Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 32 - BOARD OF PHYSICIANS
Chapter 10.32.01 - General Licensure Regulations
Section 10.32.01.06 - Qualifications for Limited License for Postgraduate Teaching
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.32.01.06
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Moral Character. The applicant for a limited license for postgraduate teaching shall be of good moral character.
B. Age. The applicant for a limited license for postgraduate teaching shall be 18 years old or older.
C. Education, Training, and Experience.
(1) To meet the education and
training requirements, a qualified applicant for a limited license for
postgraduate teaching shall have:
(a)
Graduated from an LCME-accredited medical school or a foreign medical school
that is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools at the time of the
applicant's graduation or, for doctors of osteopathy, meet the requirements of
Health Occupations Article, §14-307(d)(2),
Annotated Code of Maryland;
(b)
Satisfactorily completed a postgraduate training program which meets the
following requirements:
(i) The postgraduate
training shall have been in the specialty in which the applicant will function
as a postgraduate teacher,
(ii) The
postgraduate training shall have included at least the same number of years of
specialty postgraduate training as would be required for certification by that
specialty's board in the United States and submit the requirements of both to
the Board, and
(iii) The applicant
shall submit documents both from the United States and, if the applicant's
specialty postgraduate training was obtained outside the United States, from
each foreign specialty board to the Board; and
(c) Passed that specialty's certifying
examination in either the country where specialty postgraduate training was
obtained or where the applicant is practicing.
(2) A qualified postgraduate applicant shall
meet the following experience requirements:
(a) Be a member in good standing of the
specialty board in the country from which the applicant is applying;
and
(b) Have functioned
independently as both an academician and clinician for at least 3 years after
the completion of postgraduate specialty training.
D. Fees. An applicant for a limited license for postgraduate teaching shall pay the limited license fee for postgraduate teaching and any additional charges set by the Board.
E. Additional Requirements for Postgraduate Teaching Licenses.
(1) The Board may require
additional information which includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) Letter from the chief of staff of any
hospital where the applicant has practiced within the 5 years preceding the
application for a postgraduate teaching license, detailing the applicant's
competence to practice medicine;
(b) Malpractice history;
(c) Driving record including, but not limited
to, convictions for driving while intoxicated or while under the influence of a
chemical substance or medication;
(d) Medical licensing examination
results;
(e) Physical or mental
examinations, or both, by a physician or evaluation program for treatment of
impaired physicians, or both, chosen by the Board.
(2) On forms supplied by the Board, an
applicant shall agree to release to the Board information from other
institutions and government agencies including, but not limited to, the
National Practitioner Data Bank, hospitals, and other licensing
bodies.
(3) During the application
process, an applicant for a limited license for postgraduate teaching shall
have the duty to inform the Board by electronic or first-class mail of any of
the circumstances listed in Regulation .03H(1) and (2) of this chapter within
30 days of the occurrence of or notification about these circumstances.
(4) A teaching institution seeking
to obtain limited licenses for their postgraduate teachers shall present the
Board with the following information:
(a)
Detailed evidence of the physician's qualifications and competence including
the nature of the physician's proposed responsibilities, reasons for any
limitations of those practice responsibilities, and the degree of supervision
under which the physician will function, if any;
(b) A copy of the relevant sections of the
hospital bylaws which detail the requirements for, and mechanism of,
supervising physicians; and
(c) A
copy of the relevant section of the hospital bylaws which detail the
requirements for, and mechanism of, supervision of postgraduate physician
teachers.
(5) An
applicant for a postgraduate teaching license shall agree that the applicant
will:
(a) Only practice within the teaching
institutions and programs specified within the application;
(b) Practice medicine only in conjunction
with the applicant's teaching responsibilities; and
(c) Not practice medicine outside the
applicant's teaching responsibilities.
F. English Language Competency. The applicant shall demonstrate oral and written English language competency as described in Regulation .04D of this chapter.
G. Speech Impairment. Applicants wishing to claim speech impairments shall submit documentation of these impairments to the Board as described in Regulation .04E of this chapter.
H. Terms and Renewal of Postgraduate Teaching Licenses.
(1) The Board shall issue a postgraduate
teaching license with a term of 1 year.
(2) The Board may renew a limited license for
postgraduate teaching only once for a maximum period of 1 year.
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