Minnesota Session Laws - 2006, Regular Session

CHAPTER 199--H.F.No. 3771

An act

relating to health occupations; modifying Board of Medical Practice examination provision;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 147.02, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 147.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Examination extension; active military service. new text end

new text begin The board may grant an extension to the time period required to pass the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) as specified in subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (2), if an applicant is mobilized into active military service, as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5, during the process of taking the USMLE, but before passage of all steps. Proof of active military service must be submitted to the board on the forms and according to the timelines of the board. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from December 1, 2005. new text end

Presented to the governor May 8, 2006

Signed by the governor May 10, 2006, 9:56 a.m.