STATE OF OKLAHOMA. 1st Session of the 55th Legislature (2015) AS INTRODUCED

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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the th Legislature (01) SENATE BILL 1 By: Garrison AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to the practice of medicine; amending O.S. 011, Section., which relates to licensure by endorsement; permitting State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision to issue certain license; permitting certain agreement in certain facilities; providing definitions; directing promulgation of rules; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY O.S. 011, Section., is amended to read as follows: Section.. A. Endorsement of licensed applicants: The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may issue a license by endorsement to an applicant who: 1. Has complied with all current medical licensure requirements except those for examination; and. Has passed a medical licensure examination given in English in another state, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United States, or Canada, or has passed the National Boards Examination administered by the National Board of Req. No. 110 Page 1

definitions; directing promulgation of rules; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY O.S. 011, Section.

2 Medical Examiners, provided the Board determines that such examination was equivalent to the Board's examination used at the time of application. B. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act, the Board may require applicants for full and unrestricted medical licensure by endorsement, who have not been formally tested by another state or territory of the United States or any Canadian medical licensure jurisdiction, a Board-approved medical certification agency, or a Board-approved medical specialty board within a specific period of time before application to pass a written and/or oral medical examination approved by the Board. C. The Board may authorize the secretary to issue a temporary medical license for the intervals between Board meetings. A temporary license shall be granted only when the secretary is satisfied as to the qualifications of the applicant to be licensed under the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act but where such qualifications have not been verified to the Board. A temporary license shall: 1. Be granted only to an applicant demonstrably qualified for a full and unrestricted medical license under the requirements set by the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act and the rules of the Board; and Req. No. 110 Page

ard's examination used at the time of application. B.

3 . Automatically terminate on the date of the next Board meeting at which the applicant may be considered for a full and unrestricted medical license. D. The Board may establish rules authorizing the issuance of conditional, restricted, or otherwise circumscribed licenses, or issuance of licenses under terms of agreement, for all licenses under its legislative jurisdiction as are necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare. E. The Board may issue a temporary license to any of the professions under the jurisdiction of the Board based on defined qualifications set by each advisory committee of the profession. F. The Board may issue a training license to any person under the jurisdiction of the Board based on the requirements of this section. G. 1. A training physician collaborative agreement working in a rural health clinic, as designated by the Rural Health Clinic Services Act, P.L. -10, shall qualify an assistant physician as a physician for purposes of regulations of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and no additional supervision requirements in addition to those provided by federal law shall be required.. For the purposes of this section: a. "training physician" means any medical school graduate who: Req. No. 110 Page

legislative jurisdiction as are necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare. E.

4 (1) is a resident and citizen of the United States or is a legal resident alien, () has successfully completed Steps 1 and of the United States Medical Licensing Examination or the equivalent of such steps of any other licensing examination approved by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision within the two-year period immediately preceding application for licensure as an assistant physician, but in no event more than three () years after graduation from a Board-approved medical school, () has not completed an approved postgraduate residency and has successfully completed Step of the United States Medical Licensing Examination or the equivalent of such step of any other Board-approved medical licensing examination within the immediately preceding twoyear period unless when such two-year anniversary occurred, he or she was serving as a resident physician in an accredited residency in the United States and continued to do so within thirty (0) days prior to application for licensure as an assistant physician, and () has proficiency in the English language; Req. No. 110 Page

physician, but in no event more than three () years after graduation from a Board-approved medical school, () has not completed an approved postgraduate residency and has successfully completed Step

5 b. "training physician collaborative practice arrangement" means an agreement between a physician and an assistant physician that meets the requirements of this act; and c. "medical school graduate" means any person who has graduated from a Board-approved medical school. H. The Board shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act. SECTION. This act shall become effective November 1, AM /1/01 :11:1 PM Req. No. 110 Page

"medical school graduate" means any person who has graduated from a Board-approved medical school. H.

F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 1277 2016

F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 1277 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 A bill to be entitled An act relating to licensure of foreign-trained physicians; amending s. 458.311, F.S.; establishing licensure