{"id":6744,"date":"2018-05-14T10:32:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T16:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osteopathic.org\/?page_id=6744"},"modified":"2023-08-21T14:06:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T19:06:22","slug":"state-licensure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/osteopathic.org\/life-career\/medical-licensure\/state-licensure\/","title":{"rendered":"State Licensure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like all physicians in the U.S., osteopathic physicians are licensed to practice medicine by state licensing boards. If you graduated more than 25 years ago with fewer &#8220;standardized&#8221; credentials, you may be subject to different standards of eligibility for licensure in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/osteopathic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-State-Licensure-Requirements.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Licensure Summary<\/a> (member login required) includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your state licensing board&#8217;s contact information.<\/li>\n<li>Preprofessional education requirements are not described, although they are retained in many licensing statutes. Some statutes even continue to specify the extent of a high school education that an applicant must have. The admissions requirements of all accredited osteopathic colleges serve to insure that virtually all recipients of the DO degree now have a minimum of three years in college, and most have a BA or BS degree.<\/li>\n<li>Fees are listed when available, but since fees change more frequently than any other requirement, there may be changes. Please rely on the latest information supplied by individual state boards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>You can obtain your license by:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Taking an examination administered by the licensing board. It may prepare its own examination or administer an examination that has been prepared and purchased from a specialized agency. Today, the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA) and the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) are the most widely used tests.<\/li>\n<li>In lieu of examination, acceptance of the certificate issued by the NBOME. This is awarded only after an applicant has satisfied the requirements including successfully passing of a rigorous series of tests.<\/li>\n<li>Reciprocity or endorsement of a license previously received from another state. No applicant is ever entitled to automatic reciprocity for all licensing boards reserve the right to exercise discretion individually in evaluating an applicant&#8217;s personal, professional and moral qualifications. Also, the license presented for reciprocity or endorsement must usually have been issued on the basis of a written examination. If you have a question about the eligibility of a particular state&#8217;s license, please address it to the state board and provide details. At one time, a majority of states had basic science requirements and administered a written examination. This explains why certain boards will reciprocate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Interstate Medical Licensure Compact<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re planning to add telemedicine to your practice, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.licenseportability.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interstate Medical Licensure Compact<\/a>\u00a0offers a pathway to become licensed in multiple states through a single application process. Many states have laws requiring private insurers to cover telemedicine services, and the majority of state Medicaid programs cover the services as well.<\/p>\n<p>Find out if you qualify for the multistate licensure and <a href=\"https:\/\/thedo.osteopathic.org\/2017\/04\/quiz-do-you-qualify-for-licensure-through-the-interstate-medical-licensure-compact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">view a breakdown<\/a> of costs and fees.\u00a0Contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:govt-issues@osteopathic.org\">govt-issues@osteopathic.org<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like all physicians in the U.S., osteopathic physicians are licensed to practice medicine by state licensing boards. If you graduated more than 25 years ago with fewer &#8220;standardized&#8221; credentials, you may be subject to different standards of eligibility for licensure in the United States. 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