A physician’s license to practice medicine expires every two years on his or her birth date, and the license must be renewed for the physician to continue to practice. Most license renewals, approximately 22,000, occur during odd-numbered years. In 2004, responding to comments from licensees, the Board undertook a redesign of the renewal application forms with three goals: make the forms easier for physicians to understand and complete; capture additional information like sub- specialty; and, create forms that support the introduction of online licensing. The effort appears to be a success, as applications for the current renewal year are coming in.
