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The Latest Legislative Tracking on Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs

The Latest Legislative Tracking on Telemedicine

The United States' escalating opioid epidemic, with drug overdose deaths on the rise since 1999, has led to a wave of laws, regulations, and guidelines implemented at the federal and state level

The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) is a national nonprofit organization representing all medical and osteopathic licensing boards across the United States and its territories. Since 1912,

From 1912 to 2003, the FSMB’s chief elected officer was called president. The title was changed to chair in 2003.

Officers of the Board of Directors  Katie L. Templeton, JD Chair Oklahoma Osteopathic George M. Abraham, MD, MPH Chair-elect Massachusetts Shawn P. Parker, JD, MPA Treasurer North Carolina

FSMB Past Staff Leadership

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

State Medical Board Data The FSMB conducts a periodic, comprehensive query of state medical boards intended to gather data about each board’s composition, governance structure, funding basis, and

1. “Responsible Opioid Prescribing: A Clinician’s Guide” (2007-2016) Among the FSMB Foundation’s educational initiatives has been the development and distribution of a guidebook intended to help