Question

You live in Shiprock, New Mexico – in what is called the Four Corners Region -- and hold a professional license to practice as a physician. You would like to open satellite offices and offer services in the neighboring states of Utah, Arizona, and Colorado. Can you? What federal and state agencies will you need to contact? Does it matter if you are an allopathic or osteopathic physician?

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Answer 1

Four corner region it is the region of the united states consisting of the southwestern corner of the colorado, southeastern corner ot utah , northern corner of arizona and northwestern corner of new mexico.so for the physicianwant to open satellite offices and offer service in utah and arizon and colorado then the physician should get the interstate medical licensure compact this offers a new voluntary expedited pathway to licensure for qualified physician who wish to practice in multiple states and interstatemedical licensure compact is the result of the patnership between the federation of state medical boards, and the american board of medical specialties and to get the interstate medical licensure compact the physician shouldhave qualification , they are must have medical school accrediation, and pass the USMLE(united state medical licensing examination) or COMLEX-USA( comprehensive osteopathic medical licensing examination) , and obtain GME accreditation by ACGME or AOA, ABMS OR AOA-BOS CERTIFICATE and have aprimary medical practice in the one of the participating states, it does not matter whether the physician is an allopathic or osteopathic physician. sources is www.azleg.gov.