Section 12.40.038. Residency permit.

	(a)  A member of the board will, in the member's discretion, issue a residency permit to an applicant who  
		(1) meets the requirements of AS 08.64.272;  
		(2) if an interview is required under 12 AAC 40.055, is interviewed in accordance with AS 08.64.279;  
		(3) provides a complete application; and  
		(4) if the applicant is a foreign medical graduate, meets the requirements of 12 AAC 40.016(a)(1).  
	(b)  A complete application must include the following:  
		(1) a complete notarized application form with a photograph and signed by the applicant;  
		(2) a certified true copy of a medical school diploma as required under AS 08.64.200, AS 08.64.205, or AS 08.64.225, or an official transcript sent directly from the medical school from which the applicant graduated to the board;  
		(3) verification of successful completion of medical school education sent directly by the medical school from which the applicant graduated to the board;  
		(4) a statement signed by the physician program director, from a residency training program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the American Medical Association, or the American Osteopathic Association stating that the applicant is a resident in good standing in the program and that the rotation in this state is an approved part of the post-graduate training program;  
		(5) a statement from the institution in this state accepting the resident applicant as a resident in training and accepting responsibility for the applicant's training while at that institution, signed by the program director, clinical director, or other physician responsible for the training of the applicant;  
		(6) verification of licensure from all states or licensing jurisdictions where the applicant holds or has ever held a license to practice medicine as a physician;  
		(7) verification of licensure from all states or licensing jurisdictions where the applicant holds or has ever held a license as a health care professional;  
		(8) clearance from the Federation of State Medical Boards sent directly to the board; and  
		(9) the application fee and the residency permit fee established in 12 AAC 02.250.  
	(c)  A residency permit is valid only for the duration of the residency at the institution in this state, not to exceed 36 months. The permit may be renewed for an additional 36 months upon board approval of a new application by the resident.  

Authorities

08.64.100;08.64.272;08.64.279

Notes

Authority

AS 08.64.100 AS 08.64.272 AS 08.64.279

History

Eff. 8/2/86, Register 99; am 8/20/87, Register 103; am 4/10/88, Register 106; am 8/17/97, Register 143; am 12/16/99, Register 152; am 8/9/2000, Register 155; am 10/14/2006, Register 180; am 9/9/2010, Register 195