(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.
(D) Notwithstanding paragraphs (A)
to (C) of this rule, and in addition to grounds otherwise contained in Chapter
4731. of the Revised Code and Chapter 4731-6 of the Administrative Code, the
board may refuse an applicant for endorsement who has not been engaged in any
of the following activities during the two years immediately prior to the date
ofapplication;
(1) The active clinical
practice of medicine or surgery, or osteopathic medicine and surgery;
(2) The taking of graduate medical education
as defined in section
4731.091 of the Revised
Code;
(3) The attendance as a
student at a medical or osteopathic school.
(E) For purposes of division (E) of section
4731.29 of the Revised Code the
term "actively practicing ... in the United States" includes the taking of
graduate medical education as defined in section
4731.091 of the Revised
Code.
(F) An applicant will be
excused from the requirement to demonstrate proficiency in spoken English under
the terms of division (E)(1) of section
4731.29 of the Revised Code if
the applicant's license or licenses from another state have been unrestricted
and he or she was actively practicing medicine and surgery or osteopathic
medicine and surgery in the United States for at least nine full months during
each of the five years immediately preceding the date of his or her
application. In this rule, "license" includes a training certificate or its
equivalent issued to those applicants who have been actively practicing
medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in the United States
as part of graduate medical education as defined in section
4731.091 of the Revised Code.
(G) Notwithstanding the requirements
of paragraph (C) of this rule, an applicant for endorsement who has not
completed an acceptable examination sequence, but has taken and passed the
clinical competency portion of the sequence without failure of any other
portion within that same examination sequence; has been appointed to serve in
this state in a full-time position on the academic staff of an LCME or AOA
accredited school; has obtained specialty board certification in the
applicant's practice specialty and that certification is recognized by the
American board of medical specialties or the American osteopathic association,
or its equivalent as determined by the board; and has held a full and unlimited
license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in
another state for at least ten years and has actively clinically practiced in
that state or another state wherein licensed for that same period, is eligible
for consideration for medical licensure under section 4731.29 of the Revised
Code without requiring further examination. All steps, parts or components must
have been administered prior to January 2000.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
4731-6-16
Effective:
7/31/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
4/9/2019
Promulgated Under:
119.03
Statutory
Authority: 4731.05
Rule
Amplifies: 4731.09,
4731.29,
4731.142,
4731.14,
4731.091
Prior
Effective Dates: 02/29/1988 (Emer.), 06/06/1988 (Emer.), 11/01/1988 (Emer.),
12/19/1988, 02/10/1989, 08/15/1993, 12/01/1999, 09/30/2001, 12/31/2004,
10/31/2013