A.On a form and in a manner prescribed by the board, an applicant for licensure shall submit proof that the applicant:
1.Is the person named on the application and on all supporting documents submitted.
2.Is a citizen of the United States or a resident alien.
3.Is a graduate of a school of osteopathic medicine approved by the American osteopathic association.
4.Has successfully completed an approved internship, the first year of an approved multiple-year residency or a board-approved equivalency.
5.Has passed the approved examinations for licensure within seven years of application or has the board-approved equivalency of practice experience.
6.Has not engaged in any conduct that, if it occurred in this state, would be considered unprofessional conduct or, if the applicant has
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A. On a form and in a manner prescribed by the board, an applicant for licensure shall submit proof that the applicant:
1. Is the person named on the application and on all supporting documents submitted.
2. Is a citizen of the United States or a resident alien.
3. Is a graduate of a school of osteopathic medicine approved by the American osteopathic association.
4. Has successfully completed an approved internship, the first year of an approved multiple-year residency or a board-approved equivalency.
5. Has passed the approved examinations for licensure within seven years of application or has the board-approved equivalency of practice experience.
6. Has not engaged in any conduct that, if it occurred in this state, would be considered unprofessional conduct or, if the applicant has engaged in unprofessional conduct, is rehabilitated from the underlying conduct.
7. Is physically, mentally and emotionally able to practice medicine, or, if limited, restricted or impaired in the ability to practice medicine, consents to contingent licensure pursuant to subsection E of this section or to entry into a program prescribed in section 32-1861.
8. Has submitted a full set of fingerprints to the board for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check pursuant to section 41-1750 and Public Law 92-544. The department of public safety may exchange this fingerprint data with the federal bureau of investigation.
B. An applicant must submit with the application the nonrefundable application fee prescribed in section 32-1826 and pay the prescribed license issuance fee to the board at the time the license is issued.
C. The board or the executive director may require an applicant to submit to a personal interview, a physical examination or a mental evaluation or any combination of these, at the applicant's expense, at a reasonable time and place as prescribed by the board if the board determines that this is necessary to provide the board adequate information regarding the applicant's ability to meet the licensure requirements of this chapter. An interview may include medical knowledge questions and other matters that are relevant to licensure.
D. The board may deny a license for any unprofessional conduct that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter or as determined by a competent domestic or foreign jurisdiction.
E. The board may issue a license that is contingent on the applicant entering into a stipulated order that may include a period of probation or a restriction on the licensee's practice.
F. The executive director may issue licenses to applicants who meet the requirements of this section.
G. A person whose license has been revoked, denied or surrendered in this or any other state may apply for licensure not sooner than five years after the revocation, denial or surrender.
H. A license issued pursuant to this section is valid for the remainder of the calendar year in which it was issued, at which time it is eligible for renewal.