Rule 4731-6-33 | Special activity certificates.
(A) A special activity certificate shall not be issued for purposes of locum tenens.
(B) For purposes of meeting the requirement of division (B)(1)(c) of section 4731.294 of the Revised Code, the applicant must have done one of the following:
(1) Passed step 3 of the USMLE or level 3 of the COMLEX-USA, as applicable. All three steps must have been passed in accordance with rule 4731-6-05 of the Administrative Code; or
(2) Passed the SPEX or the COMVEX-USA.
(C) The determination that an applicant's practice in conjunction with the special activity program or event will be in the public interest and that a special activity certificate can thus be issued shall be made by the secretary of the board or, in his or her absence, by another member designated by the board. In making that determination, the secretary of the board or board designee shall take into consideration the nature and length of the activity, the existence of any information warranting investigation prior to issuance of a certificate, the number of prior special activity certificates issued to the applicant, and any available information regarding prior performance while practicing in this state.
(D) If the application is complete and the secretary or board designee refuses or fails to authorize issuance of a special activity certificate prior to the initial date of the activity program or event, the special activity certificate application shall be deemed converted to an application for a full license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery to be processed under the provisions of Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code and this chapter of the Administrative Code. Failure to submit additional required fees or information required for full licensure may result in the application being considered abandoned as provided under rule 4731-6-22 of the Administrative Code.
(E) An individual may only apply six times within a consecutive two year period for a special activity certificate.
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