Military Applicants

Military Applicants. A. Pursuant to MS Code Ann. Section 73-50-1, the Board of Medical Licensure is authorized to issue an expedited license to a military-trained applicant to allow the applicant to lawfully practice medicine in Mississippi. In order to receive the expedited license, the following requirements must be satisfied: 1. Complete an application for medical license and submit it to the Board in the manner prescribed by the Board with a recent passport type photograph. 2. Submit documentation that applicant has been awarded a military occupational specialty. 3. Submit documentation of completion of a military program of medical training. 4. Submit evidence that the applicant either (i) is currently on active duty with medical corps or (ii) has separated honorably from the military within the 6 months prior to the time of application. 5. Submit verification of a completed licensing examination as described in Rule 2.3. 6. Have two references submit letters regarding applicant’s performance in the practice of medicine. 7. Submit verification that at least two of the past five years preceding the date of submission of the application applicant has engaged in the active practice of medicine. 8. Submit certification that applicant has not committed any act in any jurisdiction that would have constituted grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation of a license to practice medicine in Mississippi at the time the act was committed. Applicants may participate in the Board’s routine fingerprint background check, at the applicant’s expense, in lieu of certification. 9. Submit fingerprints for state and national criminal history background checks. 10. Submit licensure fee prescribed by the Board. B. Pursuant to MS Code Ann. Section 73-50-1, the Board of Medical Licensure is authorized to issue a license to a military spouse to allow the military spouse to lawfully practice medicine in Mississippi. In order to receive the expedited license, the following requirements must be satisfied: 1. Complete an application for medical license and submit it to the Board in the manner prescribed by the Board with a recent passport type photograph. 2. Submit certification of a current license from another jurisdiction, in which that jurisdiction's requirements for licensure are substantially equivalent to or exceed the requirements for licensure of the Board. 3. Submit verification that at least two of the past five years preceding the date of submission of the application applicant has engaged in the active practice of medicine. 4. Submit certification that applicant has not committed any act in any jurisdiction that would have constituted grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation of a license to practice medicine in Mississippi at the time the act was committed. Applicant may participate in the Board’s routine fingerprint background check, at the applicant’s expense, in lieu of certification. 5. Submit verification that applicant is in good standing and has not been disciplined by the agency that had jurisdiction to issue the license. 6. Submit licensure fee prescribed by the Board. 7. Submit fingerprints for state and national criminal history background checks. C. All relevant experience of a military service member in the discharge of official duties or, for a military spouse, all relevant experience, including full-time and part-time experience, regardless of whether in a paid or volunteer capacity, shall be credited in the calculation of years of practice in the practice of medicine as required under subsection A or B of this section. D. A nonresident licensed under this section shall be entitled to the same rights and subject to the same obligations as required of a resident licensed by the Board. E. The Board may issue a temporary practice permit to a military-trained applicant or military spouse licensed in another jurisdiction while the military-trained applicant or military spouse is satisfying the requirements for licensure under subsection A or B of this section if that jurisdiction has licensure standards substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of the Board. The military-trained applicant or military spouse may practice under the temporary permit until a license is granted or until a notice to deny a license is issued in accordance with rules adopted by the Board. Adopted July 10, 2014; and amended March 16, 2017.