waitingforever1234 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 The title basically sums up my situation. Here's some more details: I graduated forever ago (mid-2019). Took a while to pass the boards. Job searched for months and got lucky enough to get an employment offer for my 1st job that I accepted >6 months ago. Was ecstatic - it's in the specialty I want and seems like I'll get great training and mentoring at the practice. I moved to rural Pennsylvania for this job from out of state. Here the state board must grant PA's a license and then review and approve the agreement with the physician you're working with before you can begin practicing. It's been >6 months since I started this process. While my license was approved a few months ago, my physician agreement still hasn't been. The board was supposed to send me a letter after I got licensed to be able to practice temporarily until they review my practice agreement but it never showed up. My employer said they've never seen a letter like that sent in practice, regardless of what the board's website says. So I just keep waiting. I've emailed the board. I've called the board. My employer has called the board. They just keep saying my agreement is in the queue waiting to be reviewed. My employer is apologetic this is taking a while but doesn't seem overly concerned. Does that mean I shouldn't be concerned? I'm trying not to bother them too much. But meanwhile my family has bills to pay and this job was supposed to provide the majority of our income. What money we have in the bank is close to running out. At this point I don't know what to do. I'm starting to feel like I'm missing something. Can anyone else who has worked in PA tell me if this is normal?! Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansk Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Unfortunately, it is not that uncommon. 6 months is a little bit longer than normal though. Try contacting your state representatives to see if they can assist. My practice has used this tactic with some success. Just hope the reviewer doesn't find something wrong. We use the same form for all of our new hires, and 2 times in the past couple of years some reviewer decided that our standard practice delegation had a problem. That caused a bigger delay. The other issue in PA is that there are separate boards for MD and DO delegation forms. It is a total cluster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waitingforever1234 Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 1 minute ago, briansk said: Unfortunately, it is not that uncommon. 6 months is a little bit longer than normal though. Try contacting your state representatives to see if they can assist. My practice has used this tactic with some success. Just hope the reviewer doesn't find something wrong. We use the same form for all of our new hires, and 2 times in the past couple of years some reviewer decided that our standard practice delegation had a problem. That caused a bigger delay. The other issue in PA is that there are separate boards for MD and DO delegation forms. It is a total cluster. Thanks so much for your reply. That makes me feel a lot better! I'm with the MD board - definitely crossing my fingers the reviewer doesn't find anything weird. Do you know who is usually notified when an agreement is approved? Is it the MD or the practice or the PA? The other states where I'm licensed don't even review practice agreements! They just had to be created and available in case the state ever requested to review it. It's crazy to me that state laws can be so different and there's such huge consequences! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted May 12, 2021 Administrator Share Posted May 12, 2021 Have you called your state PA org? If not, do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trazodone Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 call your local state rep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trazodone Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 shoot me a private message if you need help, we might be near each other in PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waitingforever1234 Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 On 5/12/2021 at 12:25 PM, rev ronin said: Have you called your state PA org? If not, do. I hadn't thought about this option. Thanks for the suggestion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waitingforever1234 Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 21 hours ago, trazodone said: call your local state rep! 21 hours ago, trazodone said: shoot me a private message if you need help, we might be near each other in PA Thanks for the offer and suggestion! I'll definitely look into contacting my state rep and be sure to let you know if I need any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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