Framework for Just Culture: Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline

Abstract

The Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline (BMLD) is the regulatory body for physicians in Rhode Island, granting licenses and imposing disciplinary actions. The BMLD created a framework in the context of Just Culture to evaluate allegations of misconduct regarding physicians. This framework incorporates core concepts from Just Culture, in order to help determine if a physician is blameless or blameworthy regarding the underlying allegations and to help determine accountability to the individual physician or attribute to systems issues.