Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 435 - State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision › Chapter 10 - Physicians and Surgeons › Subchapter 4 - Application and Examination Procedures for Licensure as Physician and Surgeon › Section 435:10-4-4 - Application procedure

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) An
				applicant for licensure by the Board shall provide the Board with all
				information required pursuant to 59 O.S. §493.1 on forms created therefore
				by staff. In addition, an applicant shall provide either original documents
				required thereby or notarized or certified duplicates. Academic records may be
				provided by submission of certified transcripts from all applicable
				schools.
(b) The applicant shall be
				forthright and open in the provision of information to the Board in the
				application process. No applicant shall be awarded a license who does not
				provide the Board with complete, open and honest responses to all requests for
				information.
(c) Any Board member
				may request an applicant to provide any additional information the Board member
				feels is necessary or useful to determine the applicant's ability to practice
				medicine and surgery in the application process which is raised by any response
				by an applicant to any question or request for information on the application
				form.
(d) The applicant shall
				present proof of graduation from an approved medical school and possess a valid
				degree of Doctor of Medicine or its equivalent, as applicable. The Board will
				accept as proof the original diploma conferred or a notarized copy thereof, but
				may request additional written information or verification from the Dean or
				other authority from the applicant's medical school.
(e) The applicant shall provide written
				verification of successful completion of at least twelve (12) months of
				progressive post-graduate medical training in a program approved by The
				American Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), The Royal College of
				Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, The College of Family Physicians of Canada,
				The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, The Royal College of Surgeons of
				England, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, or The Royal
				College of Surgeons in Ireland. The Board requires this training to be obtained
				in the same medical specialty. The Board will not accept combinations of months
				from multiple specialties as evidence of one (1) year of acceptable training
				for licensure; except that the Board will accept transitional residencies. It
				shall be the burden of the applicant to provide information as to the
				progressive nature of the post-graduate training. The Board construes
				progressive training to be that which steadily increases the student's duties
				and responsibilities during the training and which prepares the student for
				increasingly difficult medical challenges. If Fellowships are used to meet
				post-graduate education requirements, the Fellowships must be approved by the
				American Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and be conducted in an
				ACGME approved facility. Clerkships shall not constitute necessary medical
				post-graduate training required for licensure.
(f) The applicant shall be candid in regard
				to the provision of information related to any academic misconduct or
				disciplinary action.
(g) The
				applicant shall be provided a copy of the Act and Board rules on unprofessional
				conduct. The applicant shall review such rules and state candidly and honestly
				whether the applicant has committed any act which would constitute grounds for
				disciplinary action by the Board under Act and rules of the Board.
(h) The applicant shall take and complete the
				jurisprudence examination prepared by the staff. Seventy-five percent (75%) or
				above shall be a passing grade. The examination shall cover the Act and any
				other significant statute, rule or material related to the practice of medicine
				and surgery in this state. The applicant shall be provided a copy of all
				statutes, rules or other material from which the examination was created and
				may review such material while taking the jurisprudence examination. An
				applicant who fails the jurisprudence examination three (3) times shall be
				required to meet with the Secretary in order to devise a study plan prior to
				taking the jurisprudence examination again. The Board has determined that the
				jurisprudence examination is an integral part of the application process. A
				passing score on the jurisprudence examination is a requirement for
				licensure.
(i) The applicant shall
				pay all necessary fees related to the application.
(j) It is the responsibility of the applicant
				to verify the applicant's identity and the validity of any documents or
				information submitted to the Board in the licensure process.
(k) The Board must be in receipt of
				correspondence from the American Medical Association (AMA) and Federation of
				State Medical Boards (Federation) prior to issuance of any medical license. The
				Board may also contact other sources as necessary. Should information be found
				through correspondence with the AMA, Federation, or other sources that was
				previously unknown to the Board, the application will be held until such time
				as the Secretary of the Board is satisfied that the information has been
				validated by the Staff.
(l) An
				applicant may withdraw an application for licensure at any time prior to the
				submission of the application for consideration by members of the Board. No
				application may be withdrawn by an applicant after it has been submitted to
				members of the Board.
(m) An
				applicant for reinstatement for failure to renew pursuant to 59 O.S. s.s. 495d
				shall meet all application requirements in effect at the time reinstatement is
				requested, be of good moral character and shall provide proof that continuing
				education requirements have been met.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4535,
				  eff 7-27-94 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 767, eff 1-5-95 (emergency); Added
				  at 12 Ok Reg 1223, eff 5-11-95; Amended at 12 Ok Reg 1235, eff 5-15-95; Amended
				  at 15 Ok Reg 2018, eff 5-26-98; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2777, eff 6-24-02
				  (emergency); Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2992, eff 8-19-02 (emergency); Amended at 20
				  Ok Reg 969, eff 5-12-03; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 946, eff
				  5-12-05