Post-Licensure Assessment System (PLAS)

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Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Part 1 - Prescreening

Verifying that you meet the PLAS requirements to take SPEX.

SPEX Requirements:

Do you hold or have you previously held an unrestricted medical license in a U.S. or Canadian jurisdiction?	Yes	No

In addition to the requirements above, the state board (licensing authority) may have other requirements that must be met prior to applying for SPEX.

Part 2 - Application Method

There are two methods of applying for SPEX: board-sponsored and self-nominated.

Board Sponsored Self-Nominated Select state board Self-Nominated ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARIZONA OSTEO ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA OSTEO COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA FLORIDA OSTEO GEORGIA GUAM HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MAINE OSTEO MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MICHIGAN OSTEO MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEVADA OSTEO NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO OSTEO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA OSTEO OREGON PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA OSTEO PUERTO RICO RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TENNESSEE OSTEO TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VERMONT OSTEO VIRGIN ISLANDS VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WASHINGTON OSTEO WEST VIRGINIA WEST VIRGINIA OSTEO WISCONSIN WYOMING Choose the state in the selection list for which you will be taking the exam.

Part 3 - Application Instructions

Please read, print and follow ALL instructions contained on this page carefully. Refer to the Notary Guide when notarization is required. In addition to instructions and forms contained on this page, you will also need the SPEX Application and Instructions found in Step 4.

Part 4 - SPEX Application and Instructions

REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS

Click on the following links to print the SPEX application, application instructions and SPEX Information Bulletin.

After printing, close the window to return to this page.

• SPEX Application Instructions & Application
• SPEX Information Bulletin

Congratulations!

You have now completed the four-part process to obtaining the SPEX application materials online! Use the checklist below to be sure you have completed each part successfully.

Part 1 √ Confirmed that you meet the SPEX program eligibility requirements prior to submitting your application Part 2 √ Chose an application method and identified a state for which you would like to take the SPEX Part 3 √ Obtained contact information for the state identified in Part 2 OR √ Printed/downloaded all the state-specific application instructions and forms. Part 4 √ Printed /downloaded the SPEX Application Instructions and the SPEX Application √ Printed/downloaded all the state-specific application instructions and forms.

Board-sponsored candidates take the examination at the request and approval of a medical licensing board to demonstrate current medical knowledge for reasons of endorsement /reciprocity, reinstatement, reactivation, or disciplinary issues. SPEX scores for board-sponsored examinees, will be reported to the state licensing board as well as to the examinee.

Self-nominated candidates take the SPEX independent of any request or approval from a medical licensing board. If a physician takes the SPEX through the self-nominated process, the examination score will be reported only to the physician. The Federation will maintain the scores in its database, and these scores will be made available to medical licensing boards upon the physician's request.