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AL SB155
Bill
AI Summary
SB155 - Physician Workforce Act
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Reduces postgraduate training requirement from 3 years to 2 years for medical school graduates from non-accredited institutions seeking Alabama physician licensure.
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Authorizes the Board of Medical Examiners to issue "bridge year graduate physician" permits allowing recent medical school graduates who were not accepted into residency programs to practice medicine for up to 2 years under licensed physician supervision.
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Establishes a standing working group including representatives from medical associations and Alabama's two medical schools to develop rules governing bridge year graduate physician practice, including drug prescribing authority and supervision requirements.
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Requires bridge year graduate physician applicants to submit to criminal background checks, pay application fees, and meet medical education requirements; permits are valid for one year and renewable for one additional year but do not confer future licensure rights.
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Effective date is the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.
Legislative Description
Relating to the Board of Medical Examiners; to amend Sections 34-24-50.1 and 34-24-70, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for qualifications for licensure as a physician; and to add Section 34-24-75.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the board to issue permits for certain medical school graduates to practice medicine in a limited capacity for a limited time as bridge year graduate physicians.
Last Action
Enacted
5/11/2023