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Requirements to Expedite the Application Review Process

The Board will expedite the application review process for applicants who meet one of the following criteria:

  • Military veteran – honorably discharged
  • Active-duty military – spouses or partners
  • Refugee, asylee, or special immigrant visa holder
  • Intent to provide abortion services

Military

Military Veteran: Have you ever served as an active-duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States and were honorably discharged? If yes, please provide the following:

  • Application for Licensure
  • Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD214)

Active-Duty Military – Spouses or Partners: Are you married to, or in a domestic partnership or other legal union with, an active-duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is assigned to a duty station in California and do you hold a current license in another state? If yes, please provide the following:

  • Application for Licensure
  • Copy of the marriage certificate or certified declaration/registration of domestic partnership filed with the Secretary of State. For other forms of legal union, not recognized by California, you may submit other documentary evidence issued by the State that recognizes your legal union for consideration by the Board in meeting this requirement.
  • Copy of your current osteopathic physician and surgeon license
  • Copy of the military orders establishing a duty station in California

Medically Underserved Area or Population

Have you received and accepted an offer of employment to work in an area of California formally designated as an underserved area or underserved population? If yes, please provide the following:

  • Application for Licensure
  • Signed and dated letter from you to confirm that you accepted employment in California to provide medical services to a formally designated underserved area and/or population.
  • Signed and dated letter from your prospective employer confirming their offer of prospective employment to provide medical services to formally designated underserved area and /or population in California. The letter must include the proposed employment start date, the name and address of the facility(s) where you will provide medical services, and the medical specialty of the medical services you will provide.

Refugee, Asylee, or Special Immigrant Visa Holder

Were you admitted to the United States as a refugee pursuant to section 1157 of title 8 of the United States Code?

Were you granted asylum by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the United States Attorney General pursuant to section 1158 of title 8 of the United States Code?

Do you have a special immigrant visa and were granted a status pursuant to section 1244 of Public Law 110-181, Public Law 109-163, or section 602(b) of title VI of division F of Public Law 111-8, relating to Iraqi and Afghan translators/interpreters or those who worked for or on behalf of the United States government?

If you answered yes to any of the above, please provide the following:

  • Application for Licensure
  • Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, with an admission class code such as “RE” (Refugee) or “AY” (Asylee) or other information designating the person a refugee or asylee
  • Special immigrant visa that includes the of “SI” or “SQ”
  • Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551), commonly known as a “Green Card,” with a category designation indicating that the person was admitted as a refugee or asylee
  • Order from a court of competent jurisdiction or other documentary evidence that provides reasonable assurance that the applicant qualifies for expedited licensure

Intent to Provide Abortions Services

An applicant who demonstrates they intend to provide abortions within the scope of practice of their license may qualify for expedited application processing, if they provide the board with the documentation identified below. An “abortion” is any medical treatment intended to induce the termination of a pregnancy except for the purpose of producing a live birth.

You must submit the following documentation with your application:

  • A letter declaring your intent to provide abortions.
  • A letter from an employer or health care entity indicating that you have accepted employment or entered into a contract to provide abortions. This letter must include:
    • The starting date.
    • The location where you will be providing abortions.
    • That you will be providing abortions within the scope of practice of your applicable license, in accordance with Business and Professions Code Sections 2253, 2725.4, and 3502.4.