(1) Whenever the Board orders a medical competency examination pursuant to ORS 677.420, it may require or administer one, all, or any combination of the following examinations:
- (a) The Special Purpose Examination (SPEX);
- (b) The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Variable-Purpose Examination (COMVEX);
- (c) Oral examination;
- (d) Any other examination that the Board determines appropriate.
- (2) Failure to achieve a passing grade on any examination shall constitute grounds for suspension or revocation of examinee's license on the grounds of Manifest Incapacity to Practice Medicine as provided by ORS 677.190(15).
- (3) If an oral examination is ordered by the Board, an Examination Panel shall be appointed. The examination shall include questions which test basic knowledge and also test for knowledge expected of a physician with a practice similar in nature to that of the examinee's. The panel shall establish a system for weighing the score for each question in the examination. After it is prepared, the examination shall be submitted to the Board for review and approval.
- (4) Appointment of an Examination Panel is required only when administering an oral examination.
- (5) The examinee shall be given no less than two weeks' notice of the date, time and place of any examination to be administered.
- (6) The medical competency examination shall be paid for by the licensee.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 677.265
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 677.110
History
OMB 15-2024, amend filed 10/09/2024, effective 10/09/2024
BME 3-2008, f. & cert. ef. 1-22-08
BME 9-2003, f. & cert. ef. 5-2-03
BME 12-2000, f. & cert. ef. 10-30-00
ME 3-1985, f. & ef. 5-6-85
ME 8-1982, f. & ef. 10-27-82
ME 3-1979, f. & ef. 5-1-79
ME 34, f. & ef. 5-10-77