Temporary License And Registration

TITLE 54 PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES CHAPTER 18 PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 54-1813. Temporary license and registration. (1) The board may by rule provide for the issuance of a temporary license to a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in some other state, territory, or district of the United States or Canada or to a person who is a diplomate of the national board of medical examiners or a diplomate of the national board of osteopathic medical examiners or to a physician assistant, excluding any volunteer license applicant, provided that such temporary license shall be issued only to persons who have made an application for a permanent license in this state. The board shall fix and collect a fee for a temporary license and it shall be valid from the date of issuance for one hundred twenty (120) days, unless extended by the board or its designated representative upon a showing of good cause. (2)  The board may by rule provide for temporary registration of interns and residents. The board shall fix and collect a fee for the temporary registration and shall specify the time period of the temporary registration.