Licensure for Temporary Assignments

Our team of licensure professionals will handle the documentation and verification process for all healthcare providers accepting temporary physician assignments through Staff Care. Our licensing experts act as liaisons between providers, state medical boards and various third party offices which must be contacted during the application process. We will assemble and verify all required documents, inspect all forms for accuracy and completeness and ensure that all documents reach the appropriate individuals.

In order to secure temporary physician job placement in another state, you will need to obtain a medical license. State medical boards often take quite a bit of time to issue medical licenses—six months or more in some cases. This is in addition to the month or more needed to obtain all required documentation. Many providers do not have the time to dedicate to filling out the detailed paperwork and researching the necessary third party contact information. All state medical boards require some amount of prime source verification of a provider's credentials. Some states may require anywhere from five to 30 pieces of prime source documentation. This means you cannot simply fill out an application, pay a fee, supply copies of certificates and expect the license to be issued. Below is a detailed listing of the documentation that our licensure professionals will assist in researching and obtaining in order to complete a provider's licensure process.

Almost all state boards will require verification of other states' licenses, hospital privileges, medical education, malpractice coverage or board certifications, just to name a few. An example of this means that if a physician practiced medicine at multiple locations, state boards require verification of privileges at each location through their standard form—and all verifications must come directly from the site rather than the physician, be filled out completely and reach the correct office by the specified date. This means either the sites providing verification must be conscientious or the physician must constantly follow up to ensure completion. Our licensure professionals will research all third party contacts and maintain consistent communication with them to ensure all verifications are processed in a timely manner.

If a physician is named in any malpractice action, even during their residency, it will appear during the licensure review. Often physicians supporting an operation never learn their name was attached to a malpractice claim and many policies do not give physicians the right to contest a settlement, which also may leave the physician unaware of a claim. Licenses have been held up or denied because the physician checked the “no” box regarding malpractice claims, when records reveal one or more claims against them. Physicians must keep track of names and contact information of each colleague they work with and each attorney representing them over their career. The state licensing boards will require extensive documentation for each malpractice case. At times, this includes the provider's statement of explanation, the court documentation, attorney’s statement and the reports from the insurance companies involved. Our licensure professionals will track down any malpractice documentation that is required by the state medical board.

There are various agencies which will track and collect reporting information for providers. Examples include examination transcripts, American Medical Association Physician Profile, National Practitioner Data Bank and the Federation of State Medical Boards Disciplinary Inquiry report. Almost all state medical boards require at least one of these reports if not several to accompany a provider's application. Our licensure professionals can request that these reports be sent directly to the medical licensing boards governing the state where the temporary physician job placement is located.

Many physicians believe that filling out an application and sending it to the correct office is all that’s required for medical licensure. Unfortunately, incomplete documentation (such as verifications never sent from third parties) will often void application. Some boards automatically void incomplete applications after 60 days. Staff Care has years of expertise working with the State Medical Boards. Let our expertise and guidance in licensure requirements fill your needs in half the time. Since we know that time is of the essence when it comes to locums tenens placement, you can rest assured that our commitment lies in providing the best licensure assistance possible.