(a) General
requirements.
(i) To be eligible for
consideration for licensure, an applicant shall submit an application on the
form or forms supplied or approved in advance by the board.
(ii) Any application, to be eligible for
consideration, shall be accompanied by the required fee in immediately
negotiable funds.
(iii) For an
application to be considered complete, all documents, reports and related
materials must be received in the board's office and meet all requirements set
forth in the Act and the rules adopted by the board.
(iv) References shall be submitted on a form
approved, and contain information as specified, by the board.
(A) Three (3) original references from
physicians are required including at least two (2) from physicians with whom
the applicant has practiced medicine within the past three (3) years. In
exceptional circumstances the board may waive one (1) or more of the required
reference letters. References from physicians with whom the applicant has a
current or prospective financial, business or family relationship are not
acceptable.
(B) All references
shall be on a form prescribed by the board, dated within six (6) months of the
application date and signed by the referring physician.
(C) If a submitted reference is incomplete or
otherwise fails to provide sufficient information about the applicant, an
applicant may be required to submit one or more references in addition to those
required in subparagraph (A).
(v) An application, to be considered, shall
be complete in all respects no later than fifteen (15) business days prior to
the licensure interview date, should a licensure interview by required by these
rules.
(vi) The board shall issue a
written notice of ineligibility to any applicant who does not meet the
eligibility requirements, or has otherwise failed to submit an application
which meets the requirements, of the act or these rules.
(vii) Applications shall remain on active
status for six (6) calendar months from the date the application document is
received in the board office. The applicant is eligible for a licensure
interview with the board, if one is required by these rules, at any time within
the six (6) month period following the date the application is complete
pursuant to Ch. 1, Section 4(a)(iii) of these rules. If an incomplete
application expires pursuant to this paragraph, the applicant may restart the
application process by submitting an application update form prescribed by the
board, the initial application fee, any items missing from the original
application, and updating any items determined by board staff to be
out-of-date, including but not limited queries of the NPDB and criminal history
record checks pursuant to Section 13 of this chapter and W.S. 33-26-202(b)(xvi)
and W.S. 7-19-106(a)(xiii).
(viii)
Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1621, any applicant for licensure shall verify his or her
lawful presence in the United States on a form approved or prescribed by the
board.
(ix) Any applicant for
licensure or renewal of licensure shall, pursuant to W.S. 33-1-114, provide his
or her Social Security number as part of any application for
licensure.
(b) To be
eligible for consideration for licensure, an applicant shall demonstrate in his
or her application that he or she meets each and all of the requirements of the
act including, but not limited to, those requirements set forth in W.S. 33-26-303, and these rules.
(c) All
applicants for physician licensure shall apply only through the F.C.V.S. and
supply additional information as requested by the Board.
(e) Any physician rendering medical diagnosis
and/or treatment to a person physically present in this state must have a
license issued by the board when such diagnosis/treatment is rendered,
regardless of the physician's location and regardless of the means by which
such diagnosis/treatment is rendered. This requirement shall not apply to an
out-of-state physician who consults by telephone, electronic or any other means
with an attending physician licensed by this board or to an out-of-state
physician who is specifically exempt from licensure pursuant to W.S. 33-26-103.
(h) All applicants for physician licensure
shall have completed all three parts of the examination in a period of not more
than seven years (eight years for applicants who have been in a combined D.O.
or M.D./Ph.D. program), and shall have taken the three parts of the examination
a total of not more than seven times. Persons who have taken the three parts of
the examination more than a total of seven times or who have taken more than
seven years (eight years for applicants who have been in a combined D.O. or
M.D./Ph.D. program) to pass all three parts of the examination shall not be
eligible for licensure unless and until they successfully complete either one
(1) year of post graduate training in addition to that required in W.S. 33-26-303(a)(iv), or can demonstrate continuous full and unrestricted medical
licensure in good standing in a state or the District of Columbia in the
immediately-preceding seven (7) years.
(j) All applicants for licensure other than a
training license must demonstrate one (1) or more of the following:
(i) Successful completion of not less than
two (2) years of postgraduate training in an A.C.G.M.E., A.O.A. or R.C.P.S.C.
accredited program; or,
(ii)
Successful completion of not less than one (1) year of postgraduate training in
an A.C.G.M.E., A.O.A. or R.C.P.S.C. accredited program and:
(A) Current certification by a medical
specialty board that is a member of the A.B.M.S. or the B.O.S.B.O.C.;
or
(B) Continuous full and
unrestricted medical licensure in good standing in one or more states and/or
the District of Columbia for the immediately-preceding five (5)
years.
