Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1420h
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1420h
- Board: means the Board of Medical Practice established under section 1351 of this title. See
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- License: means license to practice medicine and surgery in the State as defined in subchapter 3 of this chapter. See
- seal: shall include an impression of the official seal made upon paper alone or by means of a wafer or wax affixed thereto. See
§ 1420h. Coordinated information system
(a) The Interstate Commission shall establish a database of all physicians licensed or who have applied for licensure under section 1420e of this subchapter.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, member boards shall report to the Interstate Commission any public action or complaints against a licensed physician who has applied or received an expedited license through the Compact.
(c) Member boards shall report disciplinary or investigatory information determined as necessary and proper by rule of the Interstate Commission.
(d) Member boards may report any nonpublic complaint, disciplinary, or investigatory information not required by subsection (c) of this section to the Interstate Commission.
(e) Member boards shall share complaint or disciplinary information about a physician upon request of another member board.
(f) All information provided to the Interstate Commission or distributed by member boards shall be confidential, filed under seal, and used only for investigatory or disciplinary matters.
(g) The Interstate Commission is authorized to develop rules for mandated or discretionary sharing of information by member boards. (Added 2017, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)