Missouri Laws 334.1620 – Designation of state of principal license
1. A physician shall designate a member state as the state of principal license for purposes of registration for expedited licensure through the Compact if the physician possesses a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in that state, and the state is:
(1) The state of principal residence for the physician, or
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 334.1620
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) The state where at least 25% of the practice of medicine occurs, or
(3) The location of the physician’s employer, or
(4) If no state qualifies under subdivision (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection, the state designated as state of residence for purpose of federal income tax.
2. A physician may redesignate a member state as state of principal license at any time, as long as the state meets the requirements of subsection 1 of this section.
3. The Interstate Commission is authorized to develop rules to facilitate redesignation of another member state as the state of principal license.