Definition

Board eligibility is defined as that status granted candidates who:

1. Have documented the satisfactory completion of an AOA approved residency.
   
   
2. Have met all the requirements as established by the Boards.
   
   
3. Have applied to and have been accepted as a registrant by the Boards.
   
   
4. Are and remain members in good standing of the American Osteopathic Association or the Canadian Osteopathic Association.
   

Registration

1. After a resident enters the last three months of the AOA approved residency training program, he/she may submit an application for board eligibility status to the Secretary of the respective Board. Upon satisfactory completion of the residency program, the respective Board will establish the date of registration of board eligibility status for the candidate as the date of completion of the training program.
   
   
2. The registration application shall be on a standard AOA form, which can be obtained from the Secretary of the Board.
   
   
3. After completing the registration form, the candidate must return the signed original copy of the form to the Secretary of the Board.
   
   
4. Eligibility shall terminate on December 31st of the sixth (6th) consecutive year from the date board eligibility was established.
   
   
5. Each Board shall maintain a verified and permanent list of candidates determined to be board eligible, and, on an annual basis, shall provide the Bureau with an up-to-date list of board eligible candidates.
   
   
6. Each Board shall, upon determination that the candidate is board eligible, notify the candidate in writing. The notice shall include a statement that the status is limited to a maximum of six (6) consecutive years. Such notice must be transmitted by certified mail.
   
   
7. A candidate may lose board eligibility status by failure to successfully complete the examination process within the period of board eligibility or by failure to maintain AOA membership.
   
   
8. Each Board shall, upon termination of board eligibility status, notify the candidate in writing. The notice must include the reason(s) for loss of status. A copy of each notice must be filed with the Secretary of the Bureau. The candidate receiving such notice has the right to appeal to the Bureau.