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Committee gives due pass to amended bill creating provisional licensure pathway for internationally trained physicians

House Health and Human Services Committee · February 4, 2026
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Summary

The committee approved an amended HB127 that establishes a provisional licensing step and telemedicine registry to ease licensure for internationally trained physicians while preserving Medical Board rulemaking authority; the medical board supports the amended bill but cautioned about implementation costs.

House Bill 127, as amended, cleared the committee with a due pass recommendation after members adopted an amendment creating a multi-step provisional licensure pathway for internationally trained physicians and a telemedicine registry to facilitate out‑of‑state telehealth and recruitment.

Sponsor testimony framed the bill as addressing physician shortages by…

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