Ohio Admin. Code 4731-6-31 - Limited preexamination registration and limited certification
(A)
An applicant for a limited preexamination registration
to practice in state-operated institutions under section
4731.292 of the Revised Code
must be a graduate of a medical or osteopathic school or college that was
reputable and in good standing in the judgment of the board at the time the
diploma was issued. A school shall be considered reputable and in good standing
if it is accredited by the LCME or the AOA, or if its graduates are eligible
for ECFMG certification. In addition, an applicant for limited preexamination
registration must:
(1)
Submit an application for limited preexamination
registration and pay the appropriate fee.
(2)
Have achieved a
recognized passing performance on step 1 and step 2 of the USMLE or levels 1
and 2 of the COMLEX-USA.
(B)
Limited
preexamination registration shall permit practice of medicine or surgery or
osteopathic medicine and surgery only in the state institution for which the
registration is issued and only under the supervision of the medical staff of
that institution. The preexamination registration shall be valid only until
such time as the applicant takes and receives the results from step 3 or level
3, as applicable, of the licensure examination specified by rule
4731-6-05
of the Administrative Code. That examination must be taken at the applicant's
first reasonable opportunity. "First reasonable opportunity" shall mean the
first examination for which the applicant can make a timely registration. The
applicant shall be allowed to take two consecutive examinations before the
applicant's registration expires.
(C)
If the holder of
a preexamination registration passes the examination identified in paragraph
(B) of this rule, the holder shall be granted a limited certificate under
section 4731.292 of the Revised Code
upon submitting an application for a limited certificate and furnishing proof
satisfactory to the board that the applicant has met all applicable
requirements of section
4731.292 of the Revised
Code.
(D)
A holder of a limited certificate, upon completion of
requisite training and upon receipt of United States citizenship, shall be
entitled to receive a license. "Requisite training" shall be defined to mean
that the holder of a limited certificate has completed a total of two years of
training, which shall include:
(1)
Training at an institution or institutions under a
preexamination registration or registrations; or
(2)
Training at an
institution or institutions under a limited certificate or certificates;
or
(3)
Training in graduate medical education as defined in
section 4731.04 of the Revised
Code.
(E)
A limited certificate shall be valid for a period of
one year, but can be renewed annually not more than four times. The applicant
for renewal shall:
(1)
Submit a renewal application containing such
information as required by the board; and
(2)
Submit evidence
of written approval of the medical staff of the institution for which the
certificate is issued; and
(3)
Submit the
required renewal fee.
(F)
In the case of
Mexican diplomas, only the titulo or the acta, along with appropriate evidence
of nonconcurrent internship and social service, is considered equivalent to the
degree of doctor of medicine.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4731.05, 4731.292
Rule Amplifies: 4731.292
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, 10/31/2004
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