FSMB Policies

This report addresses the complex, multi-faceted issues involved with facilitating the safe return to clinical practice for physicians who have a licensure restriction due to physical or

The model policy encourages state medical boards promote the public health by making appropriate treatment available to opioid-addicted patients, and to educate the regulatory and physician

This report defines the clinically inactive physician and identifies pathways that clinically inactive physicians may follow to successfully participate in Maintenance of Licensure

This report addresses the development of a minimum physician demographic and practice data set, as well as a data collection tool and physician data repository to provide a more accurate

The goal of the Special Committee’s Report and 12 Reentry Guidelines are to provide to the FSMB and its state member boards a framework of common standards and conceptual processes

This policy presents a vision for state medical boards and physician health programs to effectively assist impaired licensees and those with potentially impairing illness.

A Policy Document of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. Adopted as policy by the Federation of State Medical Boards in

This report addresses accreditation standards applied to medical school programs located outside of the U.S. and Canada, and the feasibility of establishing criteria that could be used by

This policy provides state medical boards and legislative bodies with an informational guide outlining patient safety and quality of care issues that should be considered when deciding changes

This report provides recommendations to assist state medical boards in oversight of unregulated office-based surgery and educates licensees as to appropriate standards for office-based