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Committee lays over bill to create alternate pathway for internationally trained physicians
Summary
House File 19‑13, proposing an alternate pathway to licensure for experienced internationally trained physicians, was laid over for possible omnibus inclusion after committee amendment and testimony from immigrant physicians.
House File 19‑13, a bill proposing an alternate licensure pathway for internationally trained physicians, was laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill after the House Health Finance and Policy Committee adopted an author’s amendment and heard testimony from immigrant physicians and supporters.
Representative Mahamud, sponsor of the bill, said the measure would make experienced international medical graduates (IMGs) eligible for Minnesota licensure if they meet defined criteria instead of repeating a U.S. residency. Under the amended bill presented to the committee, qualifying physicians would need to have…
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