HB 5394 Summary

• Creates an "early primary care program" to place physicians in medically underserved areas in Michigan by allowing full licensure with reduced postgraduate education requirements.

• Allows physicians from U.S. or Canadian medical schools to obtain full licensure after completing only 1 year of postgraduate education (instead of the standard requirement) if they enter into a 2-year employment agreement to work full-time in a medically underserved area.

• Requires applicants under the program to pass all steps of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (Steps 1, 2, and 3) or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (for osteopathic physicians).

• Maintains existing pathway for international medical graduates to obtain full licensure after 10 years of medical practice, 3 years of postgraduate training, and 2 years of clinical academic limited licensure in Michigan.

• Program provisions expire December 31, 2022; effective date is January 1, 2017.