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5600.0700 LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT WITHOUT EXAMINATION TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AND SURGERY.
Subpart 1.
Who may apply.
An application for a license to practice medicine and surgery by endorsement without written examination may be made by an applicant who is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners or of the National Board of Examiners for Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, or who has passed a licensing examination given by the appropriate board or agency of a state which the board determines acceptable as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 147.03; provided however, that the board may require the applicant to be examined in subjects which, in the opinion of the board, have not been satisfactorily covered.
Subp. 2.
Submission and contents of application.
The application must be submitted on forms prepared by the board and must include the following information:
B.
An original or certified copy of the certificate or diploma from the appropriate national or state board or agency, as referred to in subpart 1, evidencing satisfactory completion of the licensing examination referred to in subpart 1.
C.
If the applicant is a graduate of a foreign medical school:
(1)
evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has been awarded a certificate by the Education Council for Foreign Medical Graduates, certifying to the applicant's formal education and passage of the ECFMG English test and the ECFMG examination; and
(2)
an original or certified copy of a birth record.
The evidence required in subitem (1) is not required if the applicant is a diplomate of a medical specialty board approved by the American Medical Association.
D.
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. 3.
Ineligible applicants.
An applicant whose credentials are determined by the board to indicate ineligibility for licensure shall be notified of this determination and the grounds for it and may be granted a hearing on this determination according to part 5615.0300 by filing a statement of issues with the board within 20 days after receipt of this notice from the board. After the hearing, the board shall notify the applicant in writing of its decision.
History:
8 SR 2573; 24 SR 713; L 2001 1Sp9 art 15 s 32
Published Electronically:
June 11, 2008
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