SECTION 435:10-4-4. Application procedure

(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.

[Source: 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]