MT SB563

Creates a new "provisional resident license" allowing recent medical school graduates to practice medicine in Montana for up to 2 years while awaiting acceptance into a medical residency program

Applicants must be within their first year of graduating from an approved medical school, pass USMLE parts 1 and 2 (or equivalent examinations), and submit a collaborative practice agreement with a licensed physician

Provisional resident licensees must practice under a collaborative practice agreement with a supervising licensed physician before engaging in medical practice

Initial provisional license issued for 1 year with one possible 1-year renewal; maximum total duration is 2 years

Expands Montana's medical license types from two (physician's license and resident license) to three by adding the provisional resident license category