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Showing: 30 petitions for the Board of Medicine.
Board Date Title Result Stage
Board of Medicine 04/19/2004 Acceptance of Category 1, CME Initiate a regulatory change Final
Board of Medicine 10/31/2006 Bachelor's degree for chiropractic licensure Initiate a regulatory change
Board of Medicine 04/25/2022 Ban conversion therapy and shock therapy in regulations governing scope of practice of Behavior Analysts Take no action
Board of Medicine 02/16/2022 Certification for licensure as practitioners of behavior analysis Initiate a regulatory change
Board of Medicine 12/02/2019 Change in limitation of 24 mg of buprenorphrine for addiction Take no action
Board of Medicine 04/15/2015 Change in renewal requirement for NCCPA certification Take no action
Board of Medicine 05/04/2011 Educational requirement for graduates of non-accredited medical schools Take no action
Board of Medicine 01/21/2014 Educational requirements for acupuncture Take no action
Board of Medicine 10/12/2005 Eliminate face-to-face hours for CE Initiate a regulatory change Final
Board of Medicine 03/20/2019 Inclusion of the American Board of Podiatric Medicine Initiate a regulatory change Fast-Track
Board of Medicine 10/15/2019 Name of physician on prescription written by PA Take no action
Board of Medicine 05/12/2023 Petition to remove requirement to include patient care team physician's name on prescriptions for Schedule II-V drugs Initiate a regulatory change
Board of Medicine 12/02/2008 Practice in lieu of one year of post-graduate training Take no action
Board of Medicine 07/10/2013 Practice of chiropractic relating to digital x-rays and diagnosis of curvature of the spine Take no action
Board of Medicine 07/28/2015 Practice of licensed acupuncturists Take no action
Board of Medicine 02/25/2014 Prescribing weight loss drugs Initiate a regulatory change Fast-Track
Board of Medicine 03/23/2022 Prohibition of requirements for mask wearing, receipt of vaccines, and disclosure of vaccine status to receive medical care Take no action
Board of Medicine 05/12/2023 Proposed amendment to patient care team physician or podiatrist collaboration and consultation with physician assistants Initiate a regulatory change
Board of Medicine 05/08/2023 Remote supervision of radiologist assistants for minimally invasive procedures and diagnostic imaging Take no action
Board of Medicine 07/27/2022 Replace naloxone co-prescription requirement with FDA-approved opioid-reversal agents Take no action
Board of Medicine 02/26/2020 Requirement for maintenance of professional credential for renewal of licensure Take no action
Board of Medicine 05/23/2011 Requirements for licensure in chiropractic Take no action
Board of Medicine 08/08/2014 Revisions to regulations for office-based anesthesia Initiate a regulatory change Final
Board of Medicine 04/18/2005 RN circulating in office-based anesthesia Take no action
Board of Medicine 08/21/2012 Secondary pathways to physician licensure Take no action
Board of Medicine 07/19/2012 Time limit for passage of USMLE examinations Take no action
Board of Medicine 01/29/2008 Time limit on passage of USMLE Take no action
Board of Medicine 04/05/2016 Use of gloves as standard of care for genital examination Take no action
Board of Medicine 03/10/2009 USMLE completion in 10 years Take no action
Board of Medicine 04/20/2006 Waiver of CE for medical examiners Initiate a regulatory change Final