inactivation of License
(a) Licensees not actively engaged in the
practice of medicine in Tennessee who wish to maintain their license on
inactive status, and who are actively engaged in the practice of medicine in
another state, may avoid automatic revocation of licensure by doing the
following:
1. Obtain from, complete, and
submit to the Board Administrative Office an affidavit form attesting to such
inactivity.
2. Pay the licensure
inactivation fee as provided in Rule
0880-02-.02(1)(j).
3. Submit any documentation which may be
required by the form to the Board Administrative Office.
4. The applicant shall submit or cause to be
submitted the equivalent of a Tennessee Certificate of Endorsement from
licensing board in each state in which the applicant is actively practicing
which indicates the applicant holds an active, current medical license and
whether it is in good standing.
5.
Comply with the licensure renewal rules provided in Rule
0880-02-.09.
(b) Upon the successful
application for inactivation of a license, with the completion and receipt of
all proper documentation to the Board's satisfaction, the Board shall grant
such applicant a license designated on its face in bold print as "inactive". No
holder of an inactive license may engage in the active practice of medicine in
Tennessee. The inactivation of a license is distinguished from an inactive
volunteer license in that the latter allows the practice of medicine in
Tennessee but only as provided by T.C.A. §
63-6-230.
(2) Licensure Retirement
(a) Licensees who wish to retain their
licenses but not actively practice medicine may avoid automatic revocation of
licensure and/or compliance with the licensure renewal process by doing the
following:
1. Obtain from, complete and submit
to the Board Administrative Office an affidavit of retirement form.
2. Submit any documentation which may be
required by the form to the Board Administrative Office.
(b) Upon successful application for
retirement of licensure with completion and receipt of all proper documentation
to the Board's satisfaction, the Board shall register the license as retired.
Any person who has a retired license may not practice medicine in
Tennessee.
(3)
Reactivation - Any licensee whose license has been retired or placed on
inactive status may re-enter active practice by doing the following:
(a) Fully complete and submit the Board's
Renewal/Reinstatement/Reactivation Application along with payment of the
licensure renewal fee as provided in Rule 088002-.02 to the Board's
Administrative Office. If retirement was pursuant to Rule
0880-02-.09(1)(f)
and reactivation was requested prior to the expiration of one (1) year from the
date of retirement, the Board may require payment of the late penalty and past
due renewal fees as provided in Rule
0880-02-.02; and
(b) Submit, along with the application,
documentation of successful completion of twenty (20) hours of continuing
medical education in compliance with Rule
0880-02-.19
for each period of twelve (12) months or less preceding the reactivation
request, up to forty (40) hours. An applicant for reinstatement who has been
out of clinical practice for more than two years may be required to complete
re-entry requirements to be determined by the board based on the applicant's
period of clinical inactivity, record of CME, and other relevant
factors.
(c) If requested, after
review by the Board or a designated Board member, appear before either the
Board, or a duly constituted panel of the Board, or another Board member, or
the Board Designee for an interview regarding continued competence in the event
of licensure retirement or inactivity in excess of two (2) years or the receipt
of derogatory information or communication during the reactivation process
and/or be prepared to meet or accept other conditions or restrictions as the
Board may deem necessary to protect the public. An applicant who is currently
under investigation may be required to appear before a screening panel of the
Board.
(d) In the case of a
physician holding an inactive license, the licensee shall provide evidence of
the active practice of medicine in another state during the full period the
licensee held an inactive Tennessee license. Additionally, the licensee may be
requested to provide such other details surrounding his or her inactive status
as the Board may require.
(e) If
licensure retirement was in excess of five (5) years, or the inactive licensee
was not continuously and actively engaged in the practice of medicine in
another state during the period he or she held an inactive Tennessee license,
the licensee may be required to successfully complete the FLEX "Special Purpose
Examination" as administered by the Board and/or meet such other requirements
the Board feels necessary to establish current levels of competency.
(4) Submission of any document or
set of documents required by this rule or submission of verification of the
authenticity, validity and accuracy of the content of any document or set of
documents required by this rule directly from the FCVS to the Board
Administrative Office shall be deemed to be submission of originals of those
documents or sets of documents by the issuing institution(s).
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-6-101, 63-6-101(a), 63-6-210, 63-6-230, and 63-6-233.
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