Section 14-307 - Qualifications of applicants. - Maryland Statutes

§ 14-307. Qualifications of applicants.
 

(a)  In general.- To qualify for a license, an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section. 

(b)  Moral character.- The applicant shall be of good moral character. 

(c)  Age.- The applicant shall be at least 18 years old. 

(d)  Education.- Except as provided in § 14-308 of this subtitle, the applicant shall: 

(1) (i) Have a degree of doctor of medicine from a medical school that is accredited by an accrediting organization that the Board recognizes in its regulations; and 

(ii) Submit evidence acceptable to the Board of successful completion of 1 year of training in a postgraduate medical training program that is accredited by an accrediting organization that the Board recognizes in its regulations; or 

(2) (i) Have a degree of doctor of osteopathy from a school of osteopathy in the United States, its territories or possessions, Puerto Rico, or Canada that has standards for graduation equivalent to those established by the American Osteopathic Association; and 

(ii) Submit evidence acceptable to the Board of successful completion of 1 year of training in a postgraduate medical training program accredited by an accrediting organization that the Board recognizes in its regulations. 

(e)  Examination.- Except as otherwise provided in this title, the applicant shall pass an examination required by the Board under this subtitle. 

(f)  Additional requirements - In general.- The applicant shall meet any other qualifications that the Board establishes in its regulations for license applicants. 

(g)  Additional requirements - Additional training.- An applicant who has failed the examination or any part of the examination 3 or more times shall submit evidence of having completed 1 year of additional clinical training in an approved postgraduate training program following the latest failure. 

(h) (1)  English language competency.- The Board shall require as part of its examination or licensing procedures that an applicant for a license to practice medicine demonstrate an oral competency in the English language. 

(2) Graduation from a recognized English-speaking undergraduate school or high school, including General Education Development (GED), after at least 3 years of enrollment, or from a recognized English-speaking professional school is acceptable as proof of proficiency in the oral communication of the English language under this section. 

(3) By regulation, the Board shall develop a procedure for testing individuals who because of their speech impairment are unable to complete satisfactorily a Board approved standardized test of oral competency. 

(4) If any disciplinary charges or action that involves a problem with the oral communication of the English language are brought against a licensee under this title, the Board shall require the licensee to take and pass a Board approved standardized test of oral competency. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, §§ 121, 123; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1985, ch. 240; 1985, 2nd Sp. Sess., ch. 2; 1987, ch. 660; 1988, ch. 645, § 2; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1992, ch. 271, § 1; 1993, ch. 627, § 2; 2000, ch. 140.]