People start this when the move is confirmed. The dependencies do not care when it was confirmed.
Four months out
File the license application. Order the transcript to the board directly. Request primary source verification from every board you have ever been licensed by, including lapsed licenses. Book fingerprinting through whatever vendor the state requires, and confirm whether an out-of-state Live Scan is accepted before you book anything.
Three months out
Identify the collaborating or supervising physician if the state requires one on file. If the employer is not ready to commit a name, ask whether a temporary license bridges the gap. Check whether a jurisprudence exam is required and where its validity window falls — sitting it too early can be as bad as too late.
Two months out
Begin payer enrollment for anything that will accept a pending license. Confirm whether the state requires its own controlled-substance registration and what can be prepared in advance.
On issuance
File DEA against the new address, then the state controlled-substance registration. These are sequential and each has its own processing time.
What to keep
Decide deliberately whether to keep the license you are leaving. Lapsing it is cheap now and expensive later, and if it is in a compact member state it may be worth more from 2027 than the state you are moving to.
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