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MN HF4019

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/20/2016

Primary Sponsor

Matthew Dean

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature 2015-2016

AI Summary

  • Establishes a new "Medical Faculty License" in Minnesota Statutes chapter 147 allowing foreign medical and osteopathic school graduates to practice medicine under specific conditions.

  • Requires applicants to be graduates of medical or osteopathic schools approved by the board as equivalent to accredited U.S. or Canadian schools, with the option to use the Federation of State Medical Boards' credentials verification service for non-accredited programs.

  • Mandates completion of two years of graduate clinical medical training in the U.S., its territories, or Canada, with exemptions for certain permanent immigrants admitted before October 1, 1991, physicians with valid licenses in other states or countries, and applicants with five years of practice experience and one year of required training.

  • Requires applicants to have been appointed as faculty members at medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or osteopathic schools accredited by the American Osteopathic Association, with practice limited to the academic medical center or affiliated physician groups.

  • Mandates licensees notify the board within 30 days of resignation or termination from their faculty position, upon which the board shall terminate the medical license; the license expires July 1, 2018.

Legislative Description

Licensure of graduates of foreign medical or osteopathic schools allowed.

Last Action

Introduction and first reading, referred to Health and Human Services Finance

5/20/2016

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services Finance5/20/2016

Full Bill Text

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