The National Practitioner Data Bank Was Created by Congress ___________

The National Practitioner Data Bank was created by Congress ___________.

A) as an individual state repository of information with the primary purpose of facilitating a comprehensive review of a physician's insurance coverage
B) protect physicians who leave one state to practice in another state
C) as a national repository of information with the primary purpose of facilitating a comprehensive review of physicians' and other healthcare practitioners' professional credentials
D) as a national repository of information with the primary purpose of facilitating professional licensure