
These exceptions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the Board. Substitutions are considered only when the applicant submits proof of painstaking efforts undertaken to secure required documents. The Board may, in rare and unusual circumstances, accept alternative documents. An applicant is not granted licensure until all required documents are furnished to the Board and are verified. If it is impossible to get all of my documents, can I still get my license? A. Do I have to go through the application process again? A. If I have had my fingerprints cleared by another state or agency, will Louisiana accept them? A.

The required examination is SPEX/COMVEX-USA or a specialty board certification or recertification examination. Only if it has been over ten years since a medical competency examination was taken and passed from the date of filing an application. Will I have to take an additional examination for licensure? A. How many attempts are allowed on FLEX/USMLE/NBOME/COMLEX-USA/SPEX/NBME? A. Board certified means that you have taken and passed an oral and written examination in a Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Not unless you are practicing in a federal institution or military base.
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Can I practice in Louisiana with a license from another state? A. All are classified as physicians and are issued the same type of medical license. Is there a difference between being a Medical Doctor and being a Doctor of Osteopathy when issuing a medical license? A. Does Louisiana accept the LMCC of Canada for license? Even if I have a license in another state? A. The term means that all information is received directly from the issuing agency. What does “primary source verification” mean? A. To withdraw an application, you must notify the Board in writing. Can I withdraw my application? Is the fee refundable? A. I have decided not to relocate to Louisiana. The required three years of postgraduate approved training must be in the same specialty. An international graduate can apply four months prior to completion of the third year of training.

A U.S./Canadian graduate may apply for licensure four months prior to completion of the internship/residency. How soon can I apply for a permanent license? A. I am completing my internship/residency in June. The state of Louisiana does issue a permit for training purposes only. Can I be issued a temporary permit to do residency/fellowship training? A. The interim license is only issued after the application is complete and has been presented to the Board and approved pending receipt of the results of the criminal background check. The only temporary license issued for the practice of medicine is an interim. The state of Louisiana does not issue a temporary license to practice medicine. Can I be issued a temporary license to practice medicine? A. Requests should be submitted in writing to Q. Consideration will be given in cases where there has been a delay due to a request for resubmission of fingerprints and in other extraordinary circumstances. Applications are processed on a first come first serve basis. Board meetings are not held in the months of April and November. If not, the application will have to wait until the next meeting. The application must be complete in every respect in order to be presented. The deadline is two weeks prior to a scheduled meeting. What is the deadline for the application to be presented to the Board for consideration? A. One application is not given priority over another. Applications are processed in the order in which they are received. Once a decision is made, the applicant is notified by mail within a week to ten days.


Once the file is complete, it must be presented to the board for final consideration. The initial application process could take anywhere from a few weeks to several months to complete. How long does the application process take? A.
