SECTION 435:10-4-7. Licensure by endorsement

(a)   The Board may license an applicant by endorsement based upon the applicant's current license in another state, the District of Columbia, U.S. territory, or Canada and who has passed a medical licensure examination allowed by 59 O.S. § 493.3(A)(2), and who has complied with all other current licensure requirements of the Act.

(b)   The Board has approved for the purpose of a medical licensure examination the FLEX, USMLE, National Board and LMCC examinations or acceptable combinations thereof. All steps of the licensure examination must be passed within ten (10) years unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law.

(c)   The following applies to all applicants regarding examinations failures unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law:

(1)   Any applicant who fails any part of a licensing examination three times will not be eligible for a license. A score of incomplete shall be considered a failing score. The USMLE Step 2-Clinical Knowledge and Step 2-Clinical Skills shall be considered as separate steps.

(2)   If a combination of NBME, FLEX and/or USMLE is utilized, any applicant who has failed more than six (6) examinations will not be eligible for a license.

(3)   If an applicant has achieved certification by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Board, an exception to 435:10-4-7 (c) (1) and (2) may be granted by a vote of the Board.

(d)   To apply for licensure by endorsement, an applicant shall submit an application as required by 435:10-4-4 and 435:10-4-5, as applicable.

(e)   In addition, the applicant shall provide information to the Board, on a form created by the Board, in regard to the applicant's current license and previous examination.

(f)   In the event an applicant is not qualified for licensure by endorsement, the applicant may, upon payment of applicable fees, sit for licensure examination authorized by this rule.

[Source: Added at 11 Ok Reg 4535, eff 7-27-94 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 1223, eff 5-11-95; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3945, eff 7-9-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 803, eff 2-4-99 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1211, eff 5-14-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1350, eff 5-11-00; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 1047, eff 5-14-04; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1097, eff 5-11-06; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 3121, eff 6-29-06 (emergency); Amended at 24 Ok Reg 213, eff 10-26-06 (emergency); Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2246, eff 6-25-07]