(a)The member states hereby create the
interstate medical licensure compact commission.
(b)The purpose of the interstate commission is the administration
of the interstate medical licensure compact, which is a discretionary
state function.
(c)The interstate commission shall be a body corporate and joint
agency of the member states and shall have all the responsibilities,
powers, and duties set forth in the compact, and any additional powers
as may be conferred upon it by a subsequent concurrent action of the
respective legislatures of the member states in accordance with the
terms of the compact.
(d)The interstate commission shall consist of two (2) voting
representatives appointed by each member state who shall serve as
commissioners. In states where allopathic and osteopathic physici
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(a) The member states hereby create the
interstate medical licensure compact commission.
(b) The purpose of the interstate commission is the administration
of the interstate medical licensure compact, which is a discretionary
state function.
(c) The interstate commission shall be a body corporate and joint
agency of the member states and shall have all the responsibilities,
powers, and duties set forth in the compact, and any additional powers
as may be conferred upon it by a subsequent concurrent action of the
respective legislatures of the member states in accordance with the
terms of the compact.
(d) The interstate commission shall consist of two (2) voting
representatives appointed by each member state who shall serve as
commissioners. In states where allopathic and osteopathic physicians
are regulated by separate member boards, or if the licensing and
disciplinary authority is split between multiple member boards within
a member state, the member state shall appoint one (1) representative
from each member board. A commissioner shall be one (1) of the
following:
(1) An allopathic or osteopathic physician appointed to a member
board.
(2) An executive director, executive secretary, or similar
executive of a member board.
(3) A member of the public appointed to a member board.
(e) The interstate commission shall meet at least once each calendar
year. A portion of this meeting shall be a business meeting to address
any matters that may properly come before the commission, including
the election of officers. The chairperson may call additional meetings
and shall call for a meeting upon the request of a majority of the
member states.
(f) The bylaws may provide for meetings of the interstate
commission to be conducted by telecommunication or electronic
communication.
(g) Each commissioner participating at a meeting of the interstate
commission is entitled to one (1) vote. A majority of commissioners
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a larger
quorum is required by the bylaws of the interstate commission. A
commissioner shall not delegate a vote to another commissioner. In the
absence of its commissioner, a member state may delegate voting
authority for a specified meeting to another person from that state who
shall meet the requirements of subsection (d).
(h) The interstate commission shall provide public notice of all
meetings and all meetings shall be open to the public. The interstate
commission may close a meeting, in full or in portion, where it
determines by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the commissioners present that
an open meeting would be likely to result in any of the following:
(1) Relate solely to the internal personnel practices and
procedures of the interstate commission.
(2) Discuss matters specifically exempted from disclosure by
federal statute.
(3) Discuss trade secrets, commercial, or financial information
that is privileged or confidential.
(4) Involve accusing a person of a crime, or formally censuring a
person.
(5) Discuss information of a personal nature where disclosure
would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy.
(6) Discuss investigative records compiled for law enforcement
purposes.
(7) Specifically relate to the participation in a civil action or other
legal proceeding.
(i) The interstate commission shall keep minutes that shall fully
describe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full and
accurate summary of actions taken, including a record of any roll call
votes.
(j) The interstate commission shall make its information and official
records, to the extent not otherwise designated in the compact or by its
rules, available to the public for inspection.
(k) The interstate commission shall establish an executive
committee, which shall include officers, members, and others as
determined by the bylaws. The executive committee shall have the
power to act on behalf of the interstate commission, with the exception
of rulemaking, during periods when the interstate commission is not in
session. When acting on behalf of the interstate commission, the
executive committee shall oversee the administration of the compact,
including enforcement and compliance with the provisions of the
compact, its bylaws and rules, and any other duties as necessary.
(l) The interstate commission may establish other committees for
governance and administration of the compact.