Current through August 30, 2024
(a) Before the
board will consider issuance of a license, an applicant for licensure by
credentials shall
(1) file a complete
application; and
(2) if required
under 12 AAC 40.055, be interviewed in
accordance with
AS
08.64.255.
(b) A complete application must include the
following items
(1) submitted by the
applicant:
(A) a completed application on a
form provided by the department, including a photograph of the applicant and
the applicant's notarized signature;
(B) a completed authorization for release of
records on a form provided by the department and signed by the
applicant;
(C) a true and correct
attestation listing each hospital at which the applicant has held privileges
within the five years immediately before the date that the applicant signs the
application form, and a disclosure of any disciplinary action against the
applicant by any hospital or other health care facility at any time, including
whether
(i) the applicant's employment or
privileges were restricted, terminated, or investigated; or
(ii) the applicant is currently under
investigation for a complaint or accusation regarding the applicant's
practice;
(D) all
application and licensing fees required under 12 AAC 02.250;
(E) verification of the applicant's
post-graduate training that meets the requirements of (h) of this section, if
applicable;
(F) an attestation that
the applicant has completed education in pain management and opioid use and
addiction; if the applicant does not currently hold a valid federal Drug
Enforcement Administration registration number, verification will be waived
until the applicant applies for a valid registration number;
(G) a true and correct attestation whether
the applicant has been the subject of a revoked or restricted PEA
registration;
(2)
submitted directly to the division office upon the applicant's request:
(A) evidence that the applicant has passed an
appropriate examination that meets the requirements set out under (c) of this
section;
(B) verification of
licensure from the appropriate licensing authority in each state, territory,
province, or other country where the applicant holds or has ever held a license
to practice medicine;
(C) clearance
from the Federation of State Medical Boards or the Federation of Podiatric
State Medical Boards;
(D)
verification from the applicant's medical school that the applicant completed
medical school and received a medical school diploma;
(E) verification of the applicant's
completion of post-graduate training that meets the requirements of (h) of this
section, if applicable;
(F) for
foreign medical graduates, verification from the Educational Commission for
Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) of successful ECFMG certification, or a
certified true copy of the applicant's certificate from the Educational
Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
(c) The evidence that an applicant
has passed an appropriate examination as required by (b)(2)(A) of this section
must be either
(1) verification of an
examination in the medical and basic science subjects as a prerequisite to
licensure in a state or territory of the United States, District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, or a province or territory of Canada; or
(2) an official transcript from
(A) the Federation of State Medical Boards
documenting successful passage of the FLEX exam;
(B) the National Board of Medical Examiners
documenting successful passage of the NBME exam;
(C) the National Board of Osteopathic Medical
Examiners documenting successful passage of the NBOME or COMLEX
examination;
(D) the National Board
of Medical Examiners or the Federation of State Medical Boards documenting
successful passage of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE);
or
(E) the National Board of
Podiatric Examiners (NBPME) documenting successful passage of the NBPME or
Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination for States (PMLexis) exam; or
(3) official transcripts from the
appropriate administering federations or boards documenting successful passage
of all segments of an acceptable examination combination in
12 AAC 40.021.
(d) Applicants are responsible for
requesting transcripts and paying any fees associated with having transcripts
sent directly to the board.
(e)
Before the board will consider issuance of a license, an applicant must receive
clearance from the National Practitioner Data Bank.
(f) If necessary, the board will require an
applicant to provide additional information to verify that the applicant meets
the licensing requirements in
AS
08.64.250 and this chapter.
(g) The board will waive the verification
requirements set out in (b)(2)(B) of this section for an applicant who is
unable to obtain verification of licensure from another country that does not
have diplomatic relations with the United States, and the board will waive the
verification requirements set out in (b)(2)(G) and (H) of this section for an
applicant who is unable to obtain those verifications due to circumstances
beyond the applicant's control as determined by the board, if the board is able
to satisfactorily substantiate through other means that the applicant has met
those licensure, education, and training requirements. The applicant must
submit to the board a written request for a waiver that
(1) explains the reason for the applicant
being unable to obtain those verifications; and
(2) documents that licensure, education, and
training requirements have been met.
(h) An applicant for licensure under this
section who graduated from a medical school described in AS 08.64.200(a) or a
school of osteopathy described in AS 08.64.205 must submit direct source
verification of successful completion of the post-graduate training required
under AS 08.64.200(a) or 08.64.205. Any other applicant must submit direct
source verification of successful completion of the post-graduate training
required under AS 08.64.225(a), if applicable. Training periods of less than 12
months will not be accepted.
(i)
Except for a diploma written in Latin a document submitted under this section
must be either written in English or accompanied by a certified English
translation of that document.
(j)
If a foreign medical graduate applicant for licensure in this state took the
FLEX examination series before the implementation of the USMLE examination
series, but did not achieve a minimum standard score of 75 for each component
of the examination series, and has not otherwise provided evidence satisfactory
to the board that the applicant has passed an appropriate examination as
described in (c) of this section, the applicant may submit an official
transcript from the Federation of State Medical Boards documenting that the
applicant achieved a weighted average score of 75 or higher. The board will not
accept a weighted average score if the applicant
(1) is not currently licensed in at least one
other state;
(2) has been the
subject of disciplinary action for a violation substantially similar to one
listed in AS 08.64.326 in any state or other
jurisdiction within the five years immediately preceding application for a
license in this state; or
(3) is
not currently board-certified by a member board of the American Board of
Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association.
(k) Notwithstanding (b)(2) of this
section, an applicant for licensure by credentials may submit the credentials
verification documents through the Federation Credentials Verification Service
of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc., sent
directly to the department from FCVS.
Authority:
AS
08.64.100
AS 08.64.200
AS 08.64.205
AS 08.64.210
AS 08.64.225
AS 08.64.240
AS 08.64.250
AS
08.64.255
