NJ A3987

Creates the "Expanding Physician Access Act of 2025" allowing international medical graduates from nine specified countries (Australia, Canada, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, and United Kingdom) to obtain provisional medical licenses in New Jersey.

Requires applicants to have at least five years of physician practice experience in their home country, completed residency training, a medical doctorate, good standing with their home country's medical licensing authority, English fluency, and valid U.S. immigration status.

Provisional licenses automatically convert to full licenses after a three-year probationary period, during which the physician must be employed at a New Jersey physician's office or licensed health care facility.

Amends existing law (R.S.45:9-8) to remove provisions allowing graduates of Canadian or foreign medical schools to qualify for standard licensure examination, channeling international graduates through the new provisional pathway instead.

Takes effect January 1, 2026 and repeals R.S.45:9-14 (existing statute governing certain international graduate licensing).