LAC 46:XLV.389. Examination in or for Another State

A. Upon application to the board, an applicant for licensing under this Chapter may be permitted to take Step 3 of the USMLE in another state. The score attained by such applicant on such examination will be accepted by the board as if the applicant had taken the USMLE pursuant to application to the board provided that the examination is administered and taken consistently with the restrictions and limitations prescribed by §387. B. A USMLE score attained by an applicant on a USMLE examination administered prior to the applicant's application to the board for licensing will be accepted by the board, provided that: 1. the applicant presents or causes to be presented to the board written certification of the date and place that the USMLE was taken and the score achieved; 2. the examination was administered and taken consistently with the rules, regulations, restrictions and limitations prescribed by §387 and by the medical licensing authority of the state for which the examination was taken; 3. the applicant has completed at least one year of postgraduate training, if such training is a condition to medical licensure in the state in which the examination was taken; and 4. the applicant provides the board with a satisfactory written explanation of the applicant's failure to obtain licensing in the state in which the examination was taken. C. Upon application to the board and payment of the fee prescribed in Chapter 1 of these rules, an individual applying for licensure in another state may sit for the USMLE examination administered in Louisiana.