{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1271.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 3-1271.02","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this Compact:\n\n(a)\n(1)\n\"Bylaws\" means those bylaws established by the interstate commission pursuant to § 3-1271.11 for its governance, or for directing and controlling its actions and conduct.\n(2)\n\"Commissioner\" means the voting representative appointed by each member board pursuant to § 3-1271.11.\n(3)\n\"Conviction\" means a finding by a court that an individual is guilty of a criminal offense through adjudication, or entry of a plea of guilt or no contest to the charge by the offender.  Evidence of an entry of a conviction of a criminal offense by the court shall be considered final for purposes of disciplinary action by a member board.\n(4)\n\"Expedited license\" means a full and unrestricted medical license granted by a member state to an eligible physician through the process set forth in the Compact.\n(5)\n\"Interstate commission\" means the interstate commission created pursuant to § 3-1271.11.\n(6)\n\"License\" means authorization by a state for a physician to engage in the practice of medicine, which would be unlawful without the authorization.\n(7)\n\"Medical practice act\" means laws and regulations governing the practice of allopathic and osteopathic medicine within a member state.\n(8)\n\"Member board\" means a state agency in a member state that acts in the sovereign interests of the state by protecting the public through licensure, regulation, and education of physicians as directed by the state government.\n(9)\n\"Member state\" means a state that has enacted the Compact.\n(10)\n\"Practice of medicine\" means the clinical prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of human disease, injury, or condition requiring a physician to obtain and maintain a license in compliance with the medical practice act of a member state.\n(11)\n\"Physician\" means any person who:\n(A)\nIs a graduate of a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, or a medical school listed in the International Medical Education Directory or its equivalent;\n(B)\nPassed each component of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (\"USMLE\") or the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (\"COMLEX-USA\") within 3 attempts, or any of its predecessor examinations accepted by a state medical board as an equivalent examination for licensure purposes;\n(C)\nSuccessfully completed graduate medical education approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association;\n(D)\nHolds specialty certification or a time-unlimited specialty certificate recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association's Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists;\n(E)\nPossesses a full and unrestricted license to engage in the practice of medicine issued by a member board;\n(F)\nHas never been convicted, received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction;\n(G)\nHas never held a license authorizing the practice of medicine subjected to discipline by a licensing agency in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, excluding any action related to non-payment of fees related to a license;\n(H)\nHas never had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the United States Drug Enforcement Administration; and\n(I)\nIs not under active investigation by a licensing agency or law enforcement authority in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction.\n(12)\n\"Offense\" means a felony, gross misdemeanor, or crime of moral turpitude.\n(13)\n\"Rule\" means a written statement by the interstate commission promulgated pursuant to § 3-1271.12 that is of general applicability, implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of the Compact, or an organizational, procedural, or practice requirement of the interstate commission, and has the force and effect of statutory law in a member state, and includes the amendment, repeal, or suspension of an existing rule.\n(14)\n\"State\" means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States.\n(15)\n\"State of principal license\" means a member state where a physician holds a license to practice medicine and which has been designated as such by the physician for purposes of registration and participation in the Compact.","path":["Title 3. District of Columbia Boards and Commissions.","Chapter 12B. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.","Subchapter I. Compact Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/3-1271.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3f5061080623ffcce10790e84478a262caa56c456ea510fe7391c892639ebae3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1271.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1271.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}