SF3611 Summary

• Creates a new "limited license" category for foreign medical school graduates who have practiced medicine for at least 60 months in the previous 10 years outside the United States after completing a residency program.

• Requires limited license holders to practice within a collaborative agreement in a hospital or clinical setting with physicians, provide services in designated rural areas or underserved urban communities, and submit letters of recommendation from a prior physician and hospital administrator.

• Mandates employers of limited license holders pay at least the equivalent of a medical resident salary, carry medical malpractice insurance covering the limited license holder, and prohibits retaliation for complaints about these requirements.

• Allows limited license holders to convert to full and unrestricted licenses after holding the limited license for two years, maintaining good standing, practicing a minimum of 1,692 hours per year, and obtaining a physician recommendation.

• Requires limited license holders to submit certification statements every six months confirming continued employment and absence of professional discipline, with the board authorized to suspend or revoke licenses for non-compliance; applicants must possess federal immigration status permitting medical practice in the United States.