---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 11132"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "11132"
heading: "Reporting of sanctions taken by Boards of Medical Examiners"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/11132"
units:
  - "Chapter 117 — Encouraging Good Faith Professional Review Activities"
  - "Subchapter II — Reporting of Information"
---

# §11132. Reporting of sanctions taken by Boards of Medical Examiners

- (a) **In general—**
  - (1) **Actions subject to reporting—** Each [Board of Medical Examiners](/usc/42/11151.md?p=2)—
    - (A) which revokes or suspends (or otherwise restricts) a [physician](/usc/42/11151.md?p=8)’s license or censures, reprimands, or places on probation a [physician](/usc/42/11151.md?p=8), for reasons relating to the [physician](/usc/42/11151.md?p=8)’s professional competence or professional conduct, or
    - (B) to which a [physician](/usc/42/11151.md?p=8)’s license is surrendered,

    shall report, in accordance with [section 11134 of this title](/usc/42/11134.md), the information described in [paragraph (2)](#a-2).

  - (2) **Information to be reported—** The information to be reported under [paragraph (1)](#a-1) is—
    - (A) the name of the [physician](/usc/42/11151.md?p=8) involved,
    - (B) a description of the acts or omissions or other reasons (if known) for the revocation, suspension, or surrender of license, and
    - (C) such other information respecting the circumstances of the action or surrender as the [Secretary](/usc/42/11151.md?p=12) deems appropriate.
- (b) **Failure to report—** If, after notice of noncompliance and providing opportunity to correct noncompliance, the [Secretary](/usc/42/11151.md?p=12) determines that a [Board of Medical Examiners](/usc/42/11151.md?p=2) has failed to report information in accordance with [subsection (a)](#a), the [Secretary](/usc/42/11151.md?p=12) shall designate another qualified entity for the reporting of information under [section 11133 of this title](/usc/42/11133.md).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 99–660, title IV, § 422, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3789.)