North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 32 - NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD › Subchapter B - LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE › Section .2000 - EXPEDITED APPLICATION FOR PHYSICIAN LICENSE › Section 32B .2001 - EXPEDITED APPLICATION FOR PHYSICIAN LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) A
				  physician who meets the qualifications listed in this Rule may apply for a
				  license on an expedited basis.
(b)
				  An applicant for an expedited physician license shall:
(1) complete the Board's application
				  attesting under oath or affirmation that the information on the application is
				  true and complete, and authorizing the release to the Board of all information
				  pertaining to the application;
(2)
				  submit documentation of a legal name change, if applicable;
(3) submit a photograph, two inches by two
				  inches, affixed to the oath or affirmation that has been attested to by a
				  notary public;
(4) supply a
				  certified copy of applicant's birth certificate if the applicant was born in
				  the U.S. or a certified copy of a valid and unexpired U.S. passport. If the
				  applicant does not possess proof of U.S. citizenship, the applicant must
				  provide information about applicant's immigration and work status that the
				  Board will use to verify applicant's ability to work lawfully in the U.S.
				  Applicants who are not present in the U.S. and who do not plan to practice
				  physically in the U.S. shall submit a statement to that effect;
(5) provide proof that applicant has held an
				  active unrestricted license to practice medicine in at least one other state,
				  the District of Columbia, U.S. Territory or Canadian province continuously for
				  a minimum of five years immediately preceding this application;
(6) provide proof of clinical practice
				  providing patient care for an average of 20 hours or more per week, for at
				  least the last two years;
(7)
				  provide proof of:
(A) current certification
				  or current recertification by an ABMS, CCFP, FRCP, FRCS, AOA, or American Board
				  of Maxillofacial Surgery approved specialty board obtained within the past 10
				  years; or
(B) obtained
				  certification or recertification of CAQ by a specialty board recognized by the
				  ABMS, CCFP, FRCP, FRCS, or AOA;
(C)
				  met requirements for ABMS MOC (maintenance of certification) or AOA OCC
				  (Osteopathic continuous certification);
(8) if the applicant is a graduate of a
				  medical school other than those approved by LCME, AOA, COCA, or CACMS, the
				  applicant shall furnish an original ECFMG certification status report of a
				  currently valid certification of the ECFMG. The ECFMG certification status
				  report requirement shall be waived if the applicant has passed the ECFMG
				  examination and successfully completed an approved Fifth Pathway program
				  (original ECFMG score transcript from the ECFMG required);
(9) submit an AMA Physician Profile and, if
				  the applicant is an osteopathic physician, also submit an AOA Physician
				  Profile;
(10) submit two completed
				  fingerprint record cards supplied by the Board;
(11) submit a signed consent allowing a
				  search of local, state and national files to disclose any criminal
				  record;
(12) pay to the Board a
				  non-refundable fee pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  90-13.1(a) plus the cost of
				  a criminal background check; and
(13) upon request, supply any additional
				  information the Board deems necessary to evaluate the applicant's
				  qualifications.