Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4731 - State Medical Board › Chapter 4731-6 - Medical or Osteopathic License › Section 4731-6-16 - Eligibility for medical or osteopathic licensure by endorsement of licenses granted by other states

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An applicant for a certificate to
			 practice medicine or surgery, or osteopathic medicine and surgery, who holds a
			 license from another state, is eligible for consideration without further
			 examination under section
			 4731.29 of the Revised Code if
			 the requirements of paragraphs (B) to (D) of this rule are met, and the
			 applicant meets the eligibility requirements as set forth in sections
			 4731.09,
			 4731.091,
			 4731.14 and
			 4731.142 of the Revised Code for
			 licensure by Ohio examination.
(B)
			 The license from another state being endorsed into Ohio must be current and in
			 good standing and must be a full and unlimited license to practice all branches
			 of medicine or surgery, or osteopathic medicine and surgery. An exception can
			 be made by the board in those cases where an applicant cannot renew his or her
			 license in the other jurisdiction for purposes of endorsement due to residency
			 or similar requirements, or in those cases where an applicant is on probation
			 in the other jurisdiction and the board determines that it is able to impose
			 sufficient conditions to ensure public safety.
(C) The applicant for endorsement must have
			 passed one of the following examinations:
(1)
			 A written state medical board of the United States licensing examination other
			 than the FLEX, USMLE or COMLEX-USA administered prior to June 1982 without
			 previous or subsequent FLEX, USMLE or COMLEX-USA failure; or
(2) A single three day FLEX administered
			 prior to June 1985. The FLEX-weighted average must be seventy-five or above for
			 the entire examination as reported by the federation, or must be seventy-two or
			 above if the examination was taken during the first two years of a state's
			 administration of the FLEX and such score was accepted by that state as a
			 passing score; or
(3) Component 1
			 and component 2 of the FLEX administered after June 1985. A score of
			 seventy-five or above must have been achieved on each component as reported by
			 the federation. Both components must have been passed within a seven year
			 period; or
(4) Part I of the
			 national board of medical examiners examination or step 1 of the USMLE, part II
			 of the national board of medical examiners examination or step 2 of the USMLE,
			 and part III of the national board of medical examiners examination or step 3
			 of the USMLE or component 2 of the FLEX. All steps, parts or components must
			 have been administered prior to January 2000. The score achieved on each step,
			 part or component must have been recognized by the USMLE program, the national
			 board of medical examiners or the federation as a passing score for that step,
			 part or component, respectively; or
(5) Component 1 of the FLEX and step 3 of the
			 USMLE. The component and step must have been administered prior to January
			 2000. A score of seventy-five or above must have been achieved on component 1.
			 The score achieved on step 3 must have been recognized by the USMLE program as
			 a recommended passing score; or
(6)
			 USMLE steps 1, 2 and 3. All three steps must have been passed in accordance
			 with paragraph (C)(3) of rule
			 4731-6-14
			 of the Administrative Code and the score achieved on each step must have been
			 recognized by the USMLE program as a recommended passing score; or
(7) A written examination provided by the
			 national board of osteopathic medical examiners for the administering state;
			 or
(8) COMLEX-USA levels 1, 2 and
			 3. All three levels must have been passed in accordance with paragraph (C)(3)
			 of rule
			 4731-6-14
			 of the Administrative Code and the score achieved on each level must have been
			 recognized by the COMLEX-USA program as a recommended passing score.