Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon License

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Fees: $200 application fee + $425 initial licensing fee Fingerprint: $49 Active License fee: $400 (Delinquency fee $100) (REQUIRED/ADDITION) w/ Active License fee: $12 (CURES); $25 (Steven Thompson Loan Repayment) Inactive License fee: $300 (Delinquency fee ($75) • Experience Requirement: Received their education and graduated from an osteopathic medical school accredited by the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA). https://osteopathic.org/accreditation/ • Received 12 months (1st year) postgraduate training credit from an AOA/ACGME Program. Reflecting completion of at least four months of general medicine, where there was direct patient care responsibility. • Completed all three (3) levels of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States (COMLEX-USA). CCR Title 16 Section 1611 (d) Average Time to Process Application: up to 6 months. Renewal Period: Biennially (every second year in birth month). Comments: Inactive Licensure is for Osteopathic physicians practicing in other states but desiring to retain California licensure. Note: There is a Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirement of 100 hours over a 2-year renewal period; 40 hours must be AOA category 1A or 1B. Authority: Business and Professions Code, Section 2099.5; 2454.5 California Code of Regulations 16 Section 1605