1. (1) The State Board of Medical Examiners may issue a certificate of qualification by endorsement on behalf of a person who presents evidence satisfactory to the Board of successful completion of one of the following:

   1. (a) The Federation Licensing Examination.
   2. (b) The National Board of Medical Examiners Examination.
   3. (c) The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners Examination or its successor examinations.
   4. (d) The United States Medical Licensing Examination.
   5. (e) The Licensing Medical Council of Canada Examination.
   6. (f) Any other examination which is currently approved or which may later be approved by the Board of Medical Examiners and which examines in the following branches of medical learning: general medicine, surgery, obstetrics, gynecology, preventive medicine, jurisprudence, and any other branches as the Board may require. The Board of Medical Examiners does not approve the Florida State Board Examination given prior to June 1979, and the Board of Medical Examiners does not approve the Puerto Board Examinations given prior to the FLEX and the NBME being used as licensing examinations in Puerto Rico.
2. (2) Endorsement applicants who are required to take the SPEX must submit an endorsement application and a Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. application for SPEX.
3. (3) Applicants requesting licensure by the FLEX, NBME, NBOME, USMLE, or LMCC examination shall request and cause the respective agency to furnish the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners an official transcript of the applicant's scores on or before the deadline for application.
4. (4) An applicant holding a limited license who qualifies for certification by the Board within one year from the end of the month when the limited license was issued, shall have the application fee waived.

5. (5) Beginning January 1, 2000, the following requirements shall apply:

   1. (a) Applicants by endorsement who completed any one of the licensing examinations listed in Rule 540-X-3-.04(1) prior to January 1, 2000, are eligible for licensure upon proof of a passing score of such examination.
   2. (b) Applicants by endorsement whose licensing examination was completed after January 1, 2000, shall achieve a passing score, as determined by the Board of Medical Examiners, on the United States Medical Licensing Examination or the National Board of Osteopathic Examiners Examination or its successor examination.
6. (6) Documentation submitted through the Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) may be accepted to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this rule.

Author: Wendell R. Morgan, Patricia E. Shaner, Attorneys for the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §34-24-53; Act No. 93-148.

Editor’s Note: Rule 11 was renumbered to .12 as per certification filed October 15, 2008; effective November 19, 2008.

History: Filed May 20, 1993 for publication. See also Notice of Intended Action dated May 20, 1993 repealing existing Chapter 3. Amended: July 21, 1993; effective August 25, 1993. Amended: September 15, 1993. Filed for publication: September 20, 1993. Amended: Filed November 17, 1993; effective December 22, 1993. Amended: Filed July 21, 1995; effective August 25, 1995. Amended: Filed November 20, 1997; effective December 25, 1997. Amended: Filed July 26, 1999; effective August 30, 1999. Amended (Rule Number Only): Filed October 15, 2008; effective November 19, 2008.