§ 59-493.1. Contents of application - Requirements for licensure.

A.  An applicant to practice medicine and surgery in this state shall provide to the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and attest to the following information and documentation in a manner required by the Board:

1.  The applicant's full name and all aliases or other names ever used, current address, social security number and date and place of birth;

2.  A signed and notarized photograph of the applicant, taken within the previous twelve (12) months;

3.  Originals of all documents and credentials required by the Board, or notarized photocopies or other verification acceptable to the Board of such documents and credentials;

4.  A list of all jurisdictions, United States or foreign, in which the applicant is licensed or has applied for licensure to practice medicine and surgery or is authorized or has applied for authorization to practice medicine and surgery;

5.  A list of all jurisdictions, United States or foreign, in which the applicant has been denied licensure or authorization to practice medicine and surgery or has voluntarily surrendered a license or an authorization to practice medicine and surgery;

6.  A list of all sanctions, judgments, awards, settlements, or convictions against the applicant in any jurisdiction, United States or foreign, that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action under this act or the Board's rules;

7.  A detailed educational history, including places, institutions, dates, and program descriptions, of all his or her education, including all college, preprofessional, professional, and professional graduate education;

8.  A detailed chronological life history from age eighteen (18) years to the present, including places and dates of residence, employment, and military service (United States or foreign) and all professional degrees or licenses or certificates now or ever held; and

9.  Any other information or documentation specifically requested by the Board that is related to the applicant's ability to practice medicine and surgery.

B.  The applicant shall possess a valid degree of Doctor of Medicine from a medical college or school located in the United States, its territories or possessions, or Canada that was approved by the Board or by a private nonprofit accrediting body approved by the Board at the time the degree was conferred.  The application shall be considered by the Board based upon the product and process of the medical education and training.

C.  The applicant shall have satisfactorily completed twelve (12) months of progressive postgraduate medical training approved by the Board or by a private nonprofit accrediting body approved by the Board in an institution in the United States, its territories or possessions, or in programs in Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand approved by the Board or by a private nonprofit accrediting body approved by the Board.

D.  The applicant shall submit a history from the Administration of the Medical School from which the applicant graduated of any suspension, probation, or disciplinary action taken against the applicant while a student at that institution.

E.  The applicant shall have passed medical licensing examination(s) satisfactory to the Board.

F.  The applicant shall have demonstrated a familiarity with all appropriate statutes and rules and regulations of this state and the federal government relating to the practice of medicine and surgery.

G.  The applicant shall be physically, mentally, professionally, and morally capable of practicing medicine and surgery in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Board and in accordance with federal law and shall be required to submit to a physical, mental, or professional competency examination or a drug dependency evaluation if deemed necessary by the Board.

H.  The applicant shall not have committed or been found guilty by a competent authority, United States or foreign, of any conduct that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action under this act or rules of the Board.  The Board may modify this restriction for cause.

I.  Upon request by the Board, the applicant shall make a personal appearance before the Board or a representative thereof for interview, examination, or review of credentials.  At the discretion of the Board, the applicant shall be required to present his or her original medical education credentials for inspection during the personal appearance.

J.  The applicant shall be held responsible for verifying to the satisfaction of the Board the identity of the applicant and the validity of all credentials required for his or her medical licensure.  The Board may review and verify medical credentials and screen applicant records through recognized national physician information services.

K.  The applicant shall have paid all fees and completed and attested to the accuracy of all application and information forms required by the Board.

L.  Grounds for the denial of a license shall include:

1.  Use of false or fraudulent information by an applicant;

2.  Suspension or revocation of a license in another state unless the license has been reinstated in that state;

3.  Refusal of licensure in another state other than for examination failure; and

4.  Multiple examination failures.

M.  The Board shall not deny a license to a person otherwise qualified to practice allopathic medicine within the meaning of this act solely because the person's practice or a therapy is experimental or nontraditional.

Added by Laws 1994, c. 323, § 14, eff. July 1, 1994.  Amended by Laws 1998, c. 324, § 5, emerg. eff. May 28, 1998; Laws 2002, c. 213, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 2002; Laws 2013, c. 280, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.