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Policy List

The FSMB supports its member boards through policy analysis and development on key issues impacting medical regulation. FSMB's official public policies are intended to give guidance and encourage consistency among state medical boards in order to protect the public and improve the quality, safety, and integrity of health care.

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» FSMB Policy Compendium
» Guidelines for the Structure and Function of a State Medical and Osteopathic Board
» U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends and Actions

» Report on Social Media and Electronic Communications
» Position Statement on Practice Drift
» Position Statement on Duty to Report
» Position Statement on Sale of Goods by Physicians and Physician Advertising
» Report of the FSMB Workgroup on Physician Sexual Misconduct
» Physician Sexual Misconduct Legislative Summary
» Professional Expectations Regarding Medical Misinformation and Disinformation (Report and Recommendations)

» Continuing Medical Education by State (Key Issue Chart)
» Continuing Medical Education Legislative Summary
» Medical Marijuana – Continuing Medical Education by State (Key Issue Chart)
» Opioid/Pain - Continuing Medical Education by Board (Key Issue Chart)

» Criminal Background Checks by State (Key Issue Chart)
» Limits on Use of Criminal Record in Licensing

» Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Medical Regulation and Patient Care (Report and Recommendations)

» Framework on Professionalism in the Adoption and Use of Electronic Health Records

» Report of the FSMB Workgroup on Emergency Preparedness and Response (2021)
» FSMB Report on Emergency Licensure Following an Emergency or Natural Disaster
» COVID-19 Response
» Emergency Preparedness and Response (2022)
» Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Plan

» Expert Witness Qualifications (Key Issue Chart)

» Laser Regulation by State (Key Issue Chart)

» Medical Marijuana – Continuing Medical Education by State (Key Issue Chart)
» Medical Marijuana by State (Key Issue Chart)
» Model Guidelines for the Recommendation of Marijuana in Patient Care
» Physicians Use of Marijuana (Policy)

» Office-based Surgery

» Guidelines for the Chronic Use of Opioid Analgesics
» Model Policy on DATA 2000 and Treatment of Opioid Addiction in the Medical Office
» Pain Management by State (Key Issue Chart)
» Pain Management Legislative Summary
» Report on Resolution 18-1: Acute Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
» Opioid/Pain - Continuing Medical Education by Board (Key Issue Chart)

» Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs by State (Key Issue Chart)
» Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Legislative Summary
» Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (Report)

» Regenerative and Stem Cell Therapy Practices (Report)

» Standard of Proof by State (Key Issue Chart)

» Framework for a Minimal Physician Data Set
» Regulatory Strategies for Achieving Greater Cooperation and Collaboration (Report)
» International Medical Graduates GME Requirements (Key Issue Chart)
» International Medical Graduates GME Requirements (Map)
» U.S./Canadian Medical Graduates GME Requirements (Map)
» Occupational Licensure Reform Legislative Summary
» State Medical Board Structure & Function Legislative Summary
» Board Authority Legislative Summary
» Non-disciplinary Board Punishments

» The Appropriate Use of Telemedicine Technologies (Model Guidelines)
» Report of the Special Committee on License Portability
» Telemedicine by State (Key Issue Chart)
» Comparison of States with Permanent Interstate Telemedicine (Map)
» Comparison of States with Permanent Interstate Telemedicine (Chart)
» Telemedicine Legislative Summary
» Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) Legislative Summary
» License Portability Legislative Summary
» States with Episodic Follow Up Care

» Physician Wellness and Burnout (Report)
» Report of the Special Committee on Reentry for the lll Physician
» Report of the Special Committee on Reentry to Practice
» Report of the FSMB Workgroup to Study Risk and Support Factors Affecting Physician Performance
» Board Requirements to Re-Entry to Practice