Bill Text: IA HF2564 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the licensure of internationally trained physicians, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-19 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 288. [HF2564 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2564-Introduced.html
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BY
YOUNG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
licensure
of
internationally
trained
1
physicians,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
148J.1
Definitions.
1
For
the
purposes
of
this
chapter:
2
1.
“Board”
means
the
board
of
medicine
established
pursuant
3
to
chapter
147.
4
2.
“Health
care
facility”
means
all
of
the
following:
5
a.
A
facility
as
defined
in
section
514J.102.
6
b.
A
facility
licensed
pursuant
to
chapter
135B.
7
c.
A
facility
licensed
pursuant
to
chapter
135C.
8
3.
“International
medical
program”
means
a
medical
school,
9
residency
program,
medical
internship
program,
or
entity
that
10
provides
physicians
with
a
medical
education
or
training
11
outside
of
the
United
States
that
is
substantially
similar
to
12
the
practice
of
medicine
and
surgery
or
osteopathic
medicine
13
and
surgery
in
Iowa
and
that
has
been
evaluated
by
the
14
educational
commission
on
foreign
medical
graduates.
15
4.
“International
physician”
means
an
individual
who
meets
16
all
of
the
following
requirements:
17
a.
Has
a
medical
doctorate
or
substantially
similar
degree
18
issued
by
an
international
medical
program
in
good
standing.
19
b.
Has
been
in
good
standing
with
the
medical
licensing
or
20
regulatory
institution
of
the
individual’s
resident
country
21
during
the
immediately
preceding
five
years
and
has
no
pending
22
discipline
before
the
licensing
or
regulatory
institution.
23
c.
Has
completed
a
residency
or
substantially
similar
24
postgraduate
medical
training
in
the
individual’s
resident
25
country.
26
d.
Has
practiced
medicine
and
surgery
or
osteopathic
27
medicine
and
surgery
as
a
licensed
physician
for
five
years
28
following
the
completion
of
a
residency
or
substantially
29
similar
postgraduate
medical
training.
30
e.
Possesses
basic
fluency
in
the
English
language.
31
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
148J.2
International
physicians
——
32
provisional
licenses.
33
1.
a.
The
board
shall
grant
a
provisional
license
to
34
practice
medicine
and
surgery
or
osteopathic
medicine
and
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surgery
in
this
state
to
an
international
physician
with
an
1
offer
for
employment
as
a
physician
at
a
health
care
facility
2
in
this
state.
However,
the
board
shall
not
grant
a
license
3
pursuant
to
this
subsection
to
an
international
physician
who
4
does
not
possess
a
federal
immigration
status
allowing
the
5
international
medical
graduate
to
practice
as
a
physician
6
in
the
United
States,
or
to
an
international
physician
who
7
fails
to
obtain
a
passing
score
on
the
United
States
medical
8
licensing
examination.
9
b.
A
provisional
license
granted
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
10
shall
be
converted
to
a
full
license
to
practice
medicine
and
11
surgery
or
osteopathic
medicine
and
surgery
after
three
years,
12
unless
the
license
has
been
revoked
pursuant
to
subsection
2
13
or
surrendered
by
the
licensee.
14
2.
a.
The
board
may
revoke
a
provisional
license
granted
15
pursuant
to
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
if
the
board
finds
by
16
clear
and
compelling
evidence
that
the
licensee
has
violated
17
a
provision
of
section
148.6.
A
licensee
may
appeal
a
18
revocation
pursuant
to
this
subsection
in
a
court
of
competent
19
jurisdiction
within
one
hundred
twenty
days
of
the
date
of
20
revocation.
21
b.
The
board
may
revoke
a
provisional
license
granted
22
pursuant
to
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
if
the
international
23
physician
is
not
employed
by
a
health
care
facility
in
this
24
state
during
the
entirety
of
the
provisional
licensing
period.
25
3.
This
section
does
not
require
the
board
to
grant
a
26
provisional
license
or
full
license
pursuant
to
subsection
1
to
27
an
individual
that
does
not
do
all
of
the
following:
28
a.
Complete
training
substantially
similar
to
a
physician
29
and
surgeon
or
osteopathic
physician
and
surgeon.
30
b.
Receive
a
passing
score
on
the
United
States
medical
31
licensing
examination.
32
c.
Pass
a
background
check
as
required
by
the
board.
33
d.
Complete
a
licensure
application
as
required
by
the
34
board.
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e.
Pay
all
required
fees
as
required
by
the
board.
1
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
2
2025.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
relates
to
the
licensure
of
international
7
physicians
in
Iowa.
The
bill
defines
“international
physician”
8
as
a
person
who
holds
a
medical
doctorate
or
substantially
9
similar
degree
issued
by
an
international
medical
program,
has
10
been
in
good
standing
with
the
medical
regulatory
body
of
the
11
person’s
country
of
residence
for
the
immediately
preceding
12
five
years
and
has
no
pending
discipline,
has
completed
a
13
residency
or
similar
postgraduate
education
program,
has
14
practiced
medicine
and
surgery
or
osteopathic
medicine
and
15
surgery
as
a
licensed
physician
for
five
years
following
the
16
completion
of
a
residency
or
substantially
similar
postgraduate
17
medical
training
and
has
a
basic
fluency
in
English.
The
bill
18
defines
“international
medical
program”
as
a
medical
training
19
program
or
entity
that
provides
physicians
with
a
medical
20
education
or
training,
outside
of
the
United
States
that
is
21
substantially
similar
to
the
practice
of
medicine
and
surgery
22
or
osteopathic
medicine
and
surgery
in
Iowa
and
that
has
been
23
evaluated
by
the
educational
commission
on
foreign
medical
24
graduates.
25
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
medicine
to
issue
a
26
provisional
license
to
practice
medicine
and
surgery
or
27
osteopathic
medicine
and
surgery
in
Iowa
to
an
international
28
physician
who
has
received
a
passing
score
on
the
United
States
29
medical
licensing
examination
and
has
an
offer
for
employment
30
as
a
physician
with
a
health
care
facility,
as
defined
in
31
the
bill,
in
this
state.
The
board
may
revoke
a
provisional
32
license
if
the
board
finds
by
clear
and
compelling
evidence
33
that
the
licensee
has
engaged
in
conduct
for
which
a
licensee
34
in
medicine
and
surgery
or
osteopathic
medicine
and
surgery
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may
be
disciplined,
or
if
the
licensee
is
not
employed
by
a
1
health
care
facility
in
this
state
during
the
entirety
of
2
the
provisional
licensing
period.
If
a
provisional
license
3
is
not
revoked
or
surrendered,
the
provisional
license
shall
4
be
converted
to
a
full
license
after
three
years.
The
bill
5
allows
the
board
to
conduct
a
background
check
and
require
the
6
submission
of
an
application
and
application
fee.
7
The
bill
takes
effect
January
1,
2025.
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