House Health Care Committee backs pathway to licensure for internationally trained physicians

Montpelier — The Vermont House Committee on Health Care on April 17 voted to report S.142, version 1.1, a bill that lays out a pathway for internationally trained physicians to obtain provisional and full medical licensure in Vermont.

Office of Legislative Counsel Jen Carvey told the committee the amendment is a strike-all that incorporates concepts the Department of Health proposed and language that returned from the Senate. The draft requires the Department of Health, in collaboration with the Board of Medical Practice, to provide a report by Jan. 15, 2027, detailing a proposed pathway to licensure, how other states handle international licensure, expected outcomes and the resources needed to evaluate qualifications.

Carvey described two licensure tracks under the draft: a provisional license to practice at a participating health care facility for internationally trained physicians who meet board-established provisional…