What is the process for reinstating a physician license?
Candidates for reinstatement must essentially submit a new application for licensure in NC. To see the full requirements for reinstating a NC physician license, click here. It is important to understand that any licensee who has been out of clinical practice for two or more years must meet an additional requirement to reestablish their competence to practice medicine safely to the satisfaction of the Board. This typically involves having a licensed physician colleague approved by the Board mentor the re-entering licensee for a set period (this period is determined by the licensee and the Board on a case-by-case basis). Click here to read the Board’s Position Statement on the subject of competence and re-entering the practice of medicine.
