HLT POL 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Financial Statement, Continuing Medical Education, Prudent Man Rule

• School: UCLA
• Department: Health Policy and Management
• Course: HLT POL 100
• Professor: Marcy Boroff

Document Summary

Medical practice acts also define the penalties for practicing without a license. These state acts seek to protect patients from harm caused by persons who are not qualified to practice medicine. Therefore, each state licensing board has the authority to grant a medical license to qualified individuals as well as to revoke or take away that license for cause, and to fine, reprimand, and censure the physician. A physician who moves to another state must obtain a license to practice in that state also. The physician may be required to pass another state"s medical examination, or the physician may receive reciprocity or endorsement from the state. While medical practice acts vary from state to state, they generally. Establish the baseline for the practice of medicine in that state. Provide for the establishment of a medical examining board, also called a state board of registration or state board of examiners, that has authority to license physicians.