To practice osteopathic medicine in Tennessee, a person must
possess a lawfully issued license from the Board. The procedure for obtaining a
license is as follows:
(1) Initial
Licensure As An Osteopathic Physician -Consideration for initial licensure as a
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine requires that the applicant shall submit to the
Board the following materials:
(a) An
application from the Board Administrative Office in which the applicant
responds truthfully and completely to every question or request for information
along with all documentation and fees to the Board Administrative Office. It is
the intent of this rule that all activities necessary to accomplish the filing
of the required documentation be completed prior to filing a licensure
application and that all documentation be filed simultaneously. This form will
include the applicant's name, current address, social security number and age
(which shall not be less than eighteen years of age).
(b) A clear and recognizable, recently taken,
bust photograph which shows the full head, face forward from at least the top
of the shoulders up. The photograph must be signed by the applicant.
(c) A graduate transcript from an accredited
osteopathic medical school in good standing with the American Osteopathic
Association at the time of graduation (or its successor). The transcript must
be submitted directly from the school to the Board Administrative Office. The
transcript must show that the degree has been conferred based upon the
applicant's good repute and personal attendance and must carry the official
seal of the institution.
(d)
Evidence satisfactory to the Board of successful completion of a one (1) year
internship or postgraduate year one (PGY-1) in a hospital approved by the
American Osteopathic Association, American Medical Association or its
accreditation program for medical education, or the Joint Commission on the
Accreditation of Hospitals. Such evidence shall include the program director's
notarized verification of post graduate medical training form included in the
Board's application packet.
(e)
Evidence of good moral character. Such evidence shall include at least two (2)
letters from physicians who know the applicant and can attest to his or her
moral character and professional capability. The letters must be original and
on the physician's letterhead.
(f)
Proof of United States or Canadian citizenship or evidence of being legally
entitled to live and work in the United States or evidence of citizenship and
residency in a N.A.F.T.A. participating country. Such evidence may include
notarized copies of birth certificates, naturalization papers or current H-1
visa status, or voter registration.
(g) The applicable application fee and state
regulatory fee as provided in rule 1050-02-.02.
(h) All applicants shall submit or cause to
be submitted a certificate of successful completion of acceptable examination
for licensure as governed by rule 1050-02-.06.
(i) All applicants shall disclose the
circumstances surrounding any of the following:
1. Conviction of any criminal law violation
of any country, state, or municipality, except minor traffic
violations.
2. The denial of
licensure application by any other state or the discipline of licensure in any
state.
3. Loss or restriction of
hospital privileges.
4. Any other
civil suit judgment or civil suit settlement or pending civil lawsuit in which
the applicant was a party defendant including, without limitation, actions
involving medical malpractice, breach of contract, antitrust activity or any
other civil action remedy recognized under any country's or state's statutory,
common, or case law.
5. Failure of
any medical licensure examination.
(j) An applicant shall cause to be submitted
to the Board's administrative office directly from the vendor identified in the
Board's licensure application materials, the result of a criminal background
check.
(k) An applicant who has
completed all but three (3) or less months of the one (1) year training program
required by paragraph (d) of this rule may apply for licensure if all other
requirements of this rule are met and the director of the training program
submits a letter attesting to the applicant's satisfactory performance in and
anticipated successful completion of the training program. However, no license
shall be approved or issued until the requirements of paragraph (d) of the rule
are met.
(2) Reciprocity
Licensure - Consideration for initial licensure as a Doctor of Osteopathic
Medicine based on endorsement/reciprocity requires that the applicant shall
submit to the Board the following materials:
(a) Evidence of current licensure in good
standing in another state, along with evidence of having passed a written
licensure examination of another state licensing board or accepted by another
state licensing board, provided the applicant meets all other licensure
standards for osteopathic physicians described in T.C.A.§
63-9-104 and paragraph (1) of this
rule to the satisfaction of the Board.
(b) The applicant must comply with all
provisions of paragraph (1) of this rule.
(c) The applicant shall cause an official
transcript or certified copy of licensing examination scores to be provided
directly to the Board from the official licensing or examination agency through
which the applicant became licensed in another state.
(3) At the Board's discretion, submission of
any document or set of documents required by this rule or submission of
verification of the authenticity, validity and accuracy of the content of any
document or set of documents required by this rule directly from the FCVS or
other Board approved credentialing service to the Board Administrative Office
shall be deemed to be submission of originals of those documents or sets of
documents by the issuing institution(s).
(4) Application review and licensure
decisions shall be governed by rule 1050-02-.05.
