Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 4 › Subtitle 32 - BOARD OF PHYSICIANS › Chapter 10.32.01 - General Licensure Regulations › Section 10.32.01.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "ABMS" means the American Board of
				  Medical Specialties.
(2) "ACCME"
				  means the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education.
(3) "ACGME" means the Accreditation Council
				  for Graduate Medical Education.
(4)
				  "Accredited training program" means a postgraduate clinical medical education
				  program which is:
(a) Certified by the:
(i) Accreditation Council for Graduate
				  Medical Education (ACGME) or its successor; or
(ii) American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
				  or its successor;
(b)
				  Accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) or
				  its successor,
(c) A postgraduate
				  clinical medical education program that meets all of the following criteria:
(i) Is in a specialty or subspecialty area,
				  or both, that is not being accredited by the ACGME, AOA or RCPSC but meets all
				  the requirements for accreditation of Accreditation Council for Graduate
				  Medical Education, the American Osteopathic Association, or the Royal College
				  of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada;
(ii) Is directed by a physician who is
				  actively licensed to practice medicine in the United States, its territories or
				  possessions, Puerto Rico, or Canada;
(c) A postgraduate clinical medical education
				  program that meets all of the following criteria:
(i) Is in a specialty or subspecialty area,
				  or both, that is not being accredited by the ACGME but meets all the
				  requirements for accreditation of the Accreditation Council for Graduate
				  Medical Education;
(ii) Is directed
				  by a physician who is actively licensed to practice medicine in
				  Maryland;
(iii) Is concurrently
				  offered with ACGME-accredited programs; and
(iv) Is taught at a hospital that is
				  accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care
				  Organizations; or
(iv)
				  Is taught at a hospital that is accredited by the The Joint Commission or its
				  successor or predecessor, or
(d) A program conducted in the United States
				  of America or Canada that is the equivalent of §B(3)(a), (b), or (c) of
				  this regulation as determined by the Board of Physicians.
(5) "AOA" means the American Osteopathic
				  Association.
(6) "Applicant" means
				  an individual applying for initial licensure as a physician in
				  Maryland.
(7) "Application period"
				  means the time between the Board's receipt of an application and the issuance
				  of a license or the closure of an application through withdrawal, determination
				  of ineligibility, or denial of application.
(8) "Board" means the Board of
				  Physicians.
(9) Board-certified"
				  means the physician is certified by a public or private board, including a
				  multidisciplinary board, and the certifying board is:
(a) A member of ABMS;
(b) An AOA certifying board;
(c) The Royal College of Physicians and
				  Surgeons of Canada; or
(d) The
				  College of Family Physicians of Canada.
(10) "CME" means continuing medical
				  education.
(11) "ECFMG" means the
				  Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates or its
				  successor.
(12) "FCVS" means the
				  Federal Credentialing Verification Services of the Federation of State Medical
				  Boards of the United States, Inc.
(13) "Federation" means the Federation of
				  State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc.
(14) "FLEX examination" means the Federation
				  Licensing Examination designed by the Federation of State Medical Boards in
				  cooperation with the National Board of Medical Examiners.
(15) "FLEX weighted average" means the method
				  of calculating the grade of the FLEX examination by which the test results on
				  the first day count 1/6, the second day 2/6, and the third day 3/6.
(16) "Foreign medical school" means a medical
				  school located outside the United States or its territories, Canada, or Puerto
				  Rico.
(17) "LCME" means Liaison
				  Committee on Medical Education, an organization that accredits programs in
				  medical education leading to the doctor of medicine degree in the United States
				  and territories and, in cooperation with the Committee on Accreditation of
				  Canadian Medical Schools, in Canada.
(18) "Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)" means
				  the examination of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
				  designed to evaluate the spoken English proficiency of those whose native
				  language is not English.
(19)
				  "Orientation program" means a program of information approved by the Board
				  which includes:
(a) The statutes and
				  regulations governing the practice of medicine in Maryland;
(b) Boundary issues; and
(c) The role and functions of the
				  Board.
(20)
				  'Postgraduate training" means clinical and medical training for medical school
				  graduates, including but not limited to, internships, residencies, and
				  fellowships.
(21) "Professional
				  school" means a school whose curricula lead to a professional license,
				  certification, or registration issued under the Health Occupations Article,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland, including the medical school of graduation or the
				  medical school, where an applicant obtained medical education, that is
				  affiliated with the institution that conferred the medical degree on the
				  applicant.
(22) "Recertification"
				  means successfully meeting all of the specified recertification requirements of
				  a medical licensing authority or specialty board recognized by the
				  Board.
(23) "Speech impairment"
				  means a disorder of the voice, articulation, speech sounds, or fluency in the
				  speaker's native language.
(24)
				  "SPEX" means the Special Purpose Examination prepared by the Federation of
				  State Medical Boards.
(25)
				  "Successfully completed year of postgraduate training" means:
(a) 12 months of accredited postgraduate
				  training in one integrated program in which the:
(i) Applicant completed all the
				  requirements;
(ii) Program director
				  rated the applicant's performance as satisfactory; and
(iii) Applicant's performance was such that
				  the applicant qualified for advancement without academic or clinical
				  probationary conditions to the next year and next progressive level of
				  responsibility in a designated specialty program; or
(b) A year of accredited postgraduate
				  training which the applicant completed in a manner that satisfied the
				  requirements of §B(20-1)(a)(i) and (ii) of this regulation but that did
				  not satisfy the requirements of §B(20-1)(a)(iii) of this regulation, and
				  which was followed by a year of training which the applicant completed in a
				  manner that satisfied all of the requirements of §B(20-1)(a) of this
				  regulation.
(26) "TOEFL"
				  means the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
(27) "USMLE" means the United States Medical
				  Licensing Examination.