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(A) Upon request by any interested individual the board shall furnish an application for examination and certification in the appropriate limited branch.
(B) All applicants for licensure in a limited branch of medicine shall file a written application under oath on the forms prescribed by the board, and provide such other facts and materials as the board requires.
(C) No application shall be considered filed until the appropriate fee has been received by the board.
(D) No application shall be considered complete until the applicant has complied with the requirements of paragraph (A) of rule 4731-4-02 of the Administrative Code and the board has received the results of criminal records checks and any other forms required to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (A) of rule 4731-4-02 of the Administrative Code.
(E) All application materials submitted to the board by applicants for licensure or certification will be thoroughly investigated. The board will contact individuals, agencies, or organizations for recommendations or other information about applicants as the board deems necessary. Applicants may be requested to appear before the board or a representative thereof as part of the application process.
(F) Applications to take the examination for licensure in a limited branch of medicine in this state must be filed at the board offices not less than ninety days prior to the first day of the examination. Under special circumstances, later filing may be permitted at the discretion of the board.
(G) The board must receive from the applicant’s school, not later than thirty days prior to the limited branch examination date, a copy of the applicant’s diploma and a completed form prescribed by the board verifying the applicant’s successful completion of instruction in the appropriate limited branch. Failure of the school to submit this documentation shall result in the applicant not being admitted to the examination and may initiate disciplinary action against the school.
(H) The board shall issue an appropriately designated certificate authorizing an individual to practice a specific limited branch of medicine when such individual has passed the examinations and been registered in that limited branch of medicine. Such a certificate is issued based upon the sworn statements contained in the application submitted, as well as the score attained upon examination.
Effective: 11/30/2008
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 06/06/2008 and 11/30/2013
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4731.05, 4731.15, 4731.20, 4776.03
Rule Amplifies: 4731.15, 4731.17, 4776.01, 4776.02, 4776.03, 4776.04
Prior Effective Dates: 11/4/75, 3/8/92; 6/30/01