SF 3457

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to health occupations; modifying Board of Medical Practice examination
provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 147.02, by adding a
subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 147.02, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Examination extension; active military service. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding
subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (2), an applicant who is mobilized into active military
service, as defined in section 197.447, during the process of taking the United States
Medical Licensing Examination, but before passage of all steps, must have passed steps
one, two, and three within a ten-year period. This ten-year period begins when the
applicant first passes either step one or two, as applicable. Proof of active military service
must be submitted to the board on the forms and according to the timelines of the board.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from December 1, 2005.
new text end