Section 844IAC4-4.5-15. Temporary medical permits for postgraduate training

   (a) A temporary medical permit issued for postgraduate medical education or training shall include internships, transitional programs, residency training, or other postgraduate medical education in a medical institution or hospital located in Indiana that meets the requirements of section 4 of this rule. A temporary medical permit for postgraduate training may be issued to a person who has:

(1) completed the academic requirements for the degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine from a medical school or osteopathic medical school approved by the board;

(2) submitted an application for a temporary medical permit;

(3) submitted one (1) recent passport-type photograph of the applicant, taken within eight (8) weeks prior to filing the application;

(4) paid the nonrefundable fee specified in 844 IAC 4-2-2; and

(5) provided documented evidence of acceptance into a postgraduate medical education or training program located in Indiana which meets the requirements of section 4 of this rule.

  (b) Graduates of a school outside of the United States, its possessions, or Canada must submit proof of certification by the Educational Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates.

  (c) All information on the application shall be submitted under oath or affirmation, subject to the penalties for perjury.

  (d) A temporary medical permit issued under this section shall remain in force and effect for a period of one (1) year. A temporary medical permit issued under this section may be renewed for an additional one (1) year period, provided that the applicant submits an application and pays the nonrefundable fee. Temporary medical permits issued under this section to persons having passed Steps I and II of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination United States Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA), and who have failed Step III of the USMLE or the COMLEX-USA may be renewed and reissued to the applicant, at the discretion of the board.

  (e) After seven (7) years expires from the date when the applicant first took a step of the USMLE or the COMLEX-USA, the temporary permit becomes invalid without further action of the board and cannot be renewed.

  (f) A temporary medical permit issued under this section shall limit the applicant's practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine to the postgraduate medical education or training program in a medical education institution or hospital in Indiana approved by the board in which the applicant is employed, assigned, or enrolled, which limitation shall be stated on the face of the temporary medical permit.

  (g) If training will occur in more than one (1) facility, the applicant must submit with the application for a temporary medical permit identifying information for each facility in which training will occur.

  (h) A person issued a temporary medical permit under this section shall not accept, receive, or otherwise be employed or engaged in any employment as a physician unless approved by, or otherwise made a part or adjunct of, the applicant's postgraduate medical education or training program. (Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 844 IAC 4-4.5-15; filed Sep 3, 2002, 3:38 p.m.: 26 IR 32; readopted filed Oct 10, 2008, 8:57 a.m.: 20081105-IR-844080339RFA; readopted filed Dec 2, 2014, 10:09 a.m.: 20141231-IR-844140391RFA)