Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 88 - LICENSURE OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY AND OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Section 172-88-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
Definitions are set out in the Medicine and Surgery Practice
				  Act, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, the Uniform Credentialing Act,
				  172 Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) 10, and this chapter.
002.01
ACCREDITED SCHOOL OR
				COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.
An accredited school or college of medicine
				is a United States or Canadian school or college which conforms to the
				standards required for accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical
				Education (LCME) sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges and
				the American Medical Association and is approved by the Department, upon
				recommendation of the Board.
002.02
ACCREDITED SCHOOL OR COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE.
An accredited school or college of osteopathic medicine is a school or college
				which conforms to the standards required for accreditation by the American
				Osteopathic Association Bureau of Professional Education and is approved by the
				Department, upon recommendation of the Board.
002.03
APPROVED GRADUATE MEDICAL
				EDUCATION.
An approved graduate medical education is a program of
				graduate medical education, approved by the Board, that is accredited by the
				Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the Royal College
				of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the College of Family Physicians of
				Canada, or has been deemed by the Board as comparable to the requirements of
				the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
002.04
APPROVED GRADUATE
				OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION.
An approved graduate osteopathic
				medical education is a program of graduate medical education approved by the
				Council on Postdoctoral Training (COPT) served in the United States, or has
				been deemed by the Board as comparable to the requirements of the Council on
				Postdoctoral Training (COPT).
002.05
COMPREHENSIVE OSTEOPATHIC
				MEDICAL LICENSING EXAMINATION OF THE UNITED STATES (COMLEX).
The
				comprehensive osteopathic licensing examination of the United States is the
				examination made available by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical
				Examiners (NBOME).
002.06
FEDERATION CREDENTIALS VERIFICATION SERVICE (FCVS).
The federation credentials verification service is the permanent, central
				repository of core credential documents that have been verified through primary
				sources administered by the Federation of State Medical Boards.
002.07
FEDERATION LICENSING
				EXAMINATION (FLEX) WEIGHTED AVERAGE.
The federation licensing
				examination weighted average is the formula used to determine the examination
				score for the Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX) administered prior to
				1985. Such formula is as follows: day 1 score multiplied by 1; day 2 score
				multiplied by 2; day 3 score multiplied by 3. The total of these 3 scores is
				divided by 6 which equals the Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX) Weighted
				Average.
002.08
FOREIGN
				MEDICAL GRADUATE.
A foreign medical graduate is a graduate of a
				school or college of medicine not in the United States or Canada which is
				recognized by the appropriate government agency in the country where the
				medical school is located.
002.09
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA.
A health
				professional shortage area is a geographic area designated a health profession
				shortage area by the Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission.
002.10
SPECIAL PURPOSE
				EXAMINATION (SPEX).
The special purpose examination is an
				examination made available by the Federation of State Medical Boards.
002.11
STATE
				EXAMINATION.
A state examination is an examination administered by
				a state, territory of the United States, or District of Columbia for purposes
				of determining eligibility for initial licensure of physicians or osteopathic
				physicians and surgeons.