(1) If, after examination of the application for a permit to practice as a bridge year graduate physician and after consideration of any information developed by the Board pursuant to an investigation into the qualifications of the bridge year graduate physician’s permit to practice, the Board determines that there is probable cause to believe there exist grounds upon which the application for a permit to practice may be denied, the Board shall take the following actions:
- (a) Defer final decision on the application for a permit to practice; and
- (b) Notify the bridge year graduate physician permit applicant of the grounds for possible denial of the application for a permit to practice and the procedure for obtaining a hearing before the Board.
- (2) The failure to request a hearing within the time specified in the notice shall be deemed a waiver of such hearing.
- (3) If requested by the bridge year graduate physician, a hearing shall be set before the Board of Medical Examiners on the application for a permit to practice.
- (4) In the event that a hearing is not requested, the Board shall take action to approve or deny the application.
- (5) All hearings under this rule shall be conducted in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, §§41-22-1 et seq., Code of Ala. 1975 and Chapter 6 of the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Medical Examiners. A decision rendered by the Board at the conclusion of the hearing shall constitute final administrative action of the Board of Medical Examiners for the purposes of judicial review under §§41-22-20. The bridge year graduate physician applicant shall have the burden of demonstrating to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board that he or she meets all qualifications and requirements for a permit to practice as a bridge year graduate physician.
Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §34-24-75.2 and Act No. 23-233.
History: New Rule: Published May 31, 2024; effective July 15, 2024.