37-3-305. Qualifications for licensure. (1) Except as provided in subsections (4) and (5), a person may not be granted a physician's license to practice medicine in this state unless the person:
     (a) is of good moral character as determined by the board;
     (b) is a graduate of an approved medical school as defined in 37-3-102;
     (c) has successfully completed an approved residency program of at least 2 years or, for an applicant who graduated from medical school prior to 2000, has had experience or training that in the opinion of the board is at least the equivalent of a 2-year approved residency program;
     (d) has submitted a completed application; and
     (e) is able to communicate, in the opinion of the board, in the English language.
     (2) The board may authorize the department to issue the license subject to terms of probation or other conditions or limitations set by the board or may refuse a license if the applicant has committed unprofessional conduct or is otherwise unqualified.
     (3) A person may not be granted a temporary license to practice medicine in this state unless the person:
     (a) is of good moral character as determined by the board;
     (b) is a graduate of an approved medical school as defined in 37-3-102;
     (c) has successfully completed an approved residency program of at least 2 years or, for an applicant who graduated from medical school prior to 2000, has had experience or training that in the opinion of the board is at least the equivalent of a 2-year approved residency program; and
     (d) is able, in the opinion of the board, to communicate in the English language.
     (4) The 2-year minimum requirements in subsections (1)(c) and (3)(c) do not apply to a person who:
     (a) has completed an approved internship of at least 1 year or in the opinion of the board has had experience or training that is at least the equivalent of a 1-year internship;
     (b) is a resident in good standing with the Montana family practice residency program; and
     (c) is seeing patients under the supervision of a physician who possesses a current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in this state.
     (5) The 2-year minimum requirements in subsections (1)(c) and (3)(c) do not apply to a person who:
     (a) has completed an approved internship of at least 1 year or, in the opinion of the board, has had experience or training that is at least the equivalent of a 1-year internship;
     (b) is a resident in good standing with a program accredited by the accreditation council for graduate medical education or the American osteopathic association;
     (c) in the course of an approved rotation of the person's residency program, is seeing patients under the supervision of a physician who possesses a current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in this state;
     (d) makes application to the department on an approved form; and
     (e) pays a fee set by the board, as provided in 37-3-308.

     History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 338, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 168, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 101, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 213, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-1027(1), (2); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 323, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 419, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 230, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 306, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 467, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 109, L. 2009.