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Senate panel reviews pathway to licensure for internationally trained physicians
Summary
S.142 would create a provisional-to-limited-to-full licensure pathway for internationally trained physicians, requiring participating facilities, supervised practice, USMLE scores and annual reporting by the Board of Medical Practice; committee members flagged language testing and rulemaking as forthcoming issues.
Speaker 2 (role not specified) told the committee S.142 would add a pathway in the Board of Medical Practice statutes allowing the board to issue a provisional license to internationally trained physicians who meet several criteria and then progress to a limited license and, ultimately, a full unrestricted license.
Key elements presented: provisional licensure would allow supervised practice at a participating health-care facility approved by the Board of Medical Practice and be valid for two years; applicants must hold a medical degree…
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