OAR 847-020-0140: Limited License, Medical Faculty Qualifications

(1) Any physician who does not qualify for a medical license under any of the provisions of this chapter and who is offered by the Dean of an approved medical school in this state a full-time faculty position may, after application to and approval by the Board, be granted a Limited License, Medical Faculty to engage in the practice of medicine only to the extent that such practice is incident to and a necessary part of the applicant's duties as approved by the Board in connection with such faculty position. (2) To qualify for a Limited License, Medical Faculty an applicant must meet all the following requirements: (a) Furnish documentary evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant is a United States citizen or is legally admitted to the United States. (b) Furnish documentary evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has been licensed to practice and has practiced medicine and surgery for not less than four years in another state or country whose requirements for licensure are satisfactory to the Board, or has been engaged in the practice of medicine in the United States for at least four years in approved hospitals, or has completed a combination of such licensed practice and training. (c) The dean of the medical school must certify in writing to the Board that the applicant has been appointed to a full-time faculty position; that a position is available; and that because the applicant has unique expertise in a specific field of medicine, the medical school considers the applicant to be a valuable member of the faculty. (d) The head of the department in which the applicant is to be appointed must certify in writing to the Board that the applicant will be under the direction of the head of the department and will not be permitted to practice medicine unless as a necessary part of the applicant's duties as approved by the Board in subsection (1)(a) of this rule. (e) The applicant may be required to take and pass an examination by the Board. (3) A Limited License, Medical Faculty is valid for one year after issuance and may be renewed as frequently as needed for a total period not to exceed four years. The four years must be consecutive. (4) Having completed four years of practice under a Limited License, Medical Faculty and successfully passed one of the examinations or combination of examinations per OAR 847-020-0170, the applicant is eligible for licensure.