1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health occupations; modifying Board of Medical Practice examination 
1.3 	provision;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 147.02, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 147.02, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 1a. Examination extension; active military service.  The board may grant 
1.9 	an extension to the time period required to pass the United States Medical Licensing 
1.10 	Examination (USMLE) as specified in subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (2), if 
1.11 	an applicant is mobilized into active military service, as defined in section 190.05, 
1.12 	subdivision 5, during the process of taking the USMLE, but before passage of all steps. 
1.13 	Proof of active military service must be submitted to the board on the forms and according 
1.14 	to the timelines of the board. 

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from December 1, 2005.