Section R4-22-203. Examination; Practice Equivalency to an Exam- ination

A.      Approved examinations. For the purposes of licensing, the Board approves the following examinations:

1.        All levels and parts of the COMLEX required by the NBOME with a passing score determined by the NBOME;

2.        All levels and parts of the USMLE required by the NBME with a passing score determined by the NBME; and

3.        A special purposes competency examination given by the

NBOME or NBME to an applicant at the request of the Board, with a passing score established by the NBOME or NBME.

B.       Practice equivalency to an examination. If an applicant has not passed an approved examination within the seven years before the date of application, the Board shall find that the applicant has practice experience equivalent to an approved examination if the applicant submits documentation of all of the following:

1.        On the date of application and continuously until the date the applicant is issued or denied a license, the applicant holds:

a.         An active license to practice osteopathic medicine issued by another state, or

b.        An active permit or temporary license to practice in an approved residency or fellowship;

2.        For at least seven of the 10 years immediately before the date of application, the applicant:

a.         Was in clinical practice providing direct patient care, or

b.        Was in the second or later year of an approved resi- dency or fellowship; and

c.         Has completed a certification examination provided by a specialty board under R4-22-106; and

3.        Within two years immediately before the date of applica- tion, the applicant completed at least 40 hours of approved CME, defined and documented as specified in R4-22-207.

Historical Note

New Section renumbered from R4-22-104 and amended by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 2654, effective Novem- ber 8, 2014 (Supp. 14-3).