When a physician or other licensed practitioner leaves a state in which he/she is licensed and plans to move the practice to another state, often, the state license no longer used by the practitioner is merely allowed to expire.
When that occurs, the licensing Board does not know whether you simply forgot to renew your license, or whether you have discontinued your practice. Some states licensing boards think the practice of merely allowing your license to expire is a sanctionable offense and require either an agreed/consent order and/or a report in the NPDB, sometimes years after the fact.
Therefore, if you plan to leave a state to practice in another state, before you allow your license to merely expire because you have no plans in the future to return to your former practice, please talk your licensing Board first. While that practice may be fine in some states, it is frowned upon and sanctionable conduct in others.
And for you overachievers who have more than a single license in any particular state, you should speak to all your licensing boards before allowing any of your licenses to expire. Many Licensing Boards regard sanctions from other boards as grounds for their own sanctions, and the snow-ball effect may adversely affect your ability to practice in any state in which you are licensed.
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