Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
311.565(1)(m), (p), (q), (r),
(u)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
311.565 authorizes the board to promulgate
administrative regulations governing examinations. This administrative
regulation establishes standards and requirements relating to
examinations.
Section 1. Basic
Requirement; Passing Score.
(1) An applicant
for a license or permit issued by the board shall provide written proof that he
or she has received a score:
(a) Of
seventy-five (75), on each step, part, or component or its numerical
equivalent; or
(b) A FLEX weighted
average (FWA) of seventy-five (75) in a single sitting.
(2) A passing score for an applicant who has
taken Component I and Component II of the Federation Licensing Examination
(FLEX) shall be a score of seventy-five (75) on each component.
(3) The board shall recognize a passing score
on the examinations listed in subsections (1) and (2) of this section if the
applicant obtains a passing score within four (4) attempts for each step,
component, part, or level.
(4) A
passing score for an applicant who takes Step 1, 2, and 3 of the United States
Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) shall be a score of seventy-five (75) or
its numerical equivalent. A passing score for an applicant who takes Levels 1,
2, and 3 of the Comprehensive Os-teopathic Medical Licensing Examination
(COMLEX-USA) shall be a score of seventy-five (75) or its numerical
equivalent.
(5) For an applicant
who takes Parts 1 and 2 of the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying
Examination, scores on each component deemed to be a "pass score" by the
Medical Council of Canada in the year the examination was taken shall be deemed
a passing score.
(6) The board
shall recognize the following combinations of examinations only if completed
prior to the year 2000:
(a) NBME Part I or
USMLE Step 1, plus NBME Part II or USMLE Step 2, plus NBME Part III or USMLE
Step 3;
(b) FLEX Component I plus
USMLE Step 3; or
(c) NBME Part I or
USMLE Step 1, plus NBME Part II or USMLE Step 2, plus FLEX Component
2.
Section 2.
Examinations Approved by the Board. The following examinations are approved by
the board in regard to the fulfillment of the examination requirement for
licensure:
(1) Examinations administered prior
to 1972 by the licensure authority of another state, United States territory,
or Canadian province upon sufficient proof that the examination consisted of
comprehensive testing in the basic and clinical sciences;
(2) The examination administered by the
Federation of State Medical Boards, (FLEX);
(3) The examination administered by the
National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME);
(4) The examination administered by the
National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) or Comprehensive
Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA);
(5) The examination administered jointly by
the Federation of State Medical Boards and National Board of Medical Examiners
entitled United States Medical Licensing Examination (US-MLE); and
(6) The Medical Council of Canada Qualifying
Examination administered by the Medical Council of Canada, if both Parts 1 and
2 have been successfully completed.
Section 3. The board may deny a license or
permit if the board determines the examination by which the applicant is
seeking to fulfill the examination requirement inadequately tested the
applicant's knowledge, education, training and competency.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
311.565(1)(b), (m), (p), (q), (r),
(u)
