Renewal and continued participation.
RCW 18.71B.070
in effect(1) A physician seeking to renew an expedited license granted in a member state shall complete a renewal process with the interstate commission if the physician: (a) Maintains a full and unrestricted license in a state of principal license; (b) Has not been convicted, received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction; (c) Has not had a license authorizing the practice of medicine subject to discipline by a licensing agency in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, excluding any action related to nonpayment of fees related to a license; and (d) Has not had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the United States drug enforcement administration. (2) Physicians shall comply with all continuing professional development or continuing medical education requirements for renewal of a license issued by a member state. (3) The interstate commission shall collect any renewal fees charged for the renewal of a license and distribute the fees to the applicable member board. (4) Upon receipt of any renewal fees collected in subsection (3) of this section, a member board shall renew the physician's license. (5) Physician information collected by the interstate commission during the renewal process with [will] be distributed to all member boards. (6) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules to address renewal of licenses obtained through the compact.
(1) A physician seeking to renew an expedited license granted in a member state shall complete a renewal process with the interstate commission if the physician:
(a) Maintains a full and unrestricted license in a state of principal license;
(b) Has not been convicted, received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction;
(c) Has not had a license authorizing the practice of medicine subject to discipline by a licensing agency in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, excluding any action related to nonpayment of fees related to a license; and
(d) Has not had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the United States drug enforcement administration.
(2) Physicians shall comply with all continuing professional development or continuing medical education requirements for renewal of a license issued by a member state.
(3) The interstate commission shall collect any renewal fees charged for the renewal of a license and distribute the fees to the applicable member board.
(4) Upon receipt of any renewal fees collected in subsection (3) of this section, a member board shall renew the physician's license.
(5) Physician information collected by the interstate commission during the renewal process with [will] be distributed to all member boards.
(6) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules to address renewal of licenses obtained through the compact.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=18.71B&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026