§34-24-505. Exemptions.

(a) A physician who engages in the practice of medicine across state lines in a medical emergency, as defined by the board, is not subject to the provisions of this article.

(b) A physician who engages in the practice of medicine or osteopathy across state lines on an irregular or infrequent basis is not subject to the provisions of this article. The "irregular or infrequent" practice of medicine across state lines is deemed to occur if such practice occurs less than 10 times in a calendar year or involves fewer than 10 patients in a calendar year or comprises less than one percent of the physician's diagnostic or therapeutic practice.

(Acts 1997, No. 97-166, p. 238, §6.)