HI SB231

Clarifies licensure requirements for foreign medical graduates by specifying two alternative pathways for passing qualifying examinations.

Allows foreign medical graduates to be licensed if they passed either the Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX), United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), or a combination of these exams prior to 1984, or the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) qualifying examination on or after 1984.

Requires foreign medical graduates to have completed at least three years of medical training or experience in a hospital approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association for internship or residency.

Addresses confusion in existing law regarding exam requirements that made it impossible for foreign medical graduates to comply with previous interpretations (FLEX did not exist before 1984).

Takes effect on July 1, 2015.