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Committee hears divided testimony on provisional licensure pathway for unmatched medical graduates
Summary
SB 563 would create a two-year 'bridge to medical residency' provisional license for medical graduates who did not match into residency; medical associations and community health centers warned of liability and lack of outcome data, while the sponsor said the pathway could help attract physicians to rural Montana.
Sen. Ken Bogner presented Senate Bill 563 to the House Health and Human Services Committee as a constituent-driven measure to create a temporary, two-year provisional license for medical school graduates who did not match into a residency program. The sponsor said the license would allow individuals to enter into a supervised, collaborative practice agreement and reapply for residency in subsequent years; the board would adopt rules defining limitations and conditions.
Opponents included the Montana…
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