HAR §16-85-8. Examination and reexamination

(a) An applicant for licensure shall take and pass the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), or the Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX), or the three steps of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), or an approved combination of these examinations. (b) Approved combinations prior to the year 2000 are as follows: (1) Each part of the NBME may be credited for the corresponding step of the USMLE; (2) FLEX component 1 may be credited for steps 1 and 2 of the USMLE; and (3) FLEX component 2 may be credited for step 3 of the USMLE. (c) Applicants for the USMLE shall file the examination application, examination fees, and evidence of education and residency training directly with the testing agency contracted by the board to administer the examinations. (d) The USMLE shall be administered at least two times per year and the passing grade for each step shall be a score of at least seventy-five. [Eff 1/27/79; am and ren §16-85-8, 6/12/81; am and comp 7/27/87; comp 10/28/89; comp 8/25/90; am and comp 12/22/97; am 2/28/15] (Auth: HRS §453-5.1) (Imp: HRS §453-4) Amendment to chapter 16-85, Hawaii Administrative Rules, on the Summary page dated December 11, 2014, were adopted on December 11, 2014, following a public hearing held on December 11, 2014, after public notices were given in Star-Advertiser, The Garden Island, Hawaii Tribune-Herald, West Hawaii Today, and Maui News on November 9, 2014. These rules shall take effect ten days after filing with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. /s/ Niraj S. Desai NIRAJ S. DESAI, M.D. Chairperson, Hawaii Medical Board APPROVED AS TO FORM: Date 12/24/14 /s/ Shari Wong Deputy Attorney General APPROVED: Date 1/15/15 /s/ Catherine P. Awakuni Colón CATHERINE P. AWAKUNI COLÓN, Director Commerce and Consumer Affairs APPROVED: Date 2/18/15 /s/ David Y. Ige DAVID Y. IGE Governor State of Hawaii 2/18/15 File DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS Amendments to Chapter 16-85 Hawaii Administrative Rules February 12, 2015 SUMMARY 1.