Alabama Administrative Code
Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Chapter 540-X-3 - CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION
Section 540-X-3-.09 - Fees Payable for Applicants for Certificates of Qualification for Licensure to Practice Medicine in Alabama

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 540-X-3-.09

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024

(1) All applicants for a certificate of qualification whether by examination, endorsement, or without examination (limited license) shall submit an application fee in the amount of One Hundred and Seventy-five ($175.00) Dollars.

(2) Beginning October 1, 2008, all applicants for a certificate of qualification for a full license to practice medicine shall pay a criminal history background check fee of Sixty-five Dollars ($65.00)

(3) All applicants for a certificate of qualification for a full license to practice medicine shall submit the Sixty-Dollar ($60.00) application fee, or the fee in effect at the time of the application published by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), to FSMB.

(4) In addition to the application fee stated above, those applicants for a certificate of qualification by examination (USMLE) and/or those applicants for a certificate of qualification who are required by these rules to take and pass the SPEX examination shall submit examination fees according to the following schedule:

(a) Those applicants for a certificate of qualification by USMLE examination shall pay an examination fee which shall include the following:
1. That fee which, pursuant to an Official Notice from the United States Medical Licensing Examination, is in effect at the time the application for a certificate of qualification by examination is filed with the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners.

2. A fee for administration cost to be set on an annual basis. All Official Notices regarding USMLE fees and any administration fee shall be kept on file in the office of the Executive Director of the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners.

(b) Those applicants who are required to take and pass the SPEX examination and who choose to sit for the SPEX in the State of Alabama shall pay that fee which, pursuant to an Official Notice from the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, is in effect at the time the application to take the SPEX is filed with the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. All Official Notices regarding SPEX fees from the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States shall be kept on file in the office of the Executive Director of the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners.

Rule 08 was renumbered to .09 as per certification filed October 15, 2008; effective November 19, 2008.

Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-24-53; Act No. 93-148.

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