A. Foreign applicants shall meet all requirements for licensure as provided in Sections 492.1 and 493.1 of this title.

B. 1. A foreign applicant shall possess the degree of Doctor of Medicine or a Board-approved equivalent based on satisfactory completion of educational programs from a foreign medical school as evidenced by recognized national and international resources available to the Board.

2. In the event the foreign medical school utilized clerkships in the United States, its territories or possessions, such clerkships shall have been performed in hospitals and schools that have programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

C. A foreign applicant shall have a command of the English language that is satisfactory to the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, demonstrated by the passage of an oral English competency examination.

D. The Board may promulgate rules requiring all foreign applicants to satisfactorily complete at least twelve (12) months and up to twenty-four (24) months of Board-approved progressive graduate medical training as determined necessary by the Board for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare.

E. All credentials, diplomas and other required documentation in a foreign language submitted to the Board by such applicants shall be accompanied by notarized English translations.

F. Foreign applicants shall provide satisfactory evidence of having met the requirements for permanent residence or temporary nonimmigrant status as set forth by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.

G. Foreign applicants shall provide a certified copy of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certificate to the Board at such time and in such manner as required by the Board. The Board may waive the requirement for an Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Certificate by rule for good cause shown.

Added by Laws 1994, c. 323, § 15, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 213, § 2, emerg. eff. May 8, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 523, § 4, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004; Laws 2009, c. 261, § 4, eff. July 1, 2009.