Minnesota Administrative Rules

5600.0200 APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AND SURGERY.

Subpart 1.

Filing; date and place of examination.

An application for admission to a licensing examination as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 147.02 shall be filed with the board as hereinafter prescribed. If the board finds that the application is complete and that all of the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 147.02 and of these rules have been met, it shall advise the applicant of the date and place of the examination.

Subp. 2.

Form and content.

The application must be submitted on forms prepared by the board and must include the following information:

A.

If the applicant is a graduate of a medical or osteopathic college approved by the board, an original or certified copy of the diploma from the medical or osteopathic college, indicating that the applicant has satisfactorily completed a course of study acceptable to the board and that he or she has received from the college the degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy.

B.

If the applicant is currently enrolled in the final year of study at an approved medical or osteopathic college, a transcript of his or her credits, together with evidence, satisfactory to the board, that the applicant has satisfactorily completed the course of study prior to the final year at an approved medical or osteopathic college. Prior to admission to the licensing examination, the applicant shall file with the board the original or certified copy of a diploma from a medical or osteopathic college approved by the board indicating that the applicant has satisfactorily completed a course of study acceptable to the board and that he or she has received from the college the degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy.

C.

A certificate of good moral character signed by two persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery by a recognized and accredited licensing authority within the United States or Canada.

D.

An unmounted recent photograph of the applicant with an affidavit on the reverse side of it made by the applicant that the photograph is that of the applicant.

E.

Other information as the board deems necessary to evaluate the qualifications of the applicant.

Subp. 3.

Additional evidence.

An applicant who has passed the examination prepared and graded by either the Federation of State Medical Boards or the National Board of Medical Examiners shall include in the application, in addition to the information required under subpart 2, evidence satisfactory to the board that within three years before or five years after being granted the degree of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.), the applicant satisfactorily passed an examination prepared and graded according to Minnesota Statutes, section 147.02.

Subp. 4.

Ineligible applicants.

An applicant whose credentials are determined by the board to indicate ineligibility for examination shall be notified of this determination and the grounds for it and may be granted a hearing on this determination under part 5615.0300 by filing a statement of issues with the board within 20 days after receipt of the notice from the board. After the hearing the board shall notify the applicant in writing of its decision.

Subp. 5.

Evidence of training.

An applicant who has satisfactorily completed the licensing examination, and who has fulfilled all the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147, and this chapter, shall be considered by the board for licensure to practice medicine and surgery upon submitting to the board evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has satisfactorily completed either one year of graduate training in an institution in the United States or Canada approved for internship or graduate training by the board or other graduate training approved by the board.

Subp. 6.

Filing deadline.

Applications for examination must be fully completed and forwarded to the secretary of the board, postmarked not later than 30 days before the date of examination.

Subp. 7.

[Repealed by amendment, 8 SR 2573]

Statutory Authority:

MS s 147.01; 147.02

History:

8 SR 2573

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008