Rhode Island Medical Board

The Rhode Island Medical Board is one of the few Boards which mandate the use of FCVS. The difference between Rhode Island and other Boards is that Rhode Island will issue the full license without receiving the FCVS packet. FCVS typically takes 4 to 9 months to complete a physician's packet. Rhode Island recognizes this fact and as such allows the Physicians to practice medicine without the completed packet. Once the reference forms/employment verifications, State License Verifications, and other verifications are received, the application is submitted to the full Board and then the license is issued. The New Hampshire Medical Board has a similar policy with the exception that a temporary license is issued once a minimum amount of credentialing has occurred instead of a full unrestricted license.