applicant's fitness for licensure.
(2) An applicant for an initial license to practice
medicine and surgery shall submit to fingerprinting by the
Pennsylvania State Police or an authorized agent of the
Pennsylvania State Police. The Pennsylvania State Police or
an authorized agent shall submit the fingerprints to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purposes of obtaining
records of criminal arrests and convictions.
(3) An applicant requesting that the Commonwealth act as
the State of Principal License in accordance with the act of
October 26, 2016 (P.L.891, No.112), known as the Interstate
Medical Licensure Compact Act, shall submit to fingerprinting
by the Pennsylvania State Police or an authorized agent of
the Pennsylvania State Police. The Pennsylvania State Police
or an authorized agent shall submit the fingerprints to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purposes of obtaining
records of criminal arrests and convictions to verify
eligibility under the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
Act. This paragraph shall not be construed to permit records
obtained by the national criminal history record check to be
submitted to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
(4) In addition to the application fee, the applicant
shall be responsible for any fees required by the
Pennsylvania State Police or an authorized agent for the
costs of the fingerprinting and the costs of conducting a
complete criminal history record check. The applicant shall
authorize the release of all records obtained by the criminal
history record check to the board.
(5) A criminal history record check submitted in support
of an application for licensure must have been requested by
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