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ID H0077
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Health and Welfare Committee
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AI Summary
- Expands the limited license for medical school graduates from 1 year (nonrenewable) to 3 years (renewable), and extends eligibility from graduates within 1 year to those within 3 years of graduation
- Removes the requirement that applicants must have applied to but not been accepted into a medical residency program
- Creates a new pathway for assistant physicians to obtain full general practitioner licensure without completing a traditional residency by passing Step 3 of the medical licensing exam within 3 attempts and 7 years, completing 36 months of supervised collaborative practice, and completing at least 50 hours of continuing medical education annually
- Requires assistant physicians to submit didactic training reports every 120 days to their collaborating physician during the 36-month practice period
- Effective date is July 1, 2025, with an emergency clause declaring immediate necessity
Legislative Description
Amends and adds to existing law to provide for assistant physicians and to provide for general practice licensure under certain circumstances.
PHYSICIANS
Last Action
Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
1/29/2025
Committee Referrals
Health and Welfare1/29/2025
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